Andrey Shishin
Andrey Gennadyevich Shishin | |
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| Born | June 22, 1983 |
| Occupation | Swimming coach |
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Andrey Gennadyevich Shishin (Russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Шишин; born June 22, 1983, Orsk) is a Russian coach-instructor in swimming and Master of Sports of Russia in swimming. He is the head coach of the Russian national swimming team (2025).[1] In 2017, he was awarded the title of Honored Coach of Russia. In 2021, his trainee Evgeny Rylov won the first Olympic gold medal in men's swimming for the Russian national team since 1996.[2] Shishin is also the recipient of the Order of Friendship (2022).[3]
Biography
Andrey Shishin was born on June 22, 1983, in the city of Orsk, Orenburg Oblast.[4] He graduated from secondary school No. 18 in Novotroitsk and Orenburg State Pedagogical University. His father is swimming coach Gennady Viktorovich Shishin.[5]
From 2004 to 2006, Andrey Gennadyevich worked at the "Volna" swimming pool in the city of Novotroitsk.
From 2006 to 2022, he was a senior coach-instructor at the sports school "Dolphin" (Vidnoye).[6]
Since 2010, he has been a coach at the Center for Sports Training for Olympic Sports of the Moscow Oblast. Since 2013, he has been a coach for the Russian national swimming team.
In 2017, Shishin was awarded the honorary title of "Honored Coach of Russia".[7]
In 2024, he was appointed senior coach of the Russian national swimming team.[2]
In 2025, he was recommended by the Russian Swimming Federation for the position of head coach of the Russian national swimming team.[8] At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Andrey Shishin served as the head coach for the Russian national swimming team.[1]
Notable students
- Evgeny Rylov - two-time Olympic champion (the first Russian athlete to win Olympic gold in pool swimming in the 21st century), silver medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games, bronze medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, two-time world champion, three-time world champion in short course, four-time European champion, three-time champion of the Youth Olympic Games. Honored Master of Sports of Russia.[9][10][11][12][13]
- Ivan Girev - silver medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games, silver medalist at the World Championships in long course (2019) and short course (2018) in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, multiple-time European champion. Honored Master of Sports of Russia.[14]
- Aleksei Brianskiy - four-time 2016 World Champion in short course, participant in the 2016 Olympic Games in the 50-meter freestyle, two-time champion of the first European Games in Baku, multiple medalist of the Russian Championships, bronze medalist of the 2017 Summer Universiade, bronze medalist of the World Junior Swimming Championships, Honored Master of Sports of Russia.[15]
Awards and titles
- Award of the All-Russian Swimming Federation in the category "Coach of the Year" (2014, 2015, 2016).[16][17]
- Winner of the district competition "Teacher of the Year of the Leninsky Municipal District".
- 1st degree diploma winner of the regional stage of the VIII All-Russian competition for teachers of supplementary education "I Give My Heart to Children".
- Awarded the badge of the Governor of the Moscow Oblast "I Thank".
- Honorary title "Honored Coach of Russia" (2017).[18]
- Badge "For Merit to the Moscow Oblast" III degree. (2021).[19]
- Order of Friendship for the successful training of athletes at the Olympic Games (2022).[3]
Public activities
From September 2017 to January 2020, Shishin held the post of deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Vidnoye urban settlement (district No. 10), nominated by the United Russia party.[20]
Since September 2024, he has been a deputy of the Leninsky urban district of the Moscow Oblast.[21]
As part of his parliamentary activities, Shishin deals with issues of sports, youth policy, and the development of sports infrastructure. He develops swimming for older people in the "Active Longevity" project and is also working on a rehabilitation program for participants of the Russian invasion fo Ukraine.[22]
Quote
...our main concern – both for personal coaches and national team coaches – is to help the athletes fully reveal themselves, realize all their abilities and opportunities, and then even Olympic gold will not become the limit of their dreams.[23]
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References
- 1 2 ""The world still slipped away." Coach Shishin on the unsuccessful performance of swimmers in the 4x100 relay at the World Championships in Singapore". Рmatchtv.ru (in Russian). 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- 1 2 "Andrey Shishin nominated for appointment as new head coach of the Russian national swimming team". russwimming.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- 1 2 "Swimming coach from the Leninsky district Andrey Shishin was awarded the Order of Friendship by decree of the President of the Russian Federation". adm-vidnoe.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "List of members of the sports national team of the Moscow Oblast" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Chronicle of the flying backstroker. Swimmer Evgeny Rylov is preparing an assassination! World records in sight". Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Pedagogical Staff". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Awarding of the honorary sports title "Honored Coach of Russia"". Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "The Russian national swimming team decided to change the head coach". РБК (in Russian). 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ """There is no pleasure in our sport. It's hard work"". Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Evgeny Rylov: Andrey Gennadyevich Shishin, with whom I have been training for 8 years, deserves a huge amount of credit for my achievements". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Lie on your back - and... walk!". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Evgeny Rylov". Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "List of athletes". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Honored Coach of Russia Andrey Shishin held a seminar for coaches of the Moscow Swimming Academy - 10.07.2023 - news of the GBU DO "Moscow Swimming Academy"". msa.mossport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ ""The World Championships in Singapore will be not a cold shower, but a starting point." Shishin on the new season of swimmers". matchtv (in Russian). 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Vladimir Salnikov Cup — 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Award of the All-Russian Swimming Federation 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Order "On assigning the honorary sports title «Honored Coach of Russia»"". Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Decree of the Governor of the Moscow Region dated 10.08.2021 No. 265-PG". npalib.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Biographical Dictionary. Ш.... Shishin Andrey Gennadyevich, deputy of the Council of Deputies of the city of Vidnoye (2017-2020)". Видновский-край.РФ (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Leninsky urban district of the Moscow Oblast". adm-vidnoe.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Candidate for preliminary voting - Andrey Shishin". er-leninckiy.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Andrey Shishin: guys, your sports life is just beginning!" (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-30.