Nikita Sheremet
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Louisville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikita Sheremet (Ukrainian: Никита Шеремет; born 11 April 2007) is a Ukrainian swimmer. He currently competes at the collegiate level for the Louisville Cardinals.
Early life and education
Sheremet was born to Antonina and Sergei Sheremet. He competes at the collegiate level for the University of Louisville.[1]
Career
In August 2025, Sheremet competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle event with a time of 21.99 seconds. During the semifinals he set a world junior record time of 21.75 seconds.[2] In December 2025, he competed at the 2025 European Short Course Swimming Championships and set a world junior and national record in the 4×50 metre freestyle relay with a time of 20.84 seconds.[3] He then won a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a new world junior and short course national record time of 20.81 seconds.[4]
In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a long course national record time of 21.13 seconds.[5] This was the seventh fastest 50 metre of all-time, and missed Ben Proud's European Championships record of 21.11 by 0.02 seconds.[6]
References
- ↑ "Nikita Sheremet". gocards.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Никита Шеремет стал чемпионом мира 2025 по плаванию среди юниоров". sport.ua (in Russian). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "18-летний украинец Никита Шеремет установил два рекорда в одном заплыве на Евро-2025 по плаванию". unn.ua (in Ukrainian). 4 December 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Украинец Никита Шеремет стал вице-чемпионом Евро-2025 по плаванию на короткой воде". kamyanske.com (in Russian). 8 December 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "19-летний пловец Никита Шеремет стал чемпионом Европы и обновил рекорд Украины". Korotko Pro (in Ukrainian). 16 August 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Blacker, Sam (16 August 2026). "Sheremet Shocks Kornev In 50 Free With New Ukrainian Record Of 21.13". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 August 2026.