July 24 - August 9, 2015
Renowned, talented and merited athletes and public figures who serve as strong role models for
present-day youth were awarded the Kazan 2015 Ambassador title.
The names of the first Ambassadors were revealed one year before the start of the FINA World Championships.
Ambassadors are part of the Kazan 2015 team and promote positive values, sport and healthy lifestyles.
Russian water polo player, Merited Master of Sports of Russia. Olympic silver medallist (Sydney, 2000), Olympic bronze medallist (Athenes, 2004), winner of the Goodwill Games (New York, 1998), bronze medallist of the FINA World Championships (Fukuoka, 2001), winner of the FINA Men's Water Polo World League (Greece, 2002), World Cup holder (Belgrade, 2002), bronze medallist of the European Championships (Seville, 1997). Head coach of WPC Sintez-Akademiya (Kazan).
Participant of the Kazan 2013 Ambassador programme implemented within the 27th Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.