Illya Larin

Weight:
172
Height:
5-9
Position:
Freestyle
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Russia
High School:
Sport School

JUNIOR YEAR (2009-10)

Placed 33rd in the 200 freestyle (1:40.21-season best), 15th in the 500 freestyle (4:26.61), and 27th in the 1,650 freestyle (15:42.84) at the Big Ten Championships ... posted a season-best time of 4:24.70 in the 500 free prelims ... second in the 500 free at the Hoosierland Open (4:32.75) ... fourth in the same event at Louisville (4:36.11) and third at Kentucky (4:38.57) ... fifth in the 200 free at Kentucky (1:44.14) ... won the 1,000 freestyle at Louisville with a season-best time of 9:20.34 ... also won the 1,000 free at Kentucky (9:21.51) ... fourth in a dual vs. Purdue (9:28.95) and fifth at Ohio State (9:31.43) ... fourth in the mile in a dual at Michigan (15:52.46) ... swam the third leg of the 800 free relay which placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships (6:30.85).

PREP/PERSONAL

Set a national record in the 800 free relay at the 2009 Russian Short Course championships ... 38th in the 400 free (3:46.49) and 45th in the 200 free (1:45.89) in the 2009 European short-course rankings ... competed at the Sport School (2003-06) and attended St. Petersburg State University for Water Communication ... parents are Yuriy and Klara Larin ... plans to major in economics ... born June 12, 1987.