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  • Russian distance swimmer Vladimir Salnikov won three gold medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
  • Regarded as one of the greatest distance freestylers of all time, Vladimir Salnikov joins the ranks of the Hall of Famers Arne Borg of Sweden...
  • July 22, 1980, goes down in history as the day Vladimir Salnikov broke the 15-minute barrier over 1500m freestyle.
  • Vladimir Salnikov is a Russian swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals and was the first to break the 15-minute barrier in the 1,500-metre freestyle.
  • Vladimir Salnikov is one of the greatest swimmers of all time, who dominated the distance events in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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  • facts on Vladimir Salnikov Vladimir Salnikov (Swimmer) was born on the 21st of May, 1960. He was born in 1960s, in Baby Boomers Generation.
  • Vladimir Salnikov is a swimmer who has competed for the Soviet Union. He competed at the 1976, 1980, and 1988 Summer Olympic Games.
  • In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Vladimir Salnikov was considered the greatest long-distance swimmer of his era, and some consider him the greatest ever.