Alex’s Bio

• At the 2017 Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, Loginov won the 50-m freestyle in a personal best time. He qualified for both the World Championships in Budapest along with the FISU Summer Universiade in Taipei.
• At the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, Loginov finished eighth in the 50-m freestyle.
• At the 2015 Canadian Swimming Championships in Pointe-Claire, Que., Loginov earned himself a gold in the 50-m freestyle along with the winning the sprint freestyle award.
• Earned the silver medal in the 50-m freestyle at Team Canada Trials to meet the standard for the 2015 Pan Am Games team.
• He showed his potential when he tied UBC teammate Yuri Kisil for gold in the 50-m freestyle as they led the Thunderbirds to the overall CIS men’s title.
• Born in Kiev, Ukraine and a resident of Toronto until last year, Loginov speaks English, Russian and Ukrainian.
• He is pursuing his studies at UBC in international relations.
• He hopes to work in diplomacy or the international sports community.
• He says his parents are his biggest influence because they finish the job no matter how hard it is.
• At 14, shortly after his coach suggested he try other strokes, he broke his finger on a wall while swimming backstroke.
• His parents – Yuri, a mechanic supervisor, and Olena, an accountant – are his biggest influences: “They show me time after time that they do what is needed to be done no matter how hard it is.”

Quick Facts

• Favourite Movie: Mean Girls
• Favourite Book: The Notebook
• Favourite Magazine: Cosmo
• Favourite Actor/Actress: Lindsay Lohan
• Favourite Band: Sum41
• Favourite TV Show: Sex and the City
• Music Behind the Blocks: Taylor Swift
• Superhero: Mr. Bean
• Pre-race mean: Butter