Uladzimir Henadzievich Zhyharau (; born June 12, 1992, in Minsk) is a Belarusian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. Zhyharau qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle, as a member of the Belarusian swimming team, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by attaining a B-standard entry time of 15:28.22. He challenged six other swimmers on the first heat, including 17-year-old Jan Micka of the Czech Republic and two-time Olympian Ediz Yıldırımer of Turkey. Zhyharau finished the heat in sixth place by nearly fourteen seconds behind Bulgaria's Ventsislav Aydarski, recording the second-slowest time of 15:48.67. Zhyharau failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirtieth overall in the preliminaries.
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External links
NBC Olympics Profile
1992 births
Belarusian male freestyle swimmers
Living people
Olympic swimmers for Belarus
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Minsk
