Andrei Radzionau


Andrei Radzionau is a former Belarusian competitive swimmer, and 2008 Olympic participant who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
Radzionau swam for RTsFVS Minsk Club in Belarus in his hometown of Minsk.

University of Louisville

Radzionau was a varsity swimmer for the Louisville Cardinals under Coach Arthur Albiero, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental analysis from University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.

2008 Beijing Olympics

Radzionau qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by establishing a new Belarusian record and clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 22.72 from the national championships in his hometown of Minsk. He challenged seven other swimmers on the ninth heat, including three-time Olympian Camilo Becerra of Colombia. Radzionau edged out Filipino-American tanker and Florida-based resident Daniel Coakley to take the fifth spot by four hundredths of a second, posting his personal best of 22.65. Radzionau placed twenty-sixth out of 97 swimmers in the preliminaries.