Lev Balandin

Lev Nikolayevich Balandin was a Soviet swimmer who won two medals at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in three freestyle events, but was eliminated in the preliminaries.
During his career he set World record progression 4 × [100 metres medley relay|four world records] and seven European records in relay events. He also won 10 national titles in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley and 100 m freestyle.
Balandin was born in Nizhny Novgorod but in the early 1950s moved to Moscow. He was married to Ida Petrovna Balandina who was also a competitive swimmer.
Balandin died in 1980 in Moscow. He was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.