{"id":438075,"date":"2020-07-01T03:40:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T10:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=438075"},"modified":"2020-07-01T04:40:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:40:08","slug":"2012-olympic-bronze-medallist-andrey-grechin-to-make-comeback-as-russia-announce-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2012-olympic-bronze-medallist-andrey-grechin-to-make-comeback-as-russia-announce-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Olympic Bronze Medallist Andrey Grechin ‘To Make Comeback’ As Russia Announce Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Andrey Grechin<\/strong> is set to return to the pool, according to Russian news agency TASS.<\/p>\n

Grechin swam the lead-off as the Russian<\/strong> 4×100 free quartet came third at the Aquatics Centre behind gold medallists France – led home by Yannick Agnel<\/strong> in 46.74 – and a United States quartet of Nathan Adrian<\/strong>, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones<\/strong> and Ryan Lochte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Grechin also won 4×1 silver with Russia at the 2009 and 2015 World Championships as well as bronze in 2013 as well as claiming two golds and three silvers over four European Championships.<\/p>\n

According to TASS, Grechin’s comeback was first reported on Match TV, three years after the now 32-year-old retired from the sport.<\/p>\n

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