- On June 16, 2000 in Moscow, he swam the 50-metres freestyle at a world record of 21.64 seconds.
- Four-time gold medalist at the Olympic Summer Games 1992 and 1996. He is the first man to win the 50m and 100m freestyle in two consecutive Olympics since Johnny Weissmuller.
- Was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife during dispute with three street vendors in Moscow and spent three months in rehabilitation (1996).
- Lived in Australia from 1993 to 2003. Since 2003, he has resided in Solothurn, Switzerland with his wife and their two children.
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