ÚAPS · CZE
Ilja is a swimmer from Czechia, a butterfly specialist, whose official competitive record spans 4 seasons and 20 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2023 in Plzeň - Slovany, where he raced the 1500 butterfly in 22:16.41. He started out alongside Ústecká akademie plaveckých sportů z.s..
His signature event is the 100 butterfly, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 butterfly and 200 butterfly. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 18 meets and 26 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 butterfly stands at 59.35, set in long course (50 m) at Ústí nad Labem , PA Klíše.
The record runs unbroken from 2023 to 2026: 4 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2026 is the busiest season on record, with 13 verified individual swims.
Those meets span 9 different venues (Ústí Nad Labem, Rumburk, Chomutov and Plzeň - Slovany…). He has raced for ÚAPS.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. The last race on record is dated September 26, 2026 in Litoměřice, with 3 swims: 1:14.01 in the 100 butterfly, 1:10.47 in the 100 butterfly and 2:13.37 in the 200 butterfly, all in short course (25 m) and 1 PB improvement. He holds 16 current event personal bests and 24 all-time PB improvements across 31 verified official swims.