Vadim Tatarov

{{short description|Moldovan swimmer}}

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| strokes = Breaststroke

| club = Moldova Swimming Team

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chişinău, Moldavian SSR

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Vadim Tatarov (born May 3, 1971) is a Moldovan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Vadim Tatarov|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/vadim-tatarov-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025030/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/vadim-tatarov-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 3 June 2013}} He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Moldovan record holder in both 100 and 200 m breaststroke.

Tatarov made his Olympic debut, as a 25-year-old, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing thirtieth in the 100 m breaststroke (1:04.87), and twenty-eighth in the 200 m breaststroke (2:21.34).{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2 |url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |work=Atlanta 1996 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=48 |accessdate=2 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |archivedate=23 May 2011 }}{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 2 |url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |work=Atlanta 1996 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=50 |accessdate=2 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf |archivedate=23 May 2011 }}

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Tatarov swam only in the 100 m breaststroke. He achieved a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:05.53 from the Russian Open Championships in Saint Petersburg.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060013000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=23 April 2013}} He established a Moldovan record of 1:04.12 to power past the entire field with an unexpected triumph in heat three, coming from an outside lane. Tatarov's first-place effort was not enough to put him through to the semifinals, as he placed thirty-sixth overall in the prelims.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=240 |accessdate=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}{{cite news|last=Newberry|first=Paul|title=Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 15, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=16 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}