Viktor Saprykin
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| current_title = Senior Coach
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| birth_place = {{RUS}} Omsk
| alma_mater = Siberian Academy of Physical Culture
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Viktor Pavlovich Saprykin ({{langx|ru|Виктор Павлович Сапрыкин}}; born 12 October 1955, Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian swimming coach. He holds the title of Honored Coach of Russia. Currently serves as Senior Coach of the Russia national swimming team .{{cite web
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Biography
Viktor Saprykin was born in Omsk on 12 October 1955. After completing high school, he entered the Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture (now SibGUFK), where he specialized in competitive swimming.
He began his training at the Penguin swimming pool under coaches Vladimir Petrovich Volegov and Viktor Alekseevich Aikin. Following his graduation, he completed military service in a sports company in Kaliningrad.
Saprykin's coaching career includes:
- Senior coach at Omsk's School of Higher Sports Mastery
- Head specialist at the regional Olympic Reserve Sports School
- Technical director of the Youth Sports Academy "Albatross", where he trained 80% of his students
|title = Viktor Saprykin's 60th Anniversary
|url = https://new.russwimming.ru/node/13685
|website = Russian Swimming Federation
|date = 12 December 2015
|access-date = 22 April 2025
|language = ru
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Coaching career
Saprykin's coaching legacy includes:
= Early career (1980s–2009) =
- Trained Mikhail Yuzefovich (gold medalist, 1992 EJSC 1500 m freestyle)
- Prepared Vladislav Aminov (7th place, 2000 Sydney Olympics 200 m backstroke)
- Coached Svetlana Karpeeva (semi-finalist, 2004 Athens Olympics 100 m butterfly)
= Volgograd period (2010–present) =
As senior coach at Volga Swimming Club:
- 2012: Best Coach Award – Russian Swimming Cup (Kazan)
- 2013: Coaching Excellence Prize – Vladimir Salnikov Cup (Saint Petersburg)
- 2018–2024: 12 athletes qualified for World Aquatics Championships
Notable students
- Nikita Konovalov - Honored Master of Sports, World Champion, multiple European Champion;
- Vyacheslav Sinkevich - Master of Sports of Russia, International Class, World Championship medalist, multiple European Champion;
- Evgeny Koptelov - Master of Sports of Russia, International Class, multiple Universiade Champion;
- Alexander Sadovnikov - Master of Sports of Russia, International Class, multiple Universiade Champion;
- Ivan Kuzmenko - Honored Master of Sports, World Champion and multiple European Champion.