Igor Potyakin

Igor Anatolievich Potyakin (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Потякин; born 14 September 1955, dead 25 April 2025) was a Russian backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.^[1] During his career he won six national titles in the 100 m (1973–1976) and 200 m backstroke (1974) and 4×100 m medley relay (1974).^[2]

Igor Potyakin

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-14)September 14, 1955 Samara, Russia
Died	(2025-04-25)April 25, 2025
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley Universiade 1973 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1973 Moscow 100 m backstroke

He graduated from the Samara Polytechnic University.^[2] After retirement from senior swimming he competed in the masters category and won a national title in 1996.^[3]