Given the question: Facts: - sport: swimming - birth date: 2 february 1962 - club: ska -- 1984 -rrb- kiev -lrb- 1980 -rrb- dynamo kiev -lrb- 1981 - birth place: kiev , ukraine Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of svyatoslav semenov .
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svyatoslav semenov -lrb- ; born 2 february 1962 -rrb- is a retired soviet swimmer .he competed at the 1982 world aquatics championships and won silver medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events .he missed the 1984 summer olympics , which were boycotted by the soviet union , and took part in the friendship games instead , winning two bronze medals in the same freestyle events .between 1980 and 1984 , he won four national titles in various freestyle events .he graduated from the national university of physical education and sports of ukraine .since 1989 he competed in the masters category .