# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vladimir-salnikov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:54:40.448Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vladimir-salnikov"
name: "Vladimir Salnikov"
slug: "vladimir-salnikov"
description: "Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the \"Tsar of the Pool\", \"Monster of the Waves\" and \"Leningrad Express\", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1982 by Swimming World."
tagline: "Soviet and Russian swimmer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vladimir_Salnikov_-_2021_World_Cup_-_01_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1960-05-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.05191733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Vladimir Salnikov"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump