Biography:

Maxim Podoprigora (April 18, 1978 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a successful Austrian swimmer and a member of Austria's 2008 Olympic Team.

Podoprigora lives since 1992 in Vienna, where he worked with the training for the swimming began. His parents are the most successful swimmer Eugenia Rakitina and Yuri Podoprigora from the USSR.

The Schwimmweltmeisteschaften 2001 in Fukuoka, reaching the second place with over 200 m breast and is the first Austrians, at a swimming World Cup won a medal. In addition, one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at various Schwimmeuropameisterschaften, 200 m breast. December 2003 the European record over this distance. In addition, many Austrian and title records.

Overall, he participated in two Olympic games, 2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens.