Oleksandr Svishchov has been actively involved in the development of Ukrainian sports for more than 10 years. As the President of the Water Polo Federation of Ukraine, he made a lot of effort to ensure that our domestic water polo community under martial law had proper conditions for training and reached a new level.
In 2022, he managed to successfully organise educational and training meetings for the preparation of national teams of Ukraine abroad, and later – participation in international competitions, where, for example, the women’s national team U19 entered the top 10 winners of the world championship. Also, many all-Ukrainian competitions were held – precisely at the expense of the Federation and the President of the Federation.
What is important, from the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandr Svishchov organized a reliable shelter for leading Ukrainian athletes who were forced to leave their homes in the active war zone, conducted negotiations with foreign water polo federations and organised free stay of athletes abroad: in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary. Overall, more than 160 children and young men and women were placed abroad.
Thanks to the efforts of the President of the Water Polo Federation, Ukrainian water polo today continues to develop unceasingly, and Ukrainian athletes – to give Ukraine worthy victories!
Oleksandr Svishchov was awarded the award “30 years of Ukraine’s independence” in the Lviv Regional Council
Oleksandr Svishchov was awarded the “30 years of Ukraine’s independence” distinction by the Lviv Regional Council precisely for the development of the sports potential and physical culture of our country in a very difficult time.
“Awards – are in memory of achievements, which are very important in extremely difficult times. We must with great gratitude, each in his place, do everything possible – for the sake of Ukrainian victory. That is why we build, learn and develop. The main thing is not to forget that the peaceful sky above our heads is kept by the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We donate to good deeds for the sake of victory and keep calm, as the Ukrainian army teaches,” says Oleksandr Svishchov.
Oleksandr Svishchov has been involved in volunteer activities for years, and since the first days of the full-scale invasion, he has been helping charitable foundations. Thanks to the efforts of Oleksandr Svishchov, 13 hospitals in different cities of Ukraine received modern blood analyzers, in particular, one of them is currently working in a mobile hospital on the front line. Oleksandr Svishchov helps the Ukrainian army and those Ukrainians whose homes were taken away by the war. What has been done? Provided IDPs and humanitarian headquarters in the city of Lviv with food, necessary household items, medicines, and hygiene products. With the help of Oleksandr Svishchov, at a charity event in Lviv, the townspeople arranged the Alley of Memory and installed a plaque in honour of the fallen hero of Ukraine, Taras Zherebetskyi. Also, he participated in the organization of the event for the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine in memory of the fallen hero – Kostiantyn Deryugin!
Awards of Oleksandr Svishchov: “30 years of independence of Ukraine” from the Lviv Regional Council and “Badge of Honor” from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
It was for his volunteer support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and humanitarian and financial assistance for those who need it today because of the war that the Ministry of Defense awarded him the “Badge of Honor” distinction.
