Body of swimmer found months after vanishing during race

Five months after Nikolai Svechnikov went missing, authorities confirmed a body was found with "no head, no feet and no arms.
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Turkish police find body of missing Russian swimmer

Turkish authorities have discovered the body of a Russian swimmer who went missing during an open-water competition in the ...

Body found FIVE MONTHS after swimmer mysteriously vanished without trace during famous ‘cross-continent’ race

THE body of a swimmer who mysteriously vanished five months ago during a famous cross-continent race, has been found. The ...
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Missing Russian swimmer found dead in Bosphorus

Authorities discovered a body wearing a wetsuit and believe it belongs to Svechnikov. Police have summoned his family to ...
Anadolu Agency

Body found in Istanbul's Besiktas district identified as missing Russian swimmer

Body of Nikolai Andreevich Svechnikov, who went missing on Aug. 24, 2025, during Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, was found off coast of Besiktas - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Svechnikov's family will take his body to the Russian Federation after the completion of legal procedures.

The family of Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov, who died in August 2025, will take his body for repatriation to Russia. This was announced on January 22 by a relative of the athlete Alena ...

A man's body has been found in the Bosphorus, possibly a Russian named Svechnikov.

The body of an unknown man was found in the Bosphorus, presumably, we may be talking about the missing Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov. This was reported on January 20 by the IHA news agency.
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Tattoos On Body Found In Bosphorus Match Those Of Missing Russian Swimmer - Mother

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The tattoos on the body of a man found in the Bosphorus are similar to those of missing Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov, his mother, Galina ...