Current USC Student Athlete (Senior: International Relation/Global Business)
Walnut Creek, Calif.
6’3”
Oct. 15, 1999
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
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Second-time Olympian
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First ever Trojan to compete for Moldova
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2016 Rio Games
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Raced in the 200m free, placing 34th (1:48.85)
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WORLD EXPERIENCE
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Finished 15th in the 200m fly (1:57.85) at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships
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At the 2017 Speedo Juniors, Sancov posted a Moldovan national record in the 100m fly with a 53.24
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At the 2017 European Junior Championships, he set a world junior record in the 200m free with a first-place swim of 1:47.00
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Also won a silver at the meet in the 100m free (49.01)
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USC CAREER
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USC record holder in the 200y fly (1:41.04) and 200y IM (1:43.92)
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2021 Pac-12 200y free Champion (1:32.20)
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All-American
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PERSONAL
· Born in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. His family moved to California in 2017