Lenny Krayzelburg (Hebrew לעני קרײַזלבורג, Russian Ленни Крайзельбург) is an American backstroke swimmer.

Early years

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Krayzelburg was born to Jewish parents in Odessa (formerly in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine), on September 28, 1975. He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, to look for new opportunities in the United States. They settled in Los Angeles.

Here Krayzelburg's family suffered from financial difficulties. He had to commute by bus and foot 45 minutes each way to swimming practice, and didn't get home before 9.30 in the evening. In addition, Lenny had to cope with language problems, and to study English rapidly in order to understand his coaches' instructions. Thankfully he was aided by the extensive Russian community in Los Angeles, and managed to adapt quickly.

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