▁for ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁breast stroke ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁breaking ▁a ▁new ▁Georg ian ▁record ▁and ▁e cli ps ing ▁a ▁F IN A ▁B - standard ▁entry ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 1 6 . 3 5 ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Deb rec en , ▁Hung ary . ▁In ▁Georgia ' s ▁Olympic ▁history , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁sw immer ▁to ▁sur pass ▁an ▁inv itation ▁time ▁set ▁by ▁F IN A . ▁He ▁domin ated ▁the ▁first ▁heat ▁by ▁two ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁K yr gy z stan ' s ▁D mit rii ▁Aleks and rov , ▁lower ing ▁his ▁Georg ian ▁record ▁time ▁to ▁ 2 : 1 5 . 8 6 . ▁Bol kv ad ze ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁into ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁as ▁he ▁placed ▁twenty - e ighth ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁he ats . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁F IN A ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁Bol kv ad ze ▁demol ished ▁a ▁new ▁Georg ian ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 : 0 3 . 5 5 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁individual ▁med ley , ▁but ▁finished ▁thirty - fif th ▁from ▁the ▁morning ▁pre lim s . ▁Bol kv ad ze ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁Aqu at ics ▁Club ▁in ▁Dub ai , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Chris ▁T ide y