On the morning of February 24, 2022, Ivan Denysenko, a freshman at Piddubnyi Olympic College in Kiev, was getting ready for swimming practice when his father called to tell him the war had started. At home, in Bila Terkva, a town about 50 miles south of the Ukrainian capital, everything was fine. A few rockets hit nearby, but they didn't cause much damage. Ivan went to his cousin, who also lived in Kyivand, together with her and her family, they left for Bila Terkva.
The first part of the morning workout consists of 12 laps (pool length is 50 metres), divided into f
Ivan lives in an apartment rented through the 50/20 programme, five minutes walk from the pool. At o
