Career
He represented Kyrgyzstan in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000). Priahin made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Priahin competed only in the men"s 100 m backstroke.
He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 58.05 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty.
He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including South of Korea"s 17-year-old Sung Minister He registered a lifetime best of 59.86 to overhaul a minute barrier and pick up a seventh seed, finishing behind leader Sung by 2.71 seconds.
Priahin failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-ninth overall in the prelims.
