Education
Zaporizhzhya National University.
swimmer People"s Deputy of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhya National University.
At the next Olympics he was the flag bearer for Ukraine. In 1998 he was named European Swimmer of the Year.
Sylantyev retired from competitions shortly after the 2008 Olympics and focused on politics and development of sport in Ukraine. In the 26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Sylantyev was as a candidate (placed 8th on the party list) of Radical Party was elected into the Ukrainian parliament.