Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'afọ 1988, o meriri n'asọmpi mba na 100 m freestyle, setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ Soviet ọhụrụ ma ruo eruo maka Olimpik. Ọ gbara asọmpi n'egwuregwu Olympic n'afọ 1988 na 1992, na-emeri ọlaọcha na 4 × 100 m freestyle relay na oge abụọ ahụ; na 1988, ọ gwụkwara nke ise na 100 m freestyle. Bashkatov nwetara ihe nrite atọ, gụnyere otu ọlaedo, na 1989 European Aquatics Championships
na 1991 World Aquatics Championships.