Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s Vyacheslav Skok played water polo for Dynamo Moskva, becoming a Champion of the USSR in both 1968 and 1969. In 1968 Skok represented the Soviet Union at the Mexico City Olympics, winning silver, in addition to finishing as the team’s leading scorer with 15 goals. Two years later he won gold at the European Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. Skok ended his competitive career in 1971 and later became a successful coach with the Soviet team. He continued to coach after the break-up of the Soviet Union, working in the Netherlands, Venezuela, and Malta.