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Darina VALITOVA
Sport Artistic Swimming
NOC Russia   
GenderWomen
Born10 Feb 1997 in Moscow, RUS
Height1.72 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Moscow, RUS
General Interest
Awards and honours
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 27 Dec 2018)
Further Personal Information
Languages
English, Russian
Higher education
Physical Education - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS
General Interest
Hobbies
Cross-stitching, playing the synthesiser, painting, reading. (Athlete, 24 Dec 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning two gold medals at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation, and two gold medals at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
"I liked synchronised swimming because it involves dancing, gymnastics, acrobatics - and all that in the water."
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Russian artistic swimmers Anastasia Davydova, Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina. (Athlete, 16 Mar 2016)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age seven in Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Debut
Year
2014
Competing for
Russia
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Berlin, GER
General Interest
Other information
RETIREMENT
She retired from the sport in 2019. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2019)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2017 Budapest, HUN Team Technical Routine 96.010
1 2017 Budapest, HUN Team Free Routine 97.300
1 2015 Kazan, RUS Duet Free Routine 91.733
1 2015 Kazan, RUS Free Routine Combination 98.300
2 2015 Kazan, RUS Duet Technical Routine 88.299 
1 2015 Kazan, RUS Team Free Routine 98.467 
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO Team Free Routine 97.033
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO Team Technical Routine  
1 2016 London, ENG Free Routine Combination 96.500
1 2014 Berlin, GER Team 189.760