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| Viktoria
GÜNES |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Türkiye
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 19 Jun 1998
in Poltava, UKR |
| Height | 1.85 m |
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General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Singapore. (swimswam.com, 31 Aug 2015)
In 2012 she received the title of Master of Sport in Ukraine. (pluvane.net, 15 Aug 2013; 0532.ua, 27 Nov 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Istanbul, TUR |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Enka SK: Istanbul, TUR |
Why this sport? |
"It was really hard to stay away from this sport. My mother is a swimming coach and my aunt is also a national swimmer. Therefore, swimming has always been in my life." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age seven in Poltava, Ukraine. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Other information |
TOUGH TRANSITION
In October 2021 she spoke about finding the transition from promising junior swimmer to senior competitor a difficult journey. "I had some tough years as the transition from junior to senior level is extremely challenging. I had ups and downs, I wanted things too badly and had to learn some lesson. I got some big help from a Hungarian coach Arpad Petrov, his support was invaluable to be able to find the right perspective. Now I'm swimming for the joy and stopped putting pressure on myself. I'm happy where I am now, and I try to go step by step but without any huge expectations." (fina.org, 07 Oct 2021)
FROM UKRAINE TO TURKEY
Born in Ukraine, she initially competed for her country of birth at international level, including at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In March 2014 she and her family moved to Istanbul, Turkey. As part of the move she changed her name and switched nationality to compete for Turkey. "It was not easy to make the decision to come to Turkey, but it is good to be in Turkey. I feel like a more peaceful, happy and valuable person in Turkey." (np.pl.ua, 16 Apr 2021; onedio.com, 01 Aug 2016; swimvortex.com, 31 Mar 2015; sportclub-isd.com, 10 Dec 2014)
OTHER STUDIES
She has studied international relations at MEF University in Maslak, Turkey. (Facebook profile, 13 Apr 2020; MEF Universitesi Facebook page, 12 Aug 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Other names |
Viktoriya Solntseva |
Higher education |
Hospitality Management - Ozyegin University: Istanbul, TUR |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Ukraine |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Ukrainian |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 22 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:14.41 |
| 13 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:10.96 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:07.41 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.49 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:41.79 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:09.05 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:46.01 |
| Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.40 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:27.67 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:28.68 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:42.27 |
| 19 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.56 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:10.30 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.46 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:24.01 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
31.45 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:07.60 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.01 |
| 6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Breaststroke |
1:06.81 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Breaststroke |
31.63 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.42 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
DNS |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:15.11 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Individual Medley |
1:01.66 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:40.67 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:26.82 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:07.39 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:41.25 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:08.83 |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.79 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 13 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Individual Medley |
4:47.63 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Breaststroke |
2:27.14 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.17 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Breaststroke |
1:09.70 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Breaststroke |
32.05 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 5 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.40 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Breaststroke |
DNS |
| 6 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Breaststroke |
1:07.83 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:30.45 |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.18 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.67 |
| 9 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:50.69 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Breaststroke |
2:28.00 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Individual Medley |
4:45.32 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Breaststroke |
1:08.72 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.09 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Individual Medley |
1:01.83 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.40 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Individual Medley |
1:02.37 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:09.14 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Breaststroke |
DNS |
| Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
50m Breaststroke |
32.12 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.32 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.73 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
50m Breaststroke |
30.28 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.61 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Individual Medley |
1:00.18 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:49.75 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.36 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 11 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.23 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:33.70 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.94 |
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2021 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
DNS |
| 3 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.64 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:06.72 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.74 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.50 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.99 |
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