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Alina ZMUSHKA
Sport Swimming
NOC Belarus   
GenderWomen
Born05 Jan 1997 in Kalinkavichy, BLR
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Minsk, BLR
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Republican Centre of Olympic Training for Water Sports: Minsk, BLR
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Sports Psychology - Belarusian State University of Physical Education: Minsk, BLR
General Interest
Hobbies
Reading books, cycling. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2020)
Memorable sporting achievement
Finishing third in the 50m breaststroke at the 2019 World Cup event in Tokyo, Japan, and placing fourth in the 50m breaststroke at the 2019 European Short Course Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
Her mother and grandmother enrolled her in the sport. "The coaches did not want to take me into the group, they said I was too young. But then they saw that I had potential and allowed me to join. For the first six months I was floundering on my own, and then I started working with coaches. Later I was invited to take up athletics, and until the 10th grade I was involved in school competitions, as well as cross-country skiing. I also danced and tried to keep up with everything, but eventually I decided to focus on swimming."
General Interest
Most influential person in career
Her parents, and coach Ihar Makeev. (sportedu.by, 01 Apr 2019)
Ambitions
To win gold at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2021)
Awards and honours
She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (blrswimming.by, 03 Jul 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Ihar Makeev [personal], BLR, from 2016
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age six in Kalinkavichy, Belarus.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Belarusian, English, Russian

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
21 2021 Tokyo, JPN 100m Breaststroke 1:07.58
26 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Breaststroke 2:27.59
12 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 4:00.49
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Breaststroke 2:24.44 
6 2024 Doha, QAT 100m Breaststroke 1:06.58 
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 100m Breaststroke 1:07.69
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Breaststroke 2:35.58
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 50m Breaststroke 31.11
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 100m Breaststroke 1:11.39
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 50m Breaststroke 31.65
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Breaststroke 1:06.41
Semifinal 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Breaststroke 30.24
8 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:46.39
5 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Breaststroke 30.91
6 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 4:00.37
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Breaststroke 32.32
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 200m Breaststroke 2:32.13
Heats 2016 London, ENG 50m Breaststroke 32.34
Heats 2016 London, ENG 100m Breaststroke 1:11.13
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2021 Kazan, RUS 200m Breaststroke 2:26.99
Heats 2021 Kazan, RUS 50m Breaststroke  DNS
Heats 2021 Kazan, RUS 100m Breaststroke 1:06.88
4 2019 Glasgow, SCO 50m Breaststroke 29.88
8 2019 Glasgow, SCO 100m Breaststroke 1:05.47
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 200m Breaststroke 2:25.44
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 50m Breaststroke 31.10
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Individual Medley 1:03.26
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Breaststroke 1:08.50
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 50m Breaststroke 31.51
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 100m Breaststroke 1:08.42
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:49.37
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
51 2023   Overall Ranking  
4 2023 Budapest, HUN 100m Breaststroke 1:07.00
3 2023 Budapest, HUN 50m Breaststroke 30.53
3 2019 Kazan, RUS 100m Breaststroke 1:08.11
4 2019 Kazan, RUS 200m Breaststroke 2:28.37
3 2019 Kazan, RUS 50m Breaststroke 31.18
4 2019 Kazan, RUS 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:56.43
3 2019 Tokyo, JPN 50m Breaststroke 31.12
6 2019 Tokyo, JPN 100m Breaststroke 1:07.51
4 2019 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:33.29
3 2019 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:49.47