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Arina OPENYSHEVA
Sport Swimming
NOC Russia   
GenderWomen
Born24 Mar 1999 in Zelenogorsk, RUS
Height1.68 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
United States
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
University of Louisville: United States
Why this sport?
She had wanted to swim since early childhood and asked her parents to take her to a swimming pool.
General Interest
Awards and honours
She received the Ralph Wright Most Memorable Performance Award at the 2019/20 University of Louisville Swimming and Diving Team annual awards. It was given in recognition of her performance at the 2020 American Athletic Conference [AAC] Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America, where she won silver in 200m freestyle. (gocards.com, 30 May 2020)

In 2019 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Mar 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Arthur Albiero [club], USA; Viktor Avdeyev [personal], RUS, from 2006; Alexander Obedin, RUS
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2006 at age seven in Zelenogorsk, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
English, Russian
General Interest
Nicknames
Queen of the Pool, Small Phelps (mir24.tv, 27 Jun 2015; tass.ru, 26 Jun 2015)
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Business Administration - University of Louisville: United States

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 800m Freestyle 8:48.89
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Freestyle 1:58.05
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 400m Freestyle 4:11.83
7 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:53.26
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 4:15.45
4 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:48.59
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 400m Freestyle 4:11.71
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:55.19
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
11 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 400m Freestyle 4:06.31 
3 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:39.93
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:41.40
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:36.98
8 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:44.04
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
16 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Freestyle 57.07
6 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:38.65
2 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:52.87
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
3 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:24.50
Heats 2014 Berlin, GER 400m Freestyle 4:16.19
Heats 2014 Berlin, GER 100m Freestyle 55.52
4 2014 Berlin, GER 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:54.86
4 2014 Berlin, GER 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:38.55
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 400m Freestyle 4:07.79
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 800m Freestyle 8:45.00
World Cup Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2017 Moscow, RUS 800m Freestyle 8:38.43
4 2014 Moscow, RUS 100m Freestyle 54.12