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Anastasia KIRPICHNIKOVA
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Russia   
GenderWomen
Born24 Jun 2000 in Asbest, RUS
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Montpellier, FRA
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Sputnik Sports Club: Nizhny Tagil, RUS
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Coaching - Ural State University of Physical Education: Yekaterinburg, RUS
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning three gold medals at the 2021 European Short Course Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (news.sportbox.ru, 07 Nov 2021)
Other sports
She has represented the Russian Federation in open water swimming, and finished fifteenth in the 10km event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rsport.ria.ru, 13 May 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 13 Dec 2021)
Famous relatives
Her partner Enzo Roldan Munoz has represented France in open water swimming and swimming. He won silver in 10km and gold in the mixed 5km relay at the 2018 World Junior Open Water Championships in Eilat, Israel. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jun 2021; Enzo Roldan Instagram profile, 28 Oct 2019; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 08 Sep 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
"As a child, I tried many sports, but eventually settled on swimming."
General Interest
Most influential person in career
Coaches Dmitry Shalagin and Philippe Lucas. (Athlete, 17 May 2021)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (matchtv.ru, 04 Nov 2021)
Awards and honours
She received the Best Female Performer Award at the 2021 European Short Course Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (len.eu, 07 Nov 2021)

She was named 2020 Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year at the Swammy Awards given by the SwimSwam website. (swimswam.com, 26 Dec 2020)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (russwimming.ru, 09 Apr 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Philippe Lucas [personal], FRA; Sergey Kulikov, RUS
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began training at age seven in Asbest, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
English, French, Russian
Family
Partner Enzo Roldan Munoz

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
14 2021 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 4:08.01
7 2021 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 16:00.38
8 2021 Tokyo, JPN 800m Freestyle 8:26.30
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2024 Doha, QAT 1500m Freestyle 16:12.98 
  2024 Doha, QAT 800m Freestyle DNS
Heats 2024 Doha, QAT 400m Freestyle 4:13.95
4 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 1500m Freestyle 15:48.53 
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Freestyle 4:09.43
9 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 800m Freestyle 8:22.74
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 1500m Freestyle 16:27.59
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 800m Freestyle 8:37.90
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 800m Freestyle 8:06.44
4 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 400m Freestyle 3:58.56
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Budapest, HUN 1500m Freestyle 16:01.06
2 2021 Budapest, HUN 800m Freestyle 8:21.86
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 4:14.55
3 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:31.54
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Otopeni, ROU 800m Freestyle 8:08.48
1 2023 Otopeni, ROU 1500m Freestyle 15:20.12
2 2023 Otopeni, ROU 400m Freestyle 3:59.56
1 2021 Kazan, RUS 800m Freestyle 8:04.65
1 2021 Kazan, RUS 1500m Freestyle 15:18.30
1 2021 Kazan, RUS 400m Freestyle 3:59.18
4 2019 Glasgow, SCO 800m Freestyle 8:13.75
6 2019 Glasgow, SCO 400m Freestyle 4:01.85
5 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 800m Freestyle 8:18.44
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 800m Freestyle 8:35.05
Heats 2015 Netanya, ISR 400m Freestyle 4:10.62
World Cup Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2016 Moscow, RUS 400m Freestyle 4:04.29
5 2016 Moscow, RUS 200m Freestyle 1:57.75
3 2016 Moscow, RUS 800m Freestyle 8:28.65
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
13 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 10km 2:03:17.6
11 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 5km 59:46.4
5 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 6km - Team Relay  
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2021 Budakalász, HUN 10km 1:59:19.3
5 2021 Budakalász, HUN 5km - Team Relay 56:03.2
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
23 2023 Funchal, POR 10km 1:58:56.9