Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
MGFSO: Moscow, RUS |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (olympic.ru, 14 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tatiana Pokrovskaya [national], RUS; Elena Gryzunova [personal], RUS; Olga Vasilchenko [personal], RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cooking. (Instagram profile, 04 Jan 2022) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (matchtv.ru, 12 Aug 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete, Student |
General Interest |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
Before a competition she does not cut her hair or change her nose clip. (zbulvar.ru, 16 Aug 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the team event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (matchtv.ru, 12 Aug 2021; Instagram profile, 10 Aug 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her father was a friend of Russian water polo player Dmitri Apanasenko, and Apanasenko advised her to join the artistic swimming group where his wife was a coach. "I fell in love with the pool from the first session and always went to train with pleasure." |
Training Regime |
"The morning session starts at 09:00 and ends at 15:00. Then there is a break, lunch, before a second session from 17:30 to 21:30 at the earliest. Sometimes we finish even later." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age four. |
