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| Svetlana
KOLESNICHENKO |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
ROC
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 20 Sep 1993
in Gatchina, RUS |
| Height | 1.71 m |
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General Interest |
Other information |
ROMASHINA'S LITTLE SISTER
She considers her duet partner Svetlana Romashina to be a "big sister" to her and admires her ability to balance her artistic swimming commitments with motherhood. "Sveta was my first partner and mentor and 'big sister'. She encouraged me and helped me with advice. It's a real pleasure and great privilege to work with such an outstanding athlete and person. Just imagine, she has the same training loads as me but, while I'm ready to collapse from exhaustion after training in the pool, she is going home and starting to work again, as a mother. She is worth raising a monument to." (fina.org, 08 Apr 2020)
COMPETING IN SOLO
She competed in solo at a world championships for the first time at the 2017 edition of the tournament in Hungary, Budapest. She won golds in both the solo free and solo technical events but admitted that she found competing alone difficult. "At first it was a nightmare. Before Budapest, I thought that I would only be doing one solo programme, and the second one would be done by someone else. But the coaching staff decided that I needed to do two. Before that, I performed solo only in juniors, and I did not see myself as a soloist. Honestly, I even preferred not to see my solo programmes, nor to review them. But it was a great honour, and I had to justify such responsibility. And with these thoughts we began training. There was a lot to do and, looking at the video filmed at the beginning of the preparation, I just cried. I didn't understand how one could do all this. But thanks to Tatiana Danchenko's training everything turned out very well." (rsport.ria.ru, 13 Jul 2019) |
Famous relatives |
Her husband Andrey Arbuzov has represented the Russian Federation in swimming and finswimming. He won gold in the 50m bi-fins at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, and gold in the 50m bi-fins at the 2016 World Championships in Volos, Greece. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 May 2021; wsportlo.ru, 09 Apr 2020; swimswam.com, 22 Jul 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Andrey Arbuzov |
Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Youth of Moscow [RUS] / MGFSO [RUS]: |
General Interest |
Injuries |
Minor knee injuries meant she did not in the solo technical routine at the 2021 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She had suffered from the same problem in 2017 and 2018. (olympics.com, 15 May 2021; fina.org, 19 May 2018)
She injured her thigh ahead of the 2010 European Championships. (russwimming.ru, 15 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tatiana Pokrovskaya [national], RUS; Tatiana Danchenko [national], RUS; Olga Vasilchenko [personal], RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Psychology - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2017 International Swimming Federation [FINA] Female Artistic Swimmer of the Year. In 2019 and 2021 she shared the same award with Svetlana Romashina of the Russian Federation. (fina.org, 17 Dec 2021, 07 Feb 2020, 02 Dec 2017)
She was named Female Artistic Swimmer of the Year for 2017, 2018 and 2021 by the European Swimming Federation [LEN]. (len.eu, 31 Jan 2022; mundodeportivo.com, 15 Feb 2019; swimswam.com, 22 Jan 2018)
In 2018 she was named an Honourable Citizen of Gatchina in the Russian Federation. (gtn-pravda.ru, 29 Jun 2018)
She received the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation in recognition of her gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (kremlin.ru, 26 Aug 2016)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 27 Dec 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sveta (rg.ru, 19 Mar 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She liked being in water from an early age. Her mother thought that swimming was not interesting enough for her, so she took up artistic swimming. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age seven in Gatchina, Russian Federation. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Believe in yourself and never give up." (Instagram profile, 25 Jul 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Russian artistic swimmers Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Romashina, and Anastasia Davydova. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2014) |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Changshu, CHN |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time with her dogs, competing in dog shows. (olympic.ru, 24 Dec 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet |
195.907 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
196.144 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Solo Technical Routine |
95.002 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
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| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Free Routine |
97.500 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Technical Routine |
95.901 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Free Routine |
96.133 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Technical Routine |
95.203 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Free Routine |
97.000 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Technical Routine |
95.051 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
98.300 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
98.467 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
95.746 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Free Routine |
97.680 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team Free Routine |
97.400 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Technical Routine |
97.300 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Technical Routine |
98.300 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Free Routine Combination |
98.470 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Free Routine |
98.620 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
95.670 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Technical Routine |
96.290 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Free Routine |
97.900 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Solo Free Routine |
94.933 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Solo Technical Routine |
93.481 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Duet Technical Routine |
95.103 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Duet Free Routine |
96.700 |
| 1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Team Technical Routine |
94.099 |
| 1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Free Routine Combination |
96.500 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
189.760 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
Duet |
188.039 |
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