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Alexandra
SOKOLOVA |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Russia
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Gender | Women |
Born | 21 Feb 1994
in Arkhangelsk, RUS |
Height | 1.70 m |
Weight | 62 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Arkhangelsk, RUS |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Northern [Arctic] Federal University: Arkhangelsk, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Alpine skiing, travelling, spending time with family. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2015) |
Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2015) |
Awards and honours |
She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 11 Dec 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began training at age eight in Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation. |
International Debut |
Year |
2011 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Eilat, ISR |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
Injuries |
In 2015 she suffered an injury at training and aggravated it during the Russian championships. (Athlete, 13 Jan 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing 10th in the 25km open water event at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Athlete, 13 Jan 2016) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT She retired from the sport in 2016 due to an injury. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2017) |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
10 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
25km |
5:18:14.4 |
39 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
2:04:45.3 |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
10 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
25km |
5:26:11.0 |
6 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
5 km |
1:02:58.4 |
13 |
2011 |
Eilat, ISR |
5 km |
59:46.7 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
24 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:13:18.3 |
6 |
2012 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
2:02:40.94 |
7 |
2012 |
Santos, BRA |
10km |
2:22:35.10 |
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