Natalia Sergeyevna Ishchenko (
Russian: Наталья Серге́евна Ищенко; born 8 April 1986) is a retired Russian
synchronized swimmer, five-times Olympic champion and nineteen-times world champion.
Ishchenko announced her retirement from sports in April 2017.[1] Since November 2017, she has served as Vice Minister of Sports of
Kaliningrad Oblast.[2]
Natalia took a break from the sport in 2013 after giving birth to her son. She returned in 2015, winning both the women's duet and team events at the European Synchro Cup in
Haarlemmermeer, qualifying for the
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]