Russian synchronized swimmer
Svetlana Romashina
Romashina in June 2021
Full name Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina Nationality
Russian Born 21 September 1989 (1989-09-21 ) (age 34)
Moscow ,
Russian SFSR ,
Soviet Union Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 55 kg (121 lb) Sport
Swimming Strokes
Synchronised swimming Club Dynamo Moscow Coach Tatiana Danchenko (Duet) Tatyana Pokrovskaya (Team)
Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina (Russian: Светлана Алексеевна Ромашина , IPA:
[svʲɪˈtɫanə rɐˈmaʂɨnə] ; born September 21, 1989) is a former Russian
synchronized swimmer who won a total of 41 gold medals while competing in four Olympic Games, seven world championships, and six European championships. She never placed lower than first at any of these events. After winning two golds at the
2020 Summer Olympics , she became the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport.
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After leading the
Russian Olympic Committee squad to victory at the Tokyo Games, Romashina announced the end of her Olympic career.
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Career
Early career
Born in Moscow, Romashina began training in artistic swimming at age six. When she was fifteen years old, she won two gold medals in team competition and combo routine at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships .
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World Championships
After the
2019 World Aquatics Championships , celebrated in Gwangju, South Korea, Romashina became the most titled athlete awarded in the history of synchronized swimming with 21 gold medals. She surpassed her compatriot,
Natalia Ishchenko , who holds 19 gold medals from the World Championships.
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Olympic Games
Romashina won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the team competition at the
2008 ,
2012 ,
2016 , and
2020 Summer Olympics .
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[9] She also won the
duet event at London and
Rio de Janeiro with Natalia Ishchenko. At the
2020 Summer Olympics , held in
Tokyo in 2021, Romashina partnered with
Svetlana Kolesnichenko in the
duet event , which they won.
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Retirement
Romashina announced her retirement from artistic swimming in 2023.
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Personal Life
In 2017, Romashina gave birth to daughter Alexandra.
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See also
References
^ Adrega, Pedro (4 August 2021).
"Romashina, the best ever in Olympic history!" . FINA Official website . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ DeMeyer, Tess (7 August 2021).
"Svetlana Romashina extends perfect artistic swimming record with ROC team victory" . NBC Olympics . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Dampf, Andrew (7 August 2021).
"Romashina says goodbye after her 7th Olympic gold" . Associated Press . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Denyer, Simon (7 August 2021).
"A golden farewell to swimming's greatest underwater dancing queen" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Lies, Elaine (6 August 2021).
"Synchronised swimming Russian Romashina aims to go out on golden wave" . Reuters . Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
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"Russian synchro swimmer Romashina sets record in total golds won at World Championships" . TASS . 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ Adrega, Pedro (7 August 2021).
"Romashina & Co unbeaten for gold" . FINA Official website . Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
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"Russian Svetlana Romashina wins 7th gold in artistic swimming" . ESPN . 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ Shuterland, James (9 August 2021).
"Olympic Results Digest: ROC sweeps gold medals in artistic swimming" . SwimSwam . Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ Morse, Ben (4 August 2021).
"Svetlana Romashina wins sixth Olympic gold medal after success in women's duet artistic swimming" . CNN World . Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ Newberry, Paul (4 August 2021).
"Russia's Romashina sets record with 6th Olympic gold" . Associated Press . Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ Berkeley, Geoff (7 February 2023).
"Seven-time Olympic champion Romashina retires from artistic swimming" . Inside the Games .
External links
Syncronized swimming (1984–2016) · Artistic swmming (2020–)
Syncronized swimming (1984–2016) · Artistic swmming (2020–)
1996 :
Suzannah Bianco ,
Tammy Cleland ,
Becky Dyroen-Lancer ,
Emily LeSueur ,
Heather Pease ,
Jill Savery ,
Nathalie Schneyder ,
Heather Simmons ,
Jill Sudduth ,
Margot Thien (
USA )
2000 :
Elena Azarova ,
Olga Brusnikina ,
Mariya Kiselyova ,
Olga Novokshchenova ,
Irina Pershina ,
Yelena Soya ,
Yuliya Vasilyeva ,
Olga Vasyukova ,
Yelena Antonova (
RUS )
2004 :
Elena Azarova ,
Olga Brusnikina ,
Anastasia Davydova ,
Anastasiya Yermakova ,
Elvira Khasyanova ,
Mariya Kiselyova ,
Olga Novokshchenova ,
Anna Shorina (
RUS )
2008 :
Anastasia Davydova ,
Anastasiya Yermakova ,
Mariya Gromova ,
Natalia Ishchenko ,
Elvira Khasyanova ,
Olga Kuzhela ,
Svetlana Romashina ,
Anna Shorina ,
Yelena Ovchinnikova (
RUS )
2012 :
Anastasia Davydova ,
Mariya Gromova ,
Natalia Ishchenko ,
Elvira Khasyanova ,
Daria Korobova ,
Alexandra Patskevich ,
Svetlana Romashina ,
Angelika Timanina ,
Alla Shishkina (
RUS )
2016 :
Vlada Chigireva ,
Natalia Ishchenko ,
Svetlana Kolesnichenko ,
Alexandra Patskevich ,
Svetlana Romashina ,
Alla Shishkina ,
Maria Shurochkina ,
Gelena Topilina ,
Elena Prokofyeva (
RUS )
2020 :
Vlada Chigireva ,
Marina Goliadkina ,
Svetlana Kolesnichenko ,
Polina Komar ,
Alexandra Patskevich ,
Svetlana Romashina ,
Alla Shishkina ,
Maria Shurochkina (
ROC )