Aliaksandra Herasimenia

Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Herasimenia in 2015
Personal information
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 50 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rijeka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rijeka 4x50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen 100 m backstroke

Aliaksandra Viktarauna Herasimenia[a] (born 31 December 1985) is a Belarusian former swimmer.[1]

After a medal-winning career, including gold at the 2012 World Championships and silver at the 2012 London Olympics, she became a critic of the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, and now lives in exile in Poland.[2]


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  1. ^ "Aliaksandra Herasimenia". FINA. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Multimedalistka olimpijska skazana na 12 lat. Nie czuje się bezpiecznie w Polsce". 30 December 2022.