Svetlana Romashina

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevna and the family name is Romashina.
Svetlana Romashina
Romashina in June 2021
Personal information
Full nameSvetlana Alekseyevna Romashina
NationalityRussia Russian
Born21 September 1989 (1989-09-21) (age 35)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
ClubDynamo Moscow
CoachTatiana Danchenko (Duet)
Tatyana Pokrovskaya (Team)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 7 0 0
World Championships 21 0 0
European Championships 13 0 0
Summer Universiade 2 0 0
Total 43 0 0
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Duet
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Duet
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Duet
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal Free routine combination
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team free routine
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Free routine combination
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team free routine
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Solo free routine
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Solo technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Solo technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Solo free routine
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Duet free routine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest Free routine combination
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest Duet
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest Free routine combination
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven Duet
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin Solo
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Solo technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest Duet free routine
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest Duet technical routine
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest Team technical routine
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Solo
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Duet

Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina (Russian: Светлана Алексеевна Ромашина, IPA: [svʲɪˈtɫanə rɐˈmaʂɨnə]; born September 21, 1989) is a former Russian synchronized swimmer. She won a total of 41 gold medals while competing in four Olympic Games, seven world championships, and six European championships. After winning two golds at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport.[1][2]

After leading the Russian Olympic Committee squad to victory at the Tokyo Games, Romashina announced the end of her Olympic career.[3][4]

  1. ^ Adrega, Pedro (4 August 2021). "Romashina, the best ever in Olympic history!". FINA Official website. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ DeMeyer, Tess (7 August 2021). "Svetlana Romashina extends perfect artistic swimming record with ROC team victory". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Dampf, Andrew (7 August 2021). "Romashina says goodbye after her 7th Olympic gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ Denyer, Simon (7 August 2021). "A golden farewell to swimming's greatest underwater dancing queen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 August 2021.