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 name	Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina
Nationality	Russian
Born	21 September 1989 (1989-09-21) (age 35) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronised swimming
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Coach	Tatiana 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 ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Duet 2020 Tokyo Team Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Duet 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Duet 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships 2005 Montreal Team 2005 Montreal Free routine combination 2007 Melbourne Team technical routine 2007 Melbourne Team free routine 2007 Melbourne Free routine combination 2009 Rome Duet technical routine 2009 Rome Duet free routine 2009 Rome Team free routine 2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine 2011 Shanghai Duet free routine 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination 2013 Barcelona Solo free routine 2013 Barcelona Solo technical routine 2013 Barcelona Duet free routine 2013 Barcelona Duet technical routine 2015 Kazan Solo technical routine 2015 Kazan Duet technical routine 2015 Kazan Duet free routine 2019 Gwangju Solo free routine 2019 Gwangju Duet technical routine 2019 Gwangju Duet free routine European Championships 2006 Budapest Team 2006 Budapest Free routine combination 2010 Budapest Team 2010 Budapest Duet 2010 Budapest Free routine combination 2012 Eindhoven Duet 2014 Berlin Solo 2016 London Solo technical routine 2016 London Duet free routine 2016 London Duet technical routine 2020 Budapest Duet free routine 2020 Budapest Duet technical routine 2020 Budapest Team technical routine Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Solo 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]

Career

Early career

Born in Moscow, Romashina began training in artistic swimming at age six. At fifteen years old, she won two gold medals in team competition and combo routine at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.[5]

World Championships

After the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Romashina became the most awarded athlete 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.[6]

Olympic Games

Romashina won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the team competition at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8][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 and won the duet event.[10][11]

Retirement

Romashina announced her retirement from artistic swimming in 2023.[1]

Personal life

In 2017, Romashina gave birth to her daughter Alexandra.[12]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

References

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.
5. Lies, Elaine (6 August 2021). "Synchronised swimming Russian Romashina aims to go out on golden wave". Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
6. "Russian synchro swimmer Romashina sets record in total golds won at World Championships". TASS. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
7. Adrega, Pedro (7 August 2021). "Romashina & Co unbeaten for gold". FINA Official website. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
8. "Russian Svetlana Romashina wins 7th gold in artistic swimming". ESPN. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
9. Shuterland, James (9 August 2021). "Olympic Results Digest: ROC sweeps gold medals in artistic swimming". SwimSwam. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
10. 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.
11. Newberry, Paul (4 August 2021). "Russia's Romashina sets record with 6th Olympic gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
12. Berkeley, Geoff (7 February 2023). "Seven-time Olympic champion Romashina retires from artistic swimming". Inside the Games.

External links

• Svetlana Romashina at World Aquatics
• Svetlana Romashina at Olympics.com
• Svetlana Romashina at Olympedia
• Svetlana Romashina on Instagram
• Svetlana Romashina on Telegram