Viktoriia Savtsova

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Viktoriia Savtsova
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born10 December 1997 (1997-12-10) (age 26)
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 metre breaststroke S6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 50 metre freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 100 metre freestyle S6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 metre freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 metre breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 4x50 metre freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 metre freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 50 metre freestyle

Viktoriia Savtsova (born 10 December 1997)[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer.

She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke S6 event,[2] and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she won silver medals in the 50 metre freestyle S6,[3] 100 metre freestyle S6[4] and 100 metre breaststroke SB5 events.[3]

Savtsova also competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships where she broke the world record and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle event[5] and won silver medals in the 100 metre breaststroke event and the 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay. She also won silver medals in the 100 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events at the 2015 Championships.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Viktoriia Savtsova". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Medals for ParalympicsGB swim duo". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Viktoriia Savtsova - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Paralympics day 10: swimming, athletics and football – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Paralympic great breaks world record as hosts Portugal win first medal at IPC Swimming European Open Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

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