Vitalina Olegovna Simonova (Russian: Виталина Олеговна Симонова; born 18 September 1992) is a Russian breaststroke swimmer. She finished third in the individual 200 m at the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, but later received a silver medal after the winner, Yuliya Yefimova, failed a doping test.[2] She was also part of the Russian mixed medley relay team that won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships.
.jpg) Simonova at the 2018 Russian National Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1992[1] Orsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Babz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simonova also competes in the freestyle with fins, and won two world titles in 2012, in the 50 m and 100 m events.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Симонова Виталина. i-swimmer.ru
- ^ Yuri Mashkov (13 May 2014) Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova disqualified for 1 year and 4 months for doping. ITAR-TASS.