Olga Sedakova (synchronised swimmer)
synchronized swimmer
Olga Genrikhovna Sedakova (Russian: Ольга Генриховна Седакова; born 6 March 1972) is a former Russian synchronized swimmer who competed at two Olympic Games, won three gold medals in the World Championships, and nine golds at the European Championships. In 2019, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Soviet and Unified Team
Sedakova's first major international competition was the 1991 World Championships held at Perth in January, where although she failed to win a medal, she placed fourth in both the solo and duet competitions, where she partnered with Gana Maximova. The 1991 European Aquatics Championships, held in Athens the following August was her breakout success- she swept the synchronized swimming events, winning gold medals in the solo competition, the duet competition with partner Anna Kozlova, and the team competition.
After the break-up of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet states (except the Baltic states) competed together at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as the Unified Team. As part of the Unified Team, Sedakova competed in both the solo and duet routines- again partnering with Kozlova. During the competition, Sedakova and Koslava's coach quit on them leaving them to finish the competition alone. Sedakova placed fourth in both events; Following Barcelona both events were dropped from the Olympic program and replaced with a team competition.
Russia
Russia competed as an independent country at the 1993 European Aquatics Championships in Sheffield, and Sedakova again completed her trifecta winning gold medals in all three events contested. The 1993 European Championships would be Sedakova's last partnering in the duet with Anna Kozlova, as Kozlova defected to the United States shortly after the competition.
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