Yuliya Volkova (swimmer)

Summary

Yuliya Volkova is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events.

Yuliya Volkova
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S12
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S12
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m ind. medley SM12
IPC European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 400 m freestyle S13
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m medley SM13
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m breaststroke SM13

Yuliya competed as part of the Ukrainian paralympic swimming team at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. In her first games she won bronze medals in the 50 metres (160 ft) and 400 metres (1,300 ft) freestyle and the 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke, she also competed in the 100m freestyle finishing fifth and the 200m individual medley where she finished seventh. In the 2008 games she won a solitary bronze in the 100m butterfly and also finished sixth in the 50m and 100m freestyle, fifth in the 200m individual medley and fourth in the 100m breaststroke.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Yuliya Volkova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.

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