Vitalina Simonova
Appearance
![]() Simonova at the 2018 Russian National Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Orsk, Russia | 18 September 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Babz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.