Kateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova ( uk, Катери́на Миха́йлівна Зубко́ва) (born July 14, 1988 in

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swimmer.

Career

She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European

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champion. She has competed at numerous international meets, including the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, the

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and

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, and the

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. During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in

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, she briefly made national headlines after the event's broadcaster filmed a violent altercation between her and Mikhail Zubkov, her father and coach. As a result of the incident,

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withdrew Mikhail's coaching accreditation, and

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obtained an

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barring him from going within 200 metres of his daughter, although the order was later struck out in the

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. She later joined the

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swim team to continue her training and education.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zubkova, Kateryna 1988 births Ukrainian female backstroke swimmers Living people Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Ukraine Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) National University of Kharkiv alumni Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Kharkiv