Mariya Fedorivna Havrysh ( uk, Марія Федорівна Гавриш; russian: Мария Федоровна Гавриш; 12 June 1931 – 10 November 2001)Biography of Mariya Havrysh
was a Ukrainian swimmer. She was the first Soviet swimmer to reach an Olympic finals – at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

she finished sixth in the 200 m breaststroke. Between 1949 and 1955 she won 11 national titles (1949–1955) and set 19 national records in the 200 m breaststroke and 100 m butterfly events. After marriage she changed her last name to Firsova ( uk, Фірсова, russian: Фирсова). Since 1989, when masters competitions had been introduced in the Soviet Union, she competed in this category and won four national titles, setting two national records (1989–1991) in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke. After breakup of the Soviet Union, she competed in Ukraine, winning four national titles in 1992–1993.

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1931 births 2001 deaths Ukrainian female breaststroke swimmers Ukrainian female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Soviet female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union Soviet female butterfly swimmers Sportspeople from Vinnytsia {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub