Natalya Vladimirovna Shibayeva (russian: Наталья Владимировна Шибаева, uk, Наталія Володимирівна Шибаєва; born 28 July 1968) is a retired Ukrainian swimmer. She won three medals for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

at the

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and

1985 European Aquatics Championships The 1985 European Aquatics Championships were held in "Cherveno zname" swim complex in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 August until 11 August 1985. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. The first ever ...

. She also competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

for the Unified Team, but did not reach the finals. She retired from swimming in 1992 and in 1993 graduated from the University of Kharkiv with a degree in history. In 2002, she defended her PhD and then worked as assistant professor in economics at the same university. She is married to a former Olympic swimmer and coach

Mikhail Zubkov Mikhail Zubkov (russian: Михаил Зубков; born 24 August 1968) is a retired Russian swimmer. He competed in the 200 m and 400 m medley events at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fourth and 13th, respectively. He is married to a fo ...

. Their daughter Kateryna Zubkova (born 14 July 1988) is also an Olympic swimmer.

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1968 births Living people Soviet female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Soviet female swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Unified Team Ukrainian female swimmers Sportspeople from Kharkiv National University of Kharkiv alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub