Polina Alexeyevna Egorova (russian: Полина Алексеевна Егорова; born on 25 February 2000) is a Russian

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

and backstroke

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She is two-time Youth Olympic Games champion (2018) and six-time European Games champion (2015).

Career

Polina was born in Salavat,

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

. Her first coach is Hanif Skafikov. Polina competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She became a six-time champion, won gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke, 50 and 100 m butterfly and two-times in relays.

References

External links

Polina Egorova
on Russian Swimming Federation website Russian female butterfly swimmers 2000 births Living people Russian female freestyle swimmers Russian female backstroke swimmers European Games gold medalists for Russia European Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Bashkortostan {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub