Vlada Alexandrovna Chigireva ( rus, Влада Александровна Чигирёва, , ˈvladə ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnə tɕɪɡʲɪˈrʲɵvə; born 18 December 1994) is a Russian competitor in

synchronised swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

. Chigireva won six gold medals at

World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ...

: three in

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and three in

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. She was also the solo and team champion in both the

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and the

2012 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships The 13th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held September 12–16, 2012 in Volos, Greece. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 33 nations, swimming in four events: Solo, Duet, Team and Free c ...

. She also won a gold medal at the

2014 European Aquatics Championships The 2014 European Aquatics Championships took place from 13 to 24 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany. It was the 31st edition of the championships, and was held in a temporary facility placed in the centre of the Berlin Velodrome. Great Britain head ...

, as well as two gold medals at the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

. She missed the 2018 European Championships due to a knee injury in 2017 that required surgery. Chigireva spent much time in a pool since early age, as her mother is a swimming coach, and took up swimming aged five. She has a degree in sports psychology from the

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и тур ...

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Profile at the 2013 Summer Universiade
1994 births Living people Russian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Universiade medalists in synchronized swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Synchronized swimmers at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships Artistic swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rostov-on-Don {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub