Nadežda Maksimova (born 17 April 1960) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n para swimmer. She was born in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

. She started her swimming exercising in 1969. Her coach has been Rein Põldme. She participated on

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

and

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

. 1986–1990 she competed also at World Championships, and won several medals, including one gold medal. 1980–1990 she won many Estonian and Soviet Championships. 1980–1996 she was a member of Estonian national para swimming team.

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Living people 1960 births Paralympic swimmers for Estonia Estonian people of Russian descent Swimmers from Tallinn Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-swimming-bio-stub