Svetlana Romashina

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevna and the family name is Romashina.

Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina (Russian: Светлана Алексеевна Ромашина, IPA: [svʲɪˈtɫanə rɐˈmaʂɨnə]; born September 21, 1989) is a former Russian synchronized swimmer. She won a total of 41 gold medals while competing in four Olympic Games, seven world championships, and six European championships. After winning two golds at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the most decorated athlete in the history of her sport.^[1][2]

Svetlana Romashina

Romashina in June 2021
Personal information
Full name	Svetlana Alekseyevna Romashina
Nationality	Russian
Born	21 September 1989 (1989-09-21) (age 35) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronised swimming
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Coach	Tatiana Danchenko (Duet) Tatyana Pokrovskaya (Team)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 7 0 0 World Championships 21 0 0 European Championships 13 0 0 Summer Universiade 2 0 0 Total 43 0 0 Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Duet 2020 Tokyo Team Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Duet 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Duet 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships 2005 Montreal Team 2005 Montreal Free routine combination 2007 Melbourne Team technical routine 2007 Melbourne Team free routine 2007 Melbourne Free routine combination 2009 Rome Duet technical routine 2009 Rome Duet free routine 2009 Rome Team free routine 2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine 2011 Shanghai Duet free routine 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination 2013 Barcelona Solo free routine 2013 Barcelona Solo technical routine 2013 Barcelona Duet free routine 2013 Barcelona Duet technical routine 2015 Kazan Solo technical routine 2015 Kazan Duet technical routine 2015 Kazan Duet free routine 2019 Gwangju Solo free routine 2019 Gwangju Duet technical routine 2019 Gwangju Duet free routine European Championships 2006 Budapest Team 2006 Budapest Free routine combination 2010 Budapest Team 2010 Budapest Duet 2010 Budapest Free routine combination 2012 Eindhoven Duet 2014 Berlin Solo 2016 London Solo technical routine 2016 London Duet free routine 2016 London Duet technical routine 2020 Budapest Duet free routine 2020 Budapest Duet technical routine 2020 Budapest Team technical routine Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Solo 2013 Kazan Duet

After leading the Russian Olympic Committee squad to victory at the Tokyo Games, Romashina announced the end of her Olympic career.^[3][4]

Career

Early career

Born in Moscow, Romashina began training in artistic swimming at age six. At fifteen years old, she won two gold medals in team competition and combo routine at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.^[5]

World Championships

After the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Romashina became the most awarded athlete in the history of synchronized swimming with 21 gold medals. She surpassed her compatriot, Natalia Ishchenko, who holds 19 gold medals from the World Championships.^[6]

Olympic Games

Romashina won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the team competition at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[7][8][9] She also won the duet event at London and Rio de Janeiro with Natalia Ishchenko. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, Romashina partnered with Svetlana Kolesnichenko and won the duet event.^[10][11]

Retirement

Romashina announced her retirement from artistic swimming in 2023.

Personal life

In 2017, Romashina gave birth to her daughter Alexandra.^[12]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists