Viktoriia Savtsova

Viktoriia Savtsova (born 10 December 1997)[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer.

Viktoriia Savtsova
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born10 December 1997 (1997-12-10) (age 23)
Sport
SportParalympic swimming

She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke S6 event,[2] and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she won silver medals in the 50 metre freestyle S6,[3] 100 metre freestyle S6[4] and 100 metre breaststroke SB5 events.[3]

Savtsova also competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships where she broke the world record and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle event[5] and won silver medals in the 100 metre breaststroke event and the 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay. She also won silver medals in the 100 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events at the 2015 Championships.[3]

References

  1. "Viktoriia Savtsova". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-04.
  2. "Medals for ParalympicsGB swim duo". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "Viktoriia Savtsova - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. "Paralympics day 10: swimming, athletics and football – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Paralympic great breaks world record as hosts Portugal win first medal at IPC Swimming European Open Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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