| Full Name | Maria Shurochkina (Мария Шурочкина) |
| Nation | Russian Federation |
| Birthdate | June 30, 1995 |
| Olympics | 2016, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Social Media | Instagram | VK |
Career Highlights
2016 and 2020 Olympic champion…11-time World champion (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)… Six-time European champion… Won gold at her first senior European Championships with the team in 2014, and two golds as well at the 2013 Summer University Games.
2022: Did not compete internationally after FINA banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions due to the nations’ involvement in the invasion of Ukraine and the breach of the Olympic Truce.
2021: Olympic Gold medalist in the team event in Tokyo… Won gold in technical team at the European Championships… Also swam in that event at the third World Series stop in Kazan.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Won three gold medals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in technical team, free team and free combination… Won the technical and free team events at the European Cup in St. Petersburg and helped the team qualify to the 2020 Olympics… Competed as part of the technical and free team routines all season, and won gold in both at the Russian Nationals (ASWS #3) and the Spanish Open (ASWS #8).
2018: Earned two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the technical and free team. Won gold in the technical and free team events at the Budapest Open… Served as alternate for the technical team that ended first at the French Open.
2017: Two-time World champion in technical and free team in Budapest, Hungary.
2016: Olympic Gold medalist in the team event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… Two-time European champion (technical team, free combination) in London.