| Full Name | Svetlana Kolesnichenko (Светлана Колесниченко) |
| Nation | Russian Federation |
| Birthdate | September 20, 1993 |
| Olympics | 2016, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Social Media | Instagram | VK |
Career Highlights
Three-time Olympic Champion (2016 – team; 2020 – duet, team)… 16-time World Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)… Was part of the duet during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and again since 2017… Swam in solo for the first time as a senior at the 2017 World Championships… 11-time European Champion (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)… Won two golds at the 2013 Summer University Games.
2025: On maternity leave.
2024: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Earned gold in technical solo, technical duet and free duet at the BRICS Games, and served as reserve to the technical team there… Also won gold in technical solo and technical duet at the national championships.
2023: Ineligible to compete internationally… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Earned gold in technical duet and free duet at the Federation Cup… Won gold in technical solo, free solo, technical duet and free duet at the national championships, and served as reserve to the technical team there.
2022: Ineligible to compete internationally due to bans from sports events following to the nation’s involvement in the invasion of Ukraine and the breach of the Olympic Truce… Swam in competitions organized by the Russian Federation… Won gold in technical duet and free duet at the Solidarity Games and the Russian National Championships.
2021: Olympic Gold medalist in the duet and team events in Tokyo… Won gold in technical duet, free duet, and technical team at the European Championships… Also swam at the third World Series stop in Kazan in technical duet and technical team.
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 solo, technical duet and free duet…Won the technical and free duet events at the European Cup in St. Petersburg and helped the duet qualify to the 2020 Olympics…Competed as part of the duet routines all season, and won gold in both at the Russian Nationals (ASWS #3) and the Japan Open (ASWS #4).
2018: Won four gold medals at the European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in technical and free solo, and technical and free duet. First at the French Open in free solo and technical duet.
2017: Four-time World champion in technical and free solo and duet in Budapest, Hungary… Made her debut as a senior soloist for the first time in her career… Named FINA’s Best Female Artistic Swimmer.
2016: Olympic gold medalist in the team event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil… Two-time European champion (technical team, free combination) in London.
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