| Full Name | Vasilina Kozyr (née Khandoshka) (Василина Хондошко) |
| Nation | Belarus |
| Birthdate | August 16, 2001 |
| Olympics | 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Social Media | Instagram | VK |
Career Highlights
2020 Olympian… 2018 and 2019 European Junior champion in figures… Focuses mostly on the solo event as she lives and trains in Moscow, Russia… Competed at the 2017 and 2019 FINA World Championships… European bronze medalist in solo… Swam at the 2016, 2018 and 2021 European Championships… Standout career as a junior and 13-15 swimmer… Competed at the 2016 and 2018 FINA Junior World Championships… Two-time silver medalist at the 2016 COMEN Cup.
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… Swam in solo and duet at the Russian National Championships and Russia-hosted Friendship Games.
2021: Placed 11th in duet at the Olympic Games, Belarus’ best-ever finish… Won bronze in technical solo at the European Championships… Also finished fourth in free solo, technical duet and free duet at that meet… Earned a silver medal in duet at the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament and secured spot to Tokyo.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Competed in both junior and senior categories… Placed ninth in technical solo, 10th in free solo, 15th in free duet, 16th in technical duet at the world championships… Finished ninth in technical duet at the European Cup… Also swam at four world series meets – Paris, Kazan, Tokyo and Barcelona… In the junior category, won the figures event at the European Junior Championships, and ended fourth in technical and free solo.
2018: Only swam both solo events all year… Competed in both junior and senior categories… Placed seventh in technical solo and eighth in free solo at the European Championships… Performed at four world series meets in the solo events – Paris, Tokyo, Samorin and Budapest… In the junior category, won the figures event at the European Junior Championships… Also finished fifth in technical and free solo… Swam at the World Junior Championships and placed fifth in free solo and sixth in technical solo.
2017: Competed in both junior and senior categories… Placed 10th in free solo at the world championships… Also contributed to the team routines that finished 10th in combo and 13th in free, and served as alternate to the technical team… At the European Junior Championships, ended fifth in solo, seventh in team and ninth in duet.
2016: Competed in all three age groups… Won silver in solo and figures at the COMEN Cup… Placed eighth in solo and 10th in team at the junior world championships… Competed at the European Junior Championships and finished fourth in solo and seventh in team… Swam at the European Championships in all three team routines (tech, free, combo) that finished seventh.