Russian synchronizer Romashina Svetlana: biography, sports career, personal life

Romashina Svetlana is rightfully considered one of the best synchro synchronists in the world. Athlete is a multiple champion of world and continental championships.

Biography

Svetlana Alexeyevna Romashina was born in Moscow in 1989. At the age of five, the future "goldfish" of Russia first came with her mother into the pool. At that time, the girl was already engaged in a dance studio, but Svetlana Romashina fully revealed her potential in the water.

Swimming was given to her very easily, so the coaches advised her mother to give her daughter in the synchronic section. So, at the age of 9 Romashina began to seriously engage in sports under the direction of Tatyana Danchenko.

The future Olympic champion managed to combine training in synchronized swimming, ballroom dancing and schooling. After the diet against a girl has a gastritis, in its daily routine there is only sport.

Persistent, and sometimes exhausting, training gave fruit - at the age of 15 Romashina Svetlana became the youngest in the Russian national synchronized swimming team.

But even the tightest training schedules did not prevent the young athlete from getting an education. After school she graduated from MGUESI, and then as a second higher education she chose the faculty of sports management at Moscow State University.

"Golden" sports career

The beginning of a professional sports career in Romashina turned out simply stunning. Already at the first world championship for herself, 16-year-old Svetlana makes a "golden" double, winning in group exercises and in combination. A year later, she repeats her achievement at the continental championship in Budapest.

World glory at times was a very heavy burden for a young athlete, because because of the tight training regime, she practically did not see her parents. On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, Romashina Svetlana wanted to leave the sport, and only her coach Danchenko managed to dissuade the young synchronicist from this act. As it turned out, not in vain.

For his sporting career Romashina eighteen times won the world championships, and did it both in solo discipline, and in paired and group performances. Also Svetlana is a tenfold winner of the continental championship. At the Universiade in Kazan in 2013, her collection of gold medals was replenished with two more copies.

In 2013, the synchronist becomes the best athlete of the year according to the Federation of Sports Journalists, she was awarded the Silver Sword award.

One of the reasons for Romachina's successful career is her ability to stay under water for a long time. Svetlana can hold her breath for almost 5 minutes, which is very good for synchronous swimming .

Olympic shine of medals

Romashina Svetlana in 2008 for the first time performed at the Olympics in Beijing. She took part in group competitions as part of the Russian team, which managed to perform brilliantly and win gold awards.

Since 2009, Romashina performed in a duet with another well-known synchronizer - Natalia Ishchenko. Together, they won the London Olympics. But on this "golden" medal rain did not end for Svetlana. Acting in the group, she became a two-time winner of the Games.

In 2015 Romashina Svetlana missed the home world championship due to injury. There was a question about the end of sports career. But after a short hesitation the leader of the Russian national synchronized swimming team decided to play at the games in Rio de Janeiro.

Together with Ishchenko, to the sounds of "Tsyganochka" mermaids once again showed their superiority over rivals. A few days later, the Russian team won the group, ahead of the strong teams of Japan, China and Ukraine. Thus, Svetlana Romashina became a five-time Olympic champion.

Personal life

Even on vacation Romashina Svetlana can not live without water. For her favorite hobby is sailing, and the synchronizer has already managed to take part in several regattas.

For several years Svetlana has been living in a civil marriage with Nikolai Zakharov. In the future, the "goldfish" of Russia plans to officially legalize their relationship and become a mother.