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Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Herasimenia with bronze medal won at the 4×50 mixed medley relay, 2015 European Short Course Championships, Netanya
Personal information
Full nameAliaksandra Herasimenia
Nationality Belarus
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 50 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rijeka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rijeka 4x50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen 100 m backstroke

Aliaksandra Herasimenia (Belarusian: Аляксандра Віктараўна Герасіменя; Łacinka: Aliaksandra Viktaraŭna Hierasimienia; born 31 December 1985) is a Belarusian swimmer.[1] She specialises in sprint freestyle and backstroke events.

Career

Kazan 2015

Despite a two-year ban for a positive test for norandrosterone in 2003,[2] Gerasimenya returned to win gold medals at both the European and World Championships.

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle, tied with Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark in a time of 53.45.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won silver medals in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events behind Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aliaksandra Herasimenia". FINA. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Gerasimenya's Ban Reduced to Two Years". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-17.[permanent dead link]
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