Yelyzaveta Mereshko

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Yelyzaveta Mereshko
in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)
Kherson, Ukraine
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSport Life
CoachElla Benedyk
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB5
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200 m ind. medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S7
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow mixed 4×50m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 200m medley SM6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 200m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 200m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S6

Yelyzaveta "Liza" Mereshko (born 8 July 1992) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. In 2015, she set the world record for the S6 100m freestyle event.

Mereshko took silver in the SM6 200m Individual Medley at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London. She was beaten by Maisie Summers-Newton who created a new world record for the Medley when she beat Mereshko.[1] The record had been set earlier that year by Summers-Newton in Glasgow.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maisie Summers-Newton sets world record on golden night for Britain". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Records tumble as Brits win World Series gold in Glasgow". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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