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Svetlana Varganova

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Svetlana Varganova
Personal information
Born (1964-11-19) November 19, 1964 (age 59)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 200 m breaststroke
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 200m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil 4x100m medley relay

Svetlana Varganova (born 19 November 1964) is a Russian former swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Throughout her athletic career, Svetlana Varganova participated in two major international competitions, namely the 1980 Olympics and the 1982 World Championships. At the Olympics, she won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event, while at the 1982 Worlds, she achieved a gold medal in the same event, as well as a bronze medal in the medley relay. In addition, Varganova broke a world record for the 200m breaststroke, recording a time of 2:31.09 in 1979. In national competitions, she won a single Soviet title for the 100 breaststroke in 1982, and also secured two silver medals (1982–83) and two bronze medals (1979, 1981) for the 200 breaststroke event at the Soviet championships. Following the conclusion of her competitive career, Varganova worked as a swimming coach in her hometown of Leningrad, which is now known as St. Petersburg.[2]

She was arrested in an extensive drug bust conducted by Narcotics Control Bureau of Government of India in Goa, India in April 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Svetlana Varganova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Svetlana Varganova Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and age". olympics.com/en/. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Overend, Riley (2023-04-30). "Russian Olympic Medalist Svetlana Varganova Arrested as Part of Drug Sting in India". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-05-02.