Ani Palian

Palian has cerebral palsy and competes in S7 classification races.^[1]

She competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games where she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event.^[2]

She competed for Ukraine at the World Para Swimming Championships in 2010, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle event, and in 2013, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle relay event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7 and 100 metre freestyle S7 events. She competed for Russia in 2015 and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event, a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle S7 event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7, 4x50 metre freestyle and 4x100 metre medley relay events.^[1]

She also competed at the World Para Swimming European Championships in 2011, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle S7 event.^[3]

She was awarded with the Order of Princess Olga, third class, for her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games.^[1] However, in 2015, after the occupation of Crimea by Russia, she began representing Russia in international competitions.^[1] In 2018, she joined the pro-Vladimir Putin organization PutinTeam.^[4]