Arina Openysheva

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Arina Pavlovna Openysheva (Russian: Арина Павловна Опёнышева; born 24 March 1999) is a Russian competitive swimmer. She won eight medals at the 2015 European Games. Seven medals were gold (200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed medley) making her the most decorated athlete of the Games.

FullnameArina Openysheva
Nationalteam Russia
Born (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 27)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
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Arina Openysheva in November 2016
Personal information
Full nameArina Openysheva
National team Russia
Born (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 27)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Medley
College teamUniversity of Louisville
CoachVladimir Avdeev
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Russia
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2016 Windsor4x200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Glasgow4×100 m mixed freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2017 Taipei4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei200 m freestyle
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Singapore100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Singapore4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Singapore4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2014 Dordrecht4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Utrecht4×100 m mixed medley
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Career

In 2013, Openysheva competed at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival taking 8 gold medals overall in (100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 100 m mixed medley).

In 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships, Openysheva won 8 gold medals in (100 m, 200 m, 400 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 100 m mixed medley).[1] That same year, she competed in seniors at the 2014 European Championships and at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Doha, Qatar.

In June 2015, 16-year-old Openysheva competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, she won seven gold medals including in 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle,[2] and helping the Russian Team win gold in 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle and in 4 × 100 m medley (together with Mariia Kameneva, Maria Astashkina, Polina Egorova broke a new junior world record touching in at 4:03.22).[3] She won silver in 100 m freestyle behind Dutch Marrit Steenbergen. Openysheva was the most decorated athlete at the entire 2015 European Games.

In 2–9 August, Openysheva competed in seniors at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, however she did not reach the semifinals in her events after losing in the preliminary heats. She also competed at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, finishing 4th in the women's 100 m freestyle behind Veronika Popova.

In 25–30 August, Openysheva then competed at the 2015 World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore, she won gold in 4 × 100 m mixed medley (with Anton Chupkov, Irina Pridhoko and Daniil Pakhomov) were Russia threw in a new Junior World record touching in at 3:45.85, she won silver medals in 4 × 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle, bronze medals in 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle.

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