Larisa Tsaryova
Russian swimmer
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Larisa Nikolayevna Tsaryova (also Tsareva, Russian: Лариса Николаевна Царёва; born 10 August 1958) is a retired Russian swimmer who won three bronze medals at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in five events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and fifth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1976. In 1980, her freestyle relay was disqualified for improper changeover.[2]
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| Born | 10 August 1958 Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She won three Soviet Championship titles in 1976 – 100 m freestyle, 4 x 100 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m combined and 100 m freestyle title in 1978.[3] Currently, she is a deputy director of an Olympic boarding school in Moscow.[4]
