Kateryna Zubkova
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Kateryna Zubkova

Personal information
Full nameКатерина Михайлівна Зубкова
NationalityUkraine
StrokesButterfly
Birth dateJuly 14, 1988(age 22)
Birth placeKharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
Height5'7" (170 cm)
Weight121 lbs (55 kg)

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Kateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova ( ) (born July 14, 1988 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian swimmer. She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European breaststroke champion. She has competed at numerous international meets, including the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2004 and 2006 European Short Course Swimming Championships, and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, she briefly made national headlines after the event's broadcaster filmed a violent altercation between her and her father and coach Mikhail Zubkov. As a result of the incident, FINA withdrew Mikhail's coaching accreditation, and Victoria Police obtained an intervention order barring him from going within 200 metres of his daughter, although the order was later struck out in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

Most recently, joined the Indiana University swim team to continue her training and education.


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Medal Record
World Championships (SC)
Silver2008 Manchester100 m backstroke
Bronze2008 Manchester50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold2004 Vienna100 m backstroke
Silver2008 Rijeka50 m backstroke
Silver2008 Rijeka100 m backstroke

European Short Course Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

1996: Antje Buschschulte (GER) * 1998: Sandra Völker (GER) * 1999: Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP) * 2000 - 2001: Ilona Hlaváčková (CZE) * 2002 - 2003: Antje Buschschulte (GER) * 2004: Kateryna Zubkova (UKR) * 2005 - 2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2008: Sanja Jovanović (CRO) * 2009: Ksenia Moskvina (RUS)



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