| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's swimming | ||
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 2004 Madrid | 25 km open water |
| Silver | 2006 Budapest | 25 km open water |
| Bronze | 2002 Potsdam | 25 km open water |
Natalia ("Natalya") Pankina (Russian: Наталия Панкина) is a Russian long distance swimmer. She successfully swam the English Channel in 2007 in a time of 8 h 11 mins.[1] She narrowly missed a medal in the 2007 World Championships, coming 5th in the 25 km open water event, just 10 seconds behind 3rd place.