Natalia Pankina

Natalia Pankina
Medal record
Women's swimming
Competitor for  Russia
World Championships
2004 Dubai 25 km open water
2006 Napoli 25 km open water
2008 Sevilla 25 km open water
European Championships
2004 Madrid 25 km open water
2006 Budapest 25 km open water
2002 Potsdam 25 km open water

Natalia ("Natalya") Pankina (Russian: Наталия Панкина) is a Russian long distance swimmer. She was the first Russian woman who 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.

References

  1. Dover Life Channel Swimming - Successful Crossings


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