Mikhail Zubkov (; born 24 August 1968) is a retired Russian swimmer. He competed in the 200 m and 400 m medley events at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

and finished fourth and 13th, respectively. He is married to a former Olympic swimmer Natalya Shibayeva. Their daughter

Kateryna Zubkova Kateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova () (born 14 July 1988 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian swimmer. Career She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European breaststroke champion. She has competed at numerous international meets, ...

(born 14 July 1988) is also an Olympic swimmer. Zubkov was trained by Gennadi Touretski, and after retirement became a swimming coach himself. In 2007, he was banned for six years from international swimming competitions after a fight with his daughter at the World Championships. The daughter did not blame Zubkov for the incident, and the case was dismissed by the Australian police. However, the brawl was filmed by a security camera and circulated worldwide, thereby damaging the reputation of swimming.Украинский тренер по плаванию Михаил Зубков дисквалифицирован на шесть лет
sweet211.ru (2007-03-31).

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1968 births Living people Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Russian male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Perm, Russia Soviet male medley swimmers 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub