Polina Alexeyevna Egorova (; born on 25 February 2000) is a Russian

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

and

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She is two-time Youth Olympic Games champion (2018) and six-time European Games champion (2015).

Career

Polina was born in Salavat,

Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...

. Her first coach is Hanif Skafikov. Polina competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She became a six-time champion, won gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke, 50 and 100 m butterfly and two-times in relays.

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Polina Egorova
at the Russian Swimming Federation (archived) * * Russian female butterfly swimmers 2000 births Living people Russian female freestyle swimmers Russian female backstroke swimmers European Games gold medalists for Russia European Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Bashkortostan 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub