Sofiia Hrechko

Sofiia Hrechko
Personal information
Full nameSofiia Oleksiivna Hrechko
Born (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19)
Kharkiv, Ukraine[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFinswimming
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Games 1 1 0
World Championships 3 5 3
Total 4 6 3
Women's finswimming
Representing  Ukraine
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 200 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 400 m surface
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 4x200 m surface
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 400 m surface
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 800 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tomsk 4x100 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tomsk 4x200 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali 200 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 4x200 m surface
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 400 m surface
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tomsk 400 m surface
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade 4x100 m surface
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade 200 m surface

Sofiia Oleksiivna Hrechko (Ukrainian: Софія Олексіївна Гречко, born 21 June 2005 in Kharkiv[2]) is a Ukrainian finswimmer.[3]

Career

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In 2019, Sofiia won a gold medal in the 200 metres surface and a bronze in the 100 metres surface at the World Junior Championships in Sharm El Sheikh.[4]

She competed at the 2021 Finswimming World Championships in Tomsk, winning two silver medals in the 4x100 and 4x200 metres surface relay and a bronze one in the 400 metres surface.[5][6]

In 2022, at the World Championships in Cali, Sofiia became a three times world champion in the 4x200 metres surface relay and the 400 and 800 metres surface. She also won a silver medal in the 200 metres surface.[7][8] Later, she won a gold medal in the 200 metres surface and a silver one in the 400 metres surface at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham.[9]

At the 2024 Finswimming World Championships in Budapest Sofiia won two silver medals in the 4x200 metres surface relay and the 400 metres surface. She also won two bronze ones in the 4x100 metres surface relay and the 200 metres surface.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Харків'янка виграла "бронзу" ЧС-2022 з підводного плавання у ластах" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Склад офіційної делегації збірної України" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Sofiia Hrechko". Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Украинцы завоевали 6 наград на юниорском ЧМ по подводному спорту". uatv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "CMAS Finswimming World Championship Tomsk 2021 (Russia)" (PDF). CMAS. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Program – Finswimming World Championship 20/21". tomsk2020.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ "На Чемпіонаті світу з підводного плавання українки завоювали три медалі". podrobnosti.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Українці виграли дев'ять медалей на ЧС з підводного спорту у Колумбії". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Україна завоювала дві медалі у шостий день Всесвітніх ігор-2022 та йде у топ-5 медального заліку". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Збірна України здобула шість медалей на ЧС з підводного спорту". ua.news.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 July 2024.