Aksana Petrushenka

Aksana Petrushenka also spelt as Oksana Petrushenka[1] (born 25 September 1984) is a Belarusian deaf swimmer who is also a current world record holder among deaf swimmers in women's 100m and 200m breaststroke.[2][3] She has represented Belarus at the Deaflympics in five occasions in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.[4] She is considered to be the second most decorated woman in Deaflympics history with a record haul of 28 medals, which is second highest among women in Deaflympics after Cindy-Lu Bailey.

Aksana Petrushenka
Aksana Petrushenka (right) along with fellow Belarusian swimmer Natalia Deeva (left) posing with gold medals during the 2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships Award Ceremony of Women's 200 Breaststroke event
Personal information
Nationality Belarus
Born (1984-09-25) September 25, 1984
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Women's Swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Deaflympics 14 8 6
Deaflympics
Melbourne 2005200m individual medley
Taipei 2009100m breaststroke
Taipei 2009200m breaststroke
Taipei 2009200m individual medley
Taipei 20094x100m medley relay
Sofia 201350m breaststroke
Sofia 20134x100m freestyle relay
Sofia 201350m freestyle
Sofia 2013200m breaststroke
Sofia 2013200m medley relay
Sofia 20134x100m medley relay
Samsun 2017100m breaststroke
Samsun 2017200m breaststroke
Samsun 201750m breaststroke
Melbourne 2005100m freestyle
Melbourne 20054x100m freestyle relay
Melbourne 200550m breaststroke
Melbourne 2005100m breaststroke
Sofia 201350m breaststroke
Taipei 200950m freestyle
Samsun 20174×100m freestyle relay
Samsun 20174×100 medley relay
Rome 20014x100m freestyle relay
Melbourne 20054x100m medley relay
Melbourne 20054x200m freestyle relay
Melbourne 2005200m freestyle
Melbourne 2005200m breaststroke
Taipei 20094x100m freestyle relay

Career

She made her Deaflympic debut at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics and claimed her first Deaflympic medal in the same multi-sport event which was a bronze in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[5] She claimed her first Deaflympic gold medal at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in the women's 200m individual medley.[6]

She was awarded the ICSD Deaf Sportswoman of the Year Award in 2009 by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf for her medal success at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics where she bagged six medals including four gold medals.[7][8][9][10][11] On 8 August 2011, she set a new world record as well as World Deaf Championship record in women's 200m breaststroke among deaf during the World Deaf Swimming Championships.[12]

She also received the EDSO Sportswoman of the Year award in 2013 from the European Deaf Sports Organisation mainly for her performances at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics where she clinched seven medals including six gold medals.[13]

On 11 August 2015, she broke her own deaf world record in women's 100m breaststroke during the 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships.[14][15][16] She also claimed three gold medals in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.[17]

References
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  6. "Melbourne 2005 - Swimming 200m individual medley (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. "2009 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". Disabled World. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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  11. "Taipei 2009 - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  12. "4th World Deaf Swimming Championship Results". nebula.wsimg.com. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  13. "European Deaf Sports Organisation | EDSO Sportswoman and Sportsman of the year 2013". Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  14. "World Deaf Swimming Championships: Trio of World Deaf Records Fall". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  15. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). www.lpdsurdos.org.pt. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  16. "Six more individual world records highlight second half of World Deaf Swimming Championships". SwimSwam. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  17. https://www.belarus.by/en/press-center/press-release/2017-summer-deaflympics-belarus-wins-two-medals-on-day-one_i_61142.html
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