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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S6, SB6, SM6
Further personal information
Residence
Moscow, RUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Italian, Russian
Higher education
Physical Education - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2003 in Moscow, Russian Federation.
Why this sport?
Her mother took her to a rehabilitation centre with a swimming pool to improve her physical condition. Eventually, she took part in a local competition and was spotted by a swimming coach.
Club / Team
Youth of Moscow: Russia
Name of coach
Natalia Stepanova [personal], RUS, from 2003
General interest
Nicknames
Mermaid, Nastya (zhivusportom.rf, 01 Mar 2019; Athlete, 23 Mar 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her parents, her coaches, and her friends. (Athlete, 25 Feb 2020)
Hero / Idol
Italian Para swimmer Federico Morlacchi. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Just do it." (Athlete, 23 Mar 2015)
Awards and honours
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (ekranswim.ru, 25 Jan 2020; minsport.gov.ru, 30 Dec 2019)
For her performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing she received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 30 Sep 2009)
For her performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing she received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 30 Sep 2009)
Famous relatives
Her father Alexey Diodorov has been awarded the title of Master of Sport of International Class in freestyle wrestling. (zhivusportom.rf, 01 Mar 2019)
Ambitions
To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2019)
Impairment
At age three she got into an electrical substation and received an electric shock, which resulted in the amputation of both her arms. (zhivusportom.rf, 01 Mar 2019)
Other information
FUTURE
When her athletic career ends, she plans to open a Para sports club to help children with an impairment get involved in sport. "It was always interesting for me to share my experience with other people. I hold master classes but when I began to teach seriously, I realised that it was difficult for me to force children. They do not progress immediately and to achieve some result it takes a long training time to do it - to repeat the same for a month, two, and then everything suddenly turns out as it should. I also want to engage in rehabilitation and it will be not only swimming but a complex of various sports." (Athlete, 14 Aug 2019; zhivusportom.rf, 01 Mar 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied sports management at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Moscow, Russian Federation. (life.ru, 03 Dec 2016)
NAME CHANGE
Her parents named her Evdokia when she was born, but her mother Lyudmila recalls that she would call herself different names including Nastya. At age two-and-a-half her parents changed her name to Anastasia, for which Nastya is a nickname. (kp.ru, 07 Apr 2004)
When her athletic career ends, she plans to open a Para sports club to help children with an impairment get involved in sport. "It was always interesting for me to share my experience with other people. I hold master classes but when I began to teach seriously, I realised that it was difficult for me to force children. They do not progress immediately and to achieve some result it takes a long training time to do it - to repeat the same for a month, two, and then everything suddenly turns out as it should. I also want to engage in rehabilitation and it will be not only swimming but a complex of various sports." (Athlete, 14 Aug 2019; zhivusportom.rf, 01 Mar 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied sports management at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Moscow, Russian Federation. (life.ru, 03 Dec 2016)
NAME CHANGE
Her parents named her Evdokia when she was born, but her mother Lyudmila recalls that she would call herself different names including Nastya. At age two-and-a-half her parents changed her name to Anastasia, for which Nastya is a nickname. (kp.ru, 07 Apr 2004)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 7 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-30 | 3 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final Round | 2012-08-30 | 8 | |
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-01 | 7 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 7 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 3 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-04 | 7 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 7 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-07 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 6 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-15 | 6 | |
| Women's 4x50 m Medley 20pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 2 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 1 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-17 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-13 | 2 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 4 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-15 | 5 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 18 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 8 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-17 | 6 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 3 |