Anna Hontar

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Cerebral Palsy

Classification

S6, SB5, SM6

Further personal information

Occupation

Student

Languages

English, German, Russian, Ukrainian

Higher education

Physical Education - Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University: Mykolayiv, UKR

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began swimming at age five in Kherson, Ukraine.

Why this sport?

Doctors encouraged her parents to take her to a swimming pool.

Club / Team

Invasport: Mykolayiv, UKR

Name of coach

Mykola Ilin [personal], UKR, from 2015

International debut

Year

2018

Competing for

Ukraine

Tournament

European Championships

Location

Dublin, IRL

General interest

Nicknames

Anya, Golden Fish (grivna.ks.ua, 18 May 2016)

Hobbies

Going for walks with friends. (Athlete, 05 Jul 2018)

Hero / Idol

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 05 Jul 2018)

Awards and honours

In recognition of the bronze medal she won at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Princess Olga [third class] in Ukraine. (zakon.rada.gov.ua, 16 Sep 2021)

She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (mms.gov.ua, 30 Dec 2021)