Maryna Piddubna

Ukraine

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Classification

S11, SB11, SM11

Further personal information

Residence

Kharkiv, UKR

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English, German, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian

Higher education

English, English Literature, Translation/interpretation - Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University: Ukraine

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began swimming in 2005 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Why this sport?

She was encouraged to take up the sport at school by coaches who aimed to improve the pupils' health. "For me, the water is as reliable as the floor, like walking on the ground. I love just stroking along, thinking about things. It's cool. I like the speed, the bubbling of the water around you, the splashes. You feel like someone is racing alongside you. This, of course, is exciting."

Club / Team

Invasport: Kharkiv, UKR

Name of coach

Oksana Vorontsova [personal], UKR

General interest

Hobbies

Perfumery, reading, listening to music, studying languages. (Athlete, 19 Mar 2021)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning gold and setting a world record in the S11 50m freestyle at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Aug 2021; mixsport.pro, 08 Sep 2020; Athlete, 06 Mar 2020; paralympic.org, 14 Aug 2018)

Most influential person in career

Her parents. (Athlete, 03 Apr 2015)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Fight until victory." (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Awards and honours

She won the Strong Spirit prize at the 2019 Heroes of the Sports awards in Ukraine. (naiu.org.ua, 11 Mar 2020)

in recognition of her performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she received the Order of Princess Olga [third class] from the president of Ukraine (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2020)

Impairment

At age three she was treated for redness of the eyes that doctors attributed to conjunctivitis. She later underwent surgery, but her vision continued to deteriorate. (naiu.org.ua, 11 Mar 2020; nakipelo.ua, 24 Apr 2017)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Heat 3	2012-08-31	4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Heat 1	2012-09-01	4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Final Round	2012-09-02	5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Heat 2	2012-09-02	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Heat 3	2012-09-08	3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Final Round	2012-09-08	7

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Final 1	2013-08-12	3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Heat 1	2013-08-13	8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Final 1	2013-08-13	8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Heat 2	2013-08-15	8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Final 1	2013-08-15	6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Final 1	2013-08-18	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Heat 2	2013-08-18	3

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Heat 1	2015-07-13	11
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Final 1	2015-07-15	3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Heat 2	2015-07-15	3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Heat 1	2015-07-16	6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Final 1	2015-07-16	5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Heat 1	2015-07-17	9999

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Heat 1	2016-09-09	2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11	Final Round	2016-09-09	4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Final Round	2016-09-12	3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11	Heat 1	2016-09-12	2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Heat 2	2016-09-15	4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11	Final Round	2016-09-15	7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Heat 2	2016-09-16	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11	Final Round	2016-09-16	4