Yelyzaveta Mereshko Explained

Yelyzaveta Mereshko
Club:Sport Life
Coach:Ella Benedyk
Birth Date:1992 7, df=y
Birth Place:Kherson, Ukraine
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Yelyzaveta "Liza" Mereshko (born 8 July 1992) is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. In 2015, she set the world record for the S6 100m freestyle event.

Mereshko took silver in the SM6 200m Individual Medley at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London. She was beaten by Maisie Summers-Newton who created a new world record for the Medley when she beat Mereshko.[1] The record had been set earlier that year by Summers-Newton in Glasgow.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-11. Maisie Summers-Newton sets world record on golden night for Britain. 2021-07-05. Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. en.
  2. Web site: 2019-04-25. Records tumble as Brits win World Series gold in Glasgow. 2021-07-05. Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. en.