Veronika Popova

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Veronika Andrusenko
Personal information
Full nameVeronika Andreyevna Popova
National team Russia
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFSO Rossiya
CoachHonored Coach of Russia Mikhail Gorelik
Honored Coach of Russia Svetlana Egorenko
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Russia
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2017 Budapest4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2012 Istanbul4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Doha4×50 m mixed free
Silver medal – second place2016 Windsor400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Windsor4x200 m freestyle
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Berlin4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Berlin4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Herning4×50 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Netanya200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2012 Chartres200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Herning200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Herning4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netanya100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netanya4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen200 m freestyle

Veronika Andreyevna Andrusenko (née Popova) (Russian: Вероника Андреевна Андрусенко (Попова); born 20 January 1991) is a Russian competitive swimmer.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 10th place in the heats, failing to reach the final. She also took part in the 100 m freestyle (finishing in 17th), the 200 m freestyle (finishing in 6th place), 4 × 200 m freestyle (finishing in 15th) and the 4 × 100 m medley relay (finishing in 4th).[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the same events, finishing in 19th in the 100 m freestyle, 9th in the 200 m freestyle, 10th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, 7th in the 4 × 200 m freestyle and 6th in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2]

In 2019 she was a member[3] of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron.

Personal life

She is married to Vyacheslav Andrusenko, who is also a swimmer for Russia.[2]

References

  1. "Veronika Popova at the official site of the Olympic Games 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. "Veronika Popova Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Team Iron Unveils Official Roster". SwimSwam. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-15.