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Larisa Tsaryova

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Larisa Tsaryova
Personal information
Born (1958-08-10) 10 August 1958 (age 66)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBurevestnik Moscow
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley

Larisa Nikolayevna Tsaryova (also Tsareva, Russian: Лариса Николаевна Царёва; born 10 August 1958) is a retired Russian swimmer who won three bronze medals at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in five events at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and fifth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1976. In 1980, her freestyle relay was disqualified for improper changeover.[2]

She won national titles in the 100 m freestyle in 1976 and 1978.[3] Currently, she is a deputy director of an Olympic boarding school in Moscow.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Larisa TSAREVA. les-sports.info.
  2. ^ Larisa Tsaryova. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ 1987 1978 National Championships. swimmingmasters.narod.ru
  4. ^ Царева Лариса. ussr-swimming.ru