Irina Pozdnyakova

Irina Valentinovna Pozdnyakova (Russian: Ирина Валентиновна Позднякова; born 29 April 1953) is a retired Russian swimmer. In 1966, aged 13, she set a world record in the 200 m breaststroke. The same year she won a silver medal at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1][2][3]

Irina Pozdnyakova

Irina Pozdnyakova in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1953-04-29) 29 April 1953 Moscow, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo Moscow (1965–1972)[1]
Medal record Swimming European Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1966 Utrecht 200 m breaststroke European Junior Championships Representing  Soviet Union 1967 Linköping 100 m breaststroke 1967 Linköping 200 m breaststroke

She is married to the Olympic volleyball player Vyacheslav Zaytsev; they have a daughter, Anna (born 1975), and a son, Ivan, an Olympic volleyball player. Both children hold Italian citizenship: Ivan was born on 2 October 1988 in Italy, where his father played for several years, whereas Anna married an Italian in 1993.[4][5]