Kateryna Zubkova

Kateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova (Ukrainian: Катери́на Миха́йлівна Зубко́ва) (born July 14, 1988 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian swimmer.

Kateryna Zubkova
Personal information
Full nameКатерина Михайлівна Зубкова
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1988-07-14) July 14, 1988
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2008 Manchester 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2008 Manchester 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rijeka 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rijeka 100 m backstroke

Career

She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European breaststroke champion. She has competed at numerous international meets, including the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2004 and 2006 European Short Course Swimming Championships, and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.

During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, she briefly made national headlines after the event's broadcaster filmed a violent altercation between her and Mikhail Zubkov, her father and coach. As a result of the incident, FINA withdrew Mikhail's coaching accreditation, and Victoria Police obtained an intervention order barring him from going within 200 metres of his daughter, although the order was later struck out in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.[1][2]

She later joined the Indiana University swim team to continue her training and education.

References
  1. "Coach kept from daughter". March 28, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2007.
  2. "Intervention order dropped against swim coach". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. March 29, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2007.
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