Elena Savinkova was the dominant overall and 65-69 age-group winner in the 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup.

About

Elena Savinkova won 7 titles in the 12th Winter Swimming World Cup and 1 bronze medal in the freestyle relay. She established 6 age group World Records & several Russian National Records. Elena was the overall age-group winner in the 2019-2020 International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming Championships, scoring 192 points. She focuses on the 25m butterfly, the 25m, 50m and 100m breaststroke, and the 25m, 50m, and 100m freestyle.

Why it was nominated

For continuing her dominance in the winter swimming competition for the second straight year among women in their 60’s and for being an ambassador of winter swimming on the global circuit

Country

Russia

Swimmer

Elena Savinkova