Ani Palian

Ani Palian

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Sport
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Medal record Women's para swimming Representing  Ukraine Summer Paralympics 2012 London 50 metre freestyle S7 World Para Swimming Championships 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 metre freestyle 2013 Montreal 4x50 metre freestyle relay 2013 Montreal 400 metre freestyle S7 2013 Montreal 100 metre freestyle S7 World Para Swimming European Championships 2011 Berlin 400m freestyle S7 Representing  Russia World Para Swimming Championships 2015 Glasgow 50 metre freestyle S7 2015 Glasgow 100 metre freestyle S7 2015 Glasgow 400 metre freestyle S7 2015 Glasgow 4x50 metre freestyle 2015 Glasgow 4x100 metre medley relay

Ani Palian is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer.

Career

Palian has cerebral palsy and competes in S7 classification races.[1]

She competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games where she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event.[2]

She competed for Ukraine at the World Para Swimming Championships in 2010, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle event, and in 2013, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle relay event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7 and 100 metre freestyle S7 events. She competed for Russia in 2015 and won a gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event, a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle S7 event and bronze medals in the 400 metre freestyle S7, 4x50 metre freestyle and 4x100 metre medley relay events.[1]

She also competed at the World Para Swimming European Championships in 2011, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle S7 event.[3]

She was awarded with the Order of Princess Olga, third class, for her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games.[1]

In 2015, she began representing Russia in international competitions.[1]

References

1. "Ani Palian - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. "Paralympics results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
3. "Simmonds leads British gold rush as IPC Swimming European Championships get underway". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2020.