Nataliia Zharkova (born 24 January 1989) is a 2017 freediving champion of Europe and Ukraine. Zharkova holds multiple records in the discipline of freediving. She was also a freediving runner-up champion of the world in 2013. She is the first Ukrainian and the second woman to ever dive below the arch of the Blue Hole vertical underwater cave in Dahab, Egypt, on a single breath.
Zharkova started swimming at the age of seven, when her parents introduced her to swimming to alleviate her spinal medical condition. Within six months she was accepted for the school of Olympic Reserve of Ukraine where she spent a total of 10 years.
In 2008 Zharkova was introduced to freediving and began active training.
In 2009, she participated in a world championship held at Aarhus, Denmark. Zharkova set new Ukraine's national records in freediving.
In 2010, Zharkova competed in Ukraine, Russia and Latvia. Each participation brought Zharkova a new Ukraine's national record.
In 2011, the first depth competitions AIDA International World Championship were held at Kalamata, Greece. Zharkova's first participation in the depth competitions put her near the top freedivers in the discipline, taking 6th place in the CNF discipline (constant weight, no fins). She also set new Ukraine national records in the discipline. (AIDA WC-2011 – FIM – Nataliia Zharkova on YouTube)
In 2012, Ukraine first participated in the team world championship event, held in Nice, France. Zharkova represented Ukraine along with Alexander Bubenchikov and Valentin Kuznetsov. Zharkova improved her previous national records and took 5th place in the world rating.
In 2017, Zharkova won two gold and one bronze medal at the Championship of Europe held at Kaş, Turkey. She set two new world records according to CMAS.[1] All dives of that championship were filmed with the Dive Eye underwater drone.
Currently Zharkova is a master Instructor at AIDA International, instructor (Emergency First Response-EFR). She is a chairman of the Freediving committee at UFUA (Ukrainian Federation of Underwater Activities) and is a member of the CMAS international committee. She is an author of multiple training programs and a coach at the Deep Division freediving school in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Zharkova conducts training in warm climate locations, most notably in Dahab, Egypt and actively prepares for upcoming competitions.
Zharkova graduated from Kharkiv State Technical University of Construction and Architecture in 2012 with a BSc in architecture.
Notable achievementsedit
Swimming underneath the arch of Blue Holeedit
On 27 October 2016, Zharkova became the first Ukrainian and the second woman in the world (after Natalia Molchanova) to dive through an underwater vertical cave known as Blue Hole on a single breath. Zharkova immersed to a depth of 56 meters and then swam 30 meters under the arch.
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multiple records in the discipline of freediving She was also a freediving runner up champion of the world in 2013 She is the first Ukrainian and the second woman to ever dive below the arch of the Blue Hole vertical underwater cave in Dahab Egypt on a single breath Nataliia ZharkovaPersonal informationNative nameZharkova Nataliya SergeevnaCitizenshipUkraineBorn 1989 01 24 24 January 1989 age 35 Kharkiv USSRWebsitenataliiazharkova wbr comSportSportFreedivingMedal record World ChampionshipsKalamata Greece 2013 CNF Constant weight apnea without finsKalamata Greece 2013 FIM Free immersion apneaKalamata Greece 2013 CWT Constant weight apnea Bi finsLimassol Cyprus 2015 FIM Free immersion apneaLimassol Cyprus 2015 CWT Constant weight apnea with a monofinKas Turkey 2017 CWT Constant weight apnea with a monofinKas Turkey 2017 CWT Constant weight apnea Bi finsKas Turkey 2017 CNF Constant weight apnea without fins Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Swimming career 1997 2007 1 2 Freediving career 2008 present 1 3 Current activities 1 4 Personal records 2 Education 3 Notable achievements 3 1 Swimming underneath the arch of Blue Hole 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSwimming career 1997 2007 edit Zharkova started swimming at the age of seven when her parents introduced her to swimming to alleviate her spinal medical condition Within six months she was accepted for the school of Olympic Reserve of Ukraine where she spent a total of 10 years Zharkova represented Ukraine in various European swimming championships while attending the school of Olympic Reserve of Ukraine Freediving career 2008 present edit In 2008 Zharkova was introduced to freediving and began active training In 2009 she participated in a world championship held at Aarhus Denmark Zharkova set new Ukraine s national records in freediving In 2010 Zharkova competed in Ukraine Russia and Latvia Each participation brought Zharkova a new Ukraine s national record In 2011 the first depth competitions AIDA International World Championship were held at Kalamata Greece Zharkova s first participation in the depth competitions put her near the top freedivers in the discipline taking 6th place in the CNF discipline constant weight no fins She also set new Ukraine national records in the discipline AIDA WC 2011 FIM Nataliia Zharkova on YouTube In 2012 Ukraine first participated in the team world championship event held in Nice France Zharkova represented Ukraine along with Alexander Bubenchikov and Valentin Kuznetsov Zharkova improved her previous national records and took 5th place in the world rating In 2013 the AIDA International World Championships were held in Kalamata Greece Zharkova along with Natalia Molchanova won medals in all of the disciplines of the championship nbsp Natalia Molchanova and Nataliia Zharkova Kalamata Greece 2013 Silver CNF Constant weight apnea without fins 60m Silver FIM Free immersion apnea 78m Bronze CWT Constant weight apnea Bi fins 85mIn 2013 2015 Zharkova was a finalist in the Pool World Championship held at Belgrad Serbia In 2015 the AIDA International Depth World Championships were held at Limassol Cyprus Zharkova s results were Bronze FIM Free immersion apnea Bronze CWT Constant weight apnea with a monofin In 2017 Zharkova won two gold and one bronze medal at the Championship of Europe held at Kas Turkey She set two new world records according to CMAS 1 All dives of that championship were filmed with the Dive Eye underwater drone CWT Constant weight apnea Bi fins 85m 2 ming 51 sec gold world record 2 CNF Constant weight apnea without fins 65m 2 ming 41 sec gold world record 3 Current activities edit Currently Zharkova is a master Instructor at AIDA International instructor Emergency First Response EFR She is a chairman of the Freediving committee at UFUA Ukrainian Federation of Underwater Activities and is a member of the CMAS international committee She is an author of multiple training programs and a coach at the Deep Division freediving school in Kharkiv Ukraine Zharkova conducts training in warm climate locations most notably in Dahab Egypt and actively prepares for upcoming competitions Personal records edit DYN Dynamic apnea with fins 172 meters DNF Dynamic apnea without fins 132 meters FIM Free immersion apnea 82 meters National record of Ukraine 4 CWT Constant weight apnea 95 meters National record of Ukraine 5 STA Static Apnea 6 minutes 02 seconds National record of Ukraine 6 CWT Constant weight apnea Bi fins 85 meters CMAS World record 7 CNF Constant weight apnea without fins 65 meters CMAS World record 8 Education editZharkova graduated from Kharkiv State Technical University of Construction and Architecture in 2012 with a BSc in architecture Notable achievements editSwimming underneath the arch of Blue Hole edit On 27 October 2016 Zharkova became the first Ukrainian and the second woman in the world after Natalia Molchanova to dive through an underwater vertical cave known as Blue Hole on a single breath Zharkova immersed to a depth of 56 meters and then swam 30 meters under the arch References edit CMAS World records page CWT immersion footage YouTube CNF immersion footage YouTube AIDA International national records of Ukraine page AIDA International national records of Ukraine page AIDA International national records of Ukraine page CMAS World records page CMAS World records page External links editOfficial website Nataliia Zharkova World Record Bifins 93 meters on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nataliia Zharkova amp oldid 1136075946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
