Svetlana Vanyo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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World Champion Swimming Medalist, Russian National Swimming Record Holder, Olympic Finalist.
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Place of Birth: Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia
About Svetlana Vanyo
- Svetlana Vanyo (born May 26, 1977), née Svetlana Pozdeyeva, is a Russian-American former competition swimmer, coach, and private swimming instructor.
- She is a world championship medalist, former Russian national record-holder, and 1996 Olympics finalist. Pozdeyeva's swimming accomplishments earned her the one of the highest awards in Russia for her contributions to the nation: the Russian Federation's Certificate to the State and Medal of the Order for Merits before the Fatherland "Second Degree," awarded to her personally in 1995 by President Boris Yeltsin.
- In total, Pozdeyeva won 20 gold, silver, and bronze medals at various international competitions throughout her swimming career.
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