Svitlana Bondarenko

Svitlana Bondarenko (Ukrainian: Світлана Бондаренко; born 12 August 1971 in Zaporizhzhia) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Ukraine. She swam at three Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004), multiple World Championships and European Championships, and several other meets during her international career from 1991-2010.

Svitlana Bondarenko
Personal information
Full nameСвітлана Бондаренко
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1971-08-12) 12 August 1971
Zaporizhzhia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke
ClubSpartak

In the 1990s, she was the silver-medalist in the 100 Breaststroke at every European Championships (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999), and also won silver in the 200 Breaststroke in 1995. At the 1995 Short Course Worlds, she garnered silver medals in both breaststroke events (100 and 200).

In the 2000s, at the 2004 European Championships, she won the 100 Breaststroke.

Bondarenko was the oldest contender at the 2010 European Championships.[1]

References
  1. Svitlana Bondarenko: the oldest swimmer in Budapest Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2010 European Aquatics Championships (6 August 2010)
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