Serafima Fokina
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| Native name | Серафи́ма Ефи́мовна Фо́кина | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Serafima Efimovna Fokina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serafima Efimovna Fokina (Russian: Серафи́ма Ефи́мовна Фо́кина; born 4 December 2008) is a Russian swimmer.
Career
In April 2025, Fokina became the Russian champion in the 200 metre butterfly. In the final, she finished with a time of 2:10.46, however, this result fell short of the qualifying standard required for the World Championships (2:09.21). In July 2025, she competed at the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships and won a bronze medal in the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 2:11.56.
In the winter of 2025, she was vacationing in Kislovodsk when she slipped and fell while on a walk. She dislocated her right knee and fractured her femur. She returned to swimming in January 2026.
In July 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Junior Swimming Championships and won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, silver medals in the 100 metre butterfly and 200 metre butterfly, and a bronze medal in the mixed 4×100 metre medley relay. In November 2026, she competed at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 59.81 seconds. This was Russia's first medal of the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. She also won a gold medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 27.28 seconds.
References
- ↑ "Чикунова и Ефимова не выполнили норматив ЧМ на дистанции 50 м брассом". ria.ru (in Russian). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Российская пловчиха завоевала золото на юниорском чемпионате Европы". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Как Серафима Фокина вернулась в спорт после тяжелой травмы: «Мне говорили: ничего не выйдет»". riac34.ru (in Russian). 1 September 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Российские пловцы завоевали три медали на юниорском ЧЕ". ria.ru (in Russian). 9 July 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Волгоградка Серафима Фокина завоевала «серебро". volgograd.bezformata.com (in Russian). 10 July 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Пловчиха Фокина принесла России первую медаль на юношеской Олимпиаде-2026". sport.ru (in Russian). 1 November 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Двукратная чемпионка ЮОИ-2026 Серафима Фокина". volgograd.kp.ru (in Russian). 4 November 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
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