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Natalya Shibayeva
Ukrainian swimmer
Natalya Vladimirovna Shibayeva (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Шибаева, Ukrainian: Наталія Володимирівна Шибаєва; born 28 July 1968)[1] is a retired Ukrainian swimmer. She won three medals for the Soviet Union at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships and 1985 European Aquatics Championships.[2] She also competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the Unified Team, but did not reach the finals.[3]
She retired from swimming in 1992 and in 1993 graduated from the University of Kharkiv with a degree in history. In 2002, she defended her PhD and then worked as assistant professor in economics at the same university.[1]
She is married to a former Olympic swimmer and coach Mikhail Zubkov. Their daughter Kateryna Zubkova (born 14 July 1988) is also an Olympic swimmer.[4]
