Iryna Sotska

Iryna Sotska
Sotska after receiving one of her medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1979-09-04) 4 September 1979
Sloviansk, Ukraine
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubDonetsk Regional Adaptive Sports School
CoachAndrey Kaznacheyev
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 1 3
World Championships 1 5 2
European Championships 1 3 4
Swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 50 metre backstroke - S2
2012 London 50 metre backstroke - S2
2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 metre backstroke - S2
2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 metre backstroke - S2
IPC World Championships
2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S2
2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S2
2010 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle S2
2013 Montreal 50 m backstroke S2
2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S2
2015 Glasgow 50 m backstroke S2
2010 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke S2
2010 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S2
IPC European Championships
2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S2
2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S2
2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S2
2009 Reykjavik 50 m backstroke S2
2014 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S2
2014 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke S2
2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S2
2016 Funchal 50 m backstroke S2

Iryna Sotska (born 4 September 1979) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S2 events.[1]

Iryna competed as part of the Ukrainian team in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She competed in the only event for her disability classification the 50 metres (160 ft) backstroke winning the silver medal under the old world record but behind team mate Ganna Ielisavetska and ahead of S1 class world record breaker Sara Carracelas García of Spain.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Biography Overview: Sotska, Iryna". IPC. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Iryna Sotska". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.