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Hanna Lytvynenko

Personal information
Full name	Hanna Ivanivna Lytvynenko
National team	Ukraine
Born	(1970-12-22) 22 December 1970 (age 54) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now - Kyiv, Ukraine)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Deaflympics 10 8 2 World Championships 4 2 2 European Championships 11 1 1 Total 25 11 5 Women's deaf swimming Representing  Ukraine Deaflympics 2001 Rome 50 m freestyle 2001 Rome 100 m freestyle 2001 Rome 200 m freestyle 2005 Melbourne 50 m freestyle 2005 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 2005 Melbourne 200 m freestyle 2009 Taipei 50 m freestyle 2009 Taipei 100 m freestyle 2009 Taipei 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 2013 Sofia 100 m freestyle 1993 Sofia 50 m freestyle 1997 Copenhagen 100 m freestyle 2001 Rome 100 m butterfly 2009 Taipei 200 m freestyle 2009 Taipei 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2013 Sofia 50 m freestyle 2013 Sofia 4 x 100 m medley relay 2013 Sofia 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2009 Taipei 4 x 100 m medley relay 2013 Sofia 4 x 100 m freestyle relay World Championships 2007 Taipei 50 m freestyle 2007 Taipei 100 m freestyle 2007 Taipei 200 m freestyle 2011 Coimbra 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 2007 Taipei 4 x 100 m medley relay 2011 Coimbra 100 m freestyle 2011 Coimbra 4 x 100 m medley relay 2011 Coimbra 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2007 Taipei 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 2007 Taipei 4 x 200 m freestyle relay European Championships 1994 Budapest 50 m freestyle 2002 Amsterdam 50 m freestyle 2002 Amsterdam 100 m freestyle 2006 Thessaloniki 50 m freestyle 2006 Thessaloniki 100 m freestyle 2006 Thessaloniki 200 m freestyle 2010 Dortmund 50 m freestyle 2010 Dortmund 100 m freestyle 2010 Dortmund 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 2010 Dortmund 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2010 Dortmund 4 x 100 m medley relay 1994 Budapest 100 m freestyle 2002 Amsterdam 400 m freestyle

Hanna Ivanivna Lytvynenko (Ukrainian: Ганна Іванівна Литвиненко, also known as Ganna Lytvynenko, born 22 December 1970) is a Ukrainian deaf swimmer. She is 2002 and 2007 WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.

Career

Lytvynenko began to swim in the age of 9 and debuted her professional career in the age of 11.

In 1980, Lytvynenko won a gold medal at the Ukrainian SSR deaf swimming championships. Three years later, she won a Soviet Union deaf swimming championships.

Since 1993, Lytvynenko was a member of Ukrainian national team. In that year, she made her Deaflympic debut in the 1993 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Sofia, where she claimed a silver medal in 50 metres freestyle.

In 1994, at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Budapest Lytvynenko received a gold medal in 50 metres freestyle and a silver one in 100 metres freestyle.

In 1997, at the Summer Deaflympics in Copenhagen, Lytvynenko won a second silver medal in 100 metres freestyle. She also broke a world deaf record in 50 metres freestyle (28.05 seconds).

Four years later, at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in Rome Lytvynenko received three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle and a silver one in 100 metres butterfly. She again broke two world deaf records in 50 metres freestyle (28.02 and 27.78 seconds).

In 2002, Lytvynenko competed at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Amsterdam, winning two gold medals in 50 and 100 metres freestyle and a bronze one in 400 metres freestyle. In that year, she was a WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.

At the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in Melbourne Lytvynenko she repeated her achievement of the previous Summer Deaflympics, winning three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle. She also broke two world deaf records in 50 metres (27.39 seconds) and 100 metres (59.29 seconds) freestyle.

At the 2006 European Deaf Swimming Championships in Thessaloniki Lytvynenko received three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle with a new world deaf record in 100 metres freestyle (58.90 seconds).

In 2007, Lytvynenko made her debut at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Taipei, where she won three gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle, a silver one in 4 x 100 metres medley relay and bronze ones in 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 metres relay. At these World Championships she broke a new world deaf record in 100 metres freestyle (58.05 seconds). In that year, she was a WIDEX Sportswoman of the Year finalist.

Two years later, Lytvynenko competed at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, where she won three gold medals in 50, 100 metres freestyle and 4 x 100 freestyle relay, two silver ones in 200 metres freestyle and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and a bronze one in 4 x 100 medley relay. She also broke three world deaf records in 50 metres (26.79 and 26.15 seconds) and 100 metres (57.29 seconds) freestyle.

In 2010, she competed at the European Deaf Swimming Championships in Dortmund, winning five gold medals in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle, 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and 4 x 100 metres medley relay.

The following year, Lytvynenko won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay and three silver ones in 100 metres freestyle, 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and 4 x 100 medley relay at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in Coimbra.

At the 2013 Summer Deaflympics Lytvynenko won a gold medal in 100 metres freestyle, three silver ones in 50 metres freestyle, 4 x 100 medley relay and 4 x 200 freestyle relay and a bronze one in 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

After her last Deaflympics in 2013 she finished her swimming career. Lytvynenko is currently a swimming coach at the youth sports school "Chance".

References

1. ^ "Литвиненко Ганна Іванівна". Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. ^ "2002 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". deaflympics.com. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
3. ^ "2007 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". deaflympics.com. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
4. ^ "Уроки плавания. Как неслышащая спортсменка Анна Литвиненко училась побеждать". nv.uq (in Russian). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
5. "Sofia 1993 Results - Swimming 50m Freestyle (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
6. ^ "Swimming: European Records, progressions and medal history 1967-2019". edso.wu. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
7. "Copenhagen 1997 Results - Swimming 100m Freestyle (Women)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
8. ^ "Deaflympic Records - Women Swimming 50m Freestyle". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
9. "Rome 2001 Results (143 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
10. "Melbourne 2005 Results (147 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
11. ^ "Deaflympic Records - Women Swimming 100m Freestyle". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
12. "World Deaf Swimming Championships - Meet Results". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
13. "На Дефлимпиаде в Тайбэе сборная Украины занимает второе общекомандное место — у нее 45 медалей". fakty.ua (in Russian). 12 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
14. "Медалі і рекорди". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
15. "3rd World Deaf Swimming Championships 2011 Coimbra Results". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
16. "Sofia 2013 Results (195 events)". deaflympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Ganna Lytvynenko at Deaflympics
• Ganna Lytvynenko in Instagram

• Deaf swimmers
• Living people
• 1970 births
• Ukrainian female freestyle swimmers
• Ukrainian deaf people
• Deaflympic gold medalists for Ukraine
• Deaflympic silver medalists for Ukraine
• Deaflympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
• Medalists at the 1997 Summer Deaflympics
• Medalists at the 2001 Summer Deaflympics
• Medalists at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics
• Medalists at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics
• Medalists at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics
• Deaflympic swimmers for Ukraine
• 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen