Pokrovskaya Tatyana Nikolaevna: biography

Tatyana Nikolaevna Pokrovskaya (synchronized swimming), whose biography can serve as an incentive for people who want to enter the sport, is the key trainer of both the Soviet and the modern Russian team in synchronized swimming.

General information about Pokrovskaya Tatiana

All his life, this man put on, so that her students were the best in the whole world. Currently, Tatyana Pokrovskaya is vice-president of synchronized swimming in the territory of the Russian Federation, and also a deserved trainer of the RSFSR. During her work in the field of sports, the Russian team took home many medals for first places at various competitions around the world.

Pokrovskaya's main credo for the training of its athletes is the creation of motivation, which is caused by hatred for the coach. A strong influx of emotions, according to Tatyana, creates the necessary motivation and makes a man give all the best!

Childhood and adolescence

Was born Pokrovskaya Tatiana on June 5, 1950 in the city of Arkhangelsk. From childhood, I began to be interested in sports, namely artistic gymnastics. As a teenager, she graduated from the University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism of Russia, before it was called GTSOLIFK. This man from the childhood got used to work in a heavy mode without restraint and was always ready to go to the end.

Professional career

We continue to talk about who Tatiana Nikolayevna Pokrovskaya is. Synchronized swimming has become her greatest achievement in big sport in the world arena. But before that Tatyana Nikolaevna earned a living as a coach, teaching people rhythmic gymnastics for 10 years (1971-1981 gg.). However, after those 10 years, already in 1981, she stopped coaching in the field of track and field athletics and began to train the Russian and the USSR team in a synchronized form of swimming.

In 1992 she was the national coach of the national team of her homeland in the only sport where men do not participate - synchronized swimming. Under the solid coaching arm of Tatiana Nikolaevna in 1992, the Russian team of female swimmers participated in the Olympic Games, which were held in summer in Barcelona. Between 1992 and 1996, as a coach, she trained swimmers in Brazil and Spain.

Tatyana Pokrovskaya returned to her homeland in 1996 again, she does this as a coach, and two years later, in 1998, she became the head coach of Russia in the field of synchronized swimming. It was under her keen guidance that the synchronous swimmers of the Russian Federation achieved the highest results, having won all kinds of the highest titles and awards.

Decree No. 257 in 2014 on April 20 was awarded the title of Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation. In addition to this achievement, there are other awards: the Order of Friendship, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Order of Honor and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th degree. Also there is the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation.

Achievements in the sports world

Pokrovskaya Tatiana trained the Russian team, making her the best of the best, and the list of achievements won during her leadership is quite large: all the first places in both singles and duets. In addition, all kinds of gold medals in the world championships: 1998 and 2007 in Australia, 2001 in Fukuoku, in the southwest of Japan, in Brazil, in the capital of Catalonia - Barcelona in 2003 and 2013, Montreal, formerly called Ville Marie, Canada became the next place of conquests of Russian swimmers in 2005, in 2009 the next first place was taken in the city of Rome, the capital of Italy, and 2 years later the next gold was taken in 2011 in China.

In the world cups, the first places were also occupied: in 1999 in Korea (pair number, group and solo categories), in Switzerland, in Zurich, 1st place was won in pair and group performances, and also 2nd place in singles Discharge in 2002, southwest Japan - Fukuoku - gave in 2006 all the first places in all categories.

Five times the Russian team took first place at the Olympic Games in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. 2004 was also marked by a victory in Greek Athens (duet and group performance). PRC, Beijing, 2008 - again the first places in the group and doubles performances. London, that in the Kingdom of England, in 2012 gave the first places to the group and doubles. 2016, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro - the first places for the ranks of the group and the duo.

The Russian team in synchronized swimming, occupied in 2007 in Italy, in 2009 in Andorra, and also in Sheffield (England) in 2011, has the first three places in group and duet competitions.

There are many first and second places in FINA Trophy competitions and in Universiades (student international competitions) around the world.

Personal life of Tatyana Pokrovskaya

Pokrovskaya Tatyana Nikolayevna, whose family has always supported her, is a widow at the moment. 2015 was the date of Tatyana's husband's death. Her daughter's name is Catherine, she moved to live in Brazil after she married. There was a granddaughter, but she died at the age of fifteen. Favorite pet is a dog Yorkshire Terrier Daniel. This same dog is the most important symbol of the Russian national team in synchronized swimming, the home favorite has not missed a single training, since his presence is an important spiritual and motivational factor for the team.