Russian synchronist Anastasia Ermakova: biography, sports career, personal life

Anastasia Ermakova is a four-time Olympic champion in the Russian team in synchronized swimming. In addition to this achievement, is a multiple winner of the World and European Championships.

Biographical information

Ermakova Anastasia Nikolaevna was born in April 1983 in Moscow. Since the age of four, the girl has been seriously engaged in dancing, and since five she began to attend the synchronized swimming section.

In 1989, 6-year-old Anastasia fulfilled the standard for the first junior category. After that, the girl left the dance classes, fully focused on synchronized swimming.

Sports career

In 2000, while still a schoolgirl, Anastasia Ermakova was in the Russian national team. At that time the synchronist trained under the guidance of the well-known mentor Tatyana Pokrovskaya, who was known for her exactingness.

The results did not take long. In 1998, Ermakova became the winner of the junior European championship, and in 2000 she repeated her achievement. At the age of 16, the synchronist wins the world junior championship.

Since 2000, Anastasia Ermakova participates in competitions on a par with the older companions, but not worse than them. During her career the athlete became the world champion eight times, both in the solo program, and in the duet and group. In addition, another eight gold awards synchronist brought from the continental championships.

The Olympic Games in Athens were the first for Anastasia Yermakova and immediately triumphant. In a pair with Anastasia Davydova, the Russian synchronizer brilliantly performed under the song "Don Quixote", leaving no rivals any chance. A few days later Ermakova received another gold medal of the 2004 Olympics for group performances.

Four years later, the couple Ermakova - Davydova went to Beijing an obvious favorite. And they confirmed their status, having performed the short program perfectly with the folk composition. The victory in the Russian national team in the group made Ermakova a four-time Olympic champion.

Personal life

Unfortunately for many fans, at the London Olympics Ermakova did not go. Moreover, because of her trauma, she finished her golden sport career.

Together with her husband Mikhail and children, Anastasia permanently resides in Italy, where she works as a synchronized swimming coach. At the World Cup in 2015, she brought her Italian pupils to Ryazan.

Also Anastasia Ermakova wrote the book "Dancing in the Water", in which she told about her sports career and coaching.