Alina Zmushka

Alina Zmushka
Zmushka in 2015
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997
Kalinkavichy, Belarus
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing Neutral Athletes A
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Singapore 200 m breaststroke

Alina Igorevna Zmushka (Belarusian: Аліна Ігараўна Змушка; born 5 January 1997) is a Belarusian swimmer. She is the 2025 World bronze medalist in the 200 metre breaststroke. She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics as an Individual Neutral Athlete.

Career

At the 2019 Belarus Championships, Zmushka broke her own national record in the 100 metre breaststroke to win the event. She also broke Inna Kapishina national record from 2007 in the 200 metre breaststroke.[1] She competed in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and finished 15th in the semifinals.[2] She also competed in the 50 metre breaststroke and finished ninth in the semifinals.[3]

Zmushka broke her own national record in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Belarus Championships.[4] She qualified to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events. She finished 21st in the 100 metre breaststroke heats and 26th in the 200 metre breaststroke heats.[5][6] Additionally, she comepetd with the 4 × 100 metre medley relay that placed 12th in the heats.[7]

Zmushka was one of four swimmers to be approved by the International Olympic Committee to compete as an Individual Neutral Athlete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She competed in the 100 metre breaststroke and advanced to the final in fifth place and set a new national record.[8] She ultimately finished eighth in the final.[9] She also competed in the 200 metre breaststroke but did not advance beyond the heats.[10]

Zmushka competed as a Neutral Athlete at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. She tied with South Africa's Kaylene Corbett for the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.[11] She also finished seventh in the 100 metre breaststroke final.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Alina Zmushka Breaks Belarusian Breaststroke Records at Belarus Open". SwimSwam. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal" (PDF). Omega Timing. World Aquatics. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR) 12 - 28 July 2019 Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal" (PDF). Omega Timing. World Aquatics. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ Sutherland, James (17 December 2020). "Alina Zmushka Takes Belarusian 200 BR Record Down Four Seconds To 2:21.40". SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Swimming Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ^ Overend, Riley (28 July 2024). "What Flag/Anthem Will Neutral Athlete Alina Zmushka Get If She Medals in 100 Breaststroke?". SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ^ Penland, Spencer (29 July 2024). "2024 Paris Olympics: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  11. ^ Wade, Stephen (1 August 2025). "Five different countries take gold medals on a wide-open day at the swim world championships". WDBO. The Associated Press. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  12. ^ "World Aquatics Championships Singapore (SGP) 11 July - 3 August 2025 Women's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Omega Timing. World Aquatics. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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