Arina Openysheva


Arina Pavlovna Openysheva is a Russian competitive swimmer. She won eight medals at the 2015 European Games. Seven medals were gold making her the most decorated athlete of the Games.

Career

In 2013, Openysheva competed at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival taking 8 gold medals overall in.
In 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships, Openysheva won 8 gold medals in. That same year, she competed in seniors at the 2014 European Championships and at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar.
In June 2015, 16-year-old Openysheva competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, she won seven gold medals including in 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and helping the Russian Team win gold in 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle and in 4 × 100 m medley. She won silver in 100 m freestyle behind Dutch Marrit Steenbergen. Openysheva was the most decorated athlete at the entire 2015 European Games.
In 2–9 August, Openysheva competed in seniors at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, however she did not reach the semifinals in her events after losing in the preliminary heats. She also competed at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow, finishing 4th in the women's 100 m freestyle behind Veronika Popova.
In 25–30 August, Openysheva then competed at the 2015 World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore, she won gold in 4 × 100 m mixed medley were Russia threw in a new Junior World record touching in at 3:45.85, she won silver medals in 4 × 100 m freestyle and 200 m freestyle, bronze medals in 100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle.