MOSCOW, Sep 27, Oleg Bogatov. First Vice-President of the Synchronized Swimming Federation Russian Olga Brusnikina said that the news of the departure from Russia of the five-time Olympic champion Anastasia Davydova, who is part of the presidium of the organization, came as a surprise. Davydova won five gold medals at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics. She has 13 victories at the world championships. She ended her career in 2012. “In our federation, there are no official statements from Anastasia Davydova about leaving the presidium of the federation,” said Brusnikina, answering a question about Davydova’s departure from Russia. “Therefore, this news came as a surprise to us yesterday as well. I don’t have any details yet.” “We used to communicate with Anastasia Davydova at work, the last time it was in early September,” added the three-time Olympic champion.
