Alexander GovorovSport correspondentAll materialsLegend of Russian sports Anastasia Davydova decided to break ties with the country. This came as a surprise even to her former coach Tatyana Pokrovskaya. About her grandiose path and unexpected departure — in the material Sport. Davydova's greatness and victories Anastasia Davydova is a great Russian champion and one of the best athletes in the history of our sport. She began in rhythmic gymnastics, but on the advice of her mother, she switched to synchronized swimming, where she achieved great success. Anastasia managed to perform at three Olympics and won five gold medals there, becoming the only five-time Olympic champion in this sport after the 2012 Games in London. Moreover, Davydova won all her awards in tandem with Anastasia Ermakova. In 2010, the International Aquatics Federation recognized her as the best synchronized swimmer of decades, and in 2017 Anastasia was included in the World Swimming Hall of Fame in the United States. She was awarded the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship and the Order of Merit for the Fatherland. The list of her awards and victories is endless. Everything was fine with Davydova even after the end of her sports career. Since 2014, she has been the Secretary General of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), a member of the Presidium of the Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation, and is also the founder and head of the Anastasia Davydova Olympic Center for Synchronized Swimming.
