Anastasia Davydova

Anastasia Semyonovna Davydova, born on 2 February 1983, is a Russian former synchronised swimmer, now known as an artistic swimmer, who won five Olympic gold medals and later became a coach. She won the duet competition with Anastasiya Yermakova at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and she was also a member of the Russian team that took gold in the team event at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics. After the London Games she announced her retirement from competition and moved into coaching. In September 2022 it was confirmed that she had left Russia, with no stated plans to return.