The project is done by Andrei Kulashkin,

Penza, Russia

Penza is a provincial town in the central part of Russia. It is a home town of many sportsmen. I want to tell you about one of my compatriots - Anastasia Zueva. She is a professional swimmer.

Anastasia Zueva was born on May 8, 1990. She has been training for 15 years in Penza under the direction of honored coach Natalia Kozlova.

Every day she trains for hours in the pool to enter sport competitions and win the Olympic games. Anastasia is a Vice-Champion of the 2012 Olympics. She is a multiple champion of Russia, a record-holder of Russia and Europe, a World Champion(2011). Do you know she has been awarded silver and bronze medals at the Olympic games for 3 times?

1 silver medal in London(2012), silver and gold medals in Shanghai(2011), 2 silver medals in Rome(2009), 2 gold and 2 silver medals in Eindhoven(2008).