Elvira Khasyanova

Elvira Ramilevna Khasyanova (: born 28 March 1981, Moscow, USSR) is a highly decorated former synchronised swimmer from Russia, coach, and sports administrator. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (2004, 2008, 2012) with the Russian national team. Elvira Khasyanova also won five World Championship titles (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) and four European Championship titles (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010). Following her retirement in 2012, Elvira has also built a successful coaching career, including roles as Assistant Coach for the USA Artistic Swimming Senior National Team (2015–2018) and, since 2018, for Stanford University where she has helped guide the team to national and conference championships. Elvira was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2021 for her athletic achievements.

Khasyanova first began competing in synchronized swimming at Club Trud in Moscow in 1988. Elvira competed as a member of the Russian Junior National Team from 1994 through 1998. In 1996, she won gold in the team events at the Junior World Championships and at the Junior European Championships. She repeated her gold winning performances in the duet and team events at the 1998 Junior World and the Junior European Championships. In 1999, Khasyanova’s dreams began to take shape as she became a member of the Russian Senior National Team.

As a member of the Russian Senior National Team from 1999 to 2012, Elvira was a member of the Russian teams that won gold medals in the team competition in 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.