Iryna Sotska

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Iryna Sotska
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Sotska after receiving one of her medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1979-09-04) 4 September 1979 (age 44)
Sloviansk, Ukraine
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubDonetsk Regional Adaptive Sports School
CoachAndrey Kaznacheyev

Iryna Sotska (born 4 September 1979) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S2 events. [1]

Iryna competed as part of the Ukrainian team in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She competed in the only event for her disability classification the 50 metres (160 ft) backstroke winning the silver medal under the old world record but behind team mate Ganna Ielisavetska and ahead of S1 class world record breaker Sara Carracelas García of Spain. [2]

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References

  1. "Biography Overview: Sotska, Iryna". IPC . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. "Iryna Sotska". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.