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- ↑ "Tatyana PONOMARYOVA | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ "12th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - MELBOURNE 2007 - Team Roster - Kazakhstan".
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