Svetlana Babanina
Svetlana Viktorovna Babanina is a retired Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964, she won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and 200 m individual breaststroke, whereas in 1968 she finished in seventh and sixth place in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, respectively. Babanina won the 200 m event at the 1965 Universiade; she competed at the European Championships in 1962 and 1966, but did not medal. Domestically she won five titles: in the 400 m individual medley, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. In 1964–1965 she set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke.
Personal bests:
- 100 m breaststroke – 1:16.5
- 200 m breaststroke – 2:47.2
- 400 m individual medley – 5:40.5.
