Angelika Igorevna Timanina (Russian: Анжелика Игоревна Тиманина; born April 26, 1989, in Yekaterinburg) is a retired Russian competitor in synchronized swimming. Captain of the National Olympic team and a member of the city club of Moscow, she was an eight times winner of the World Championships, seven times winner of the European Championships. She won a gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and announced her retirement on 1 July 2017 and working for Russian Football Union.[1][2]
Career
She started synchronized swimming at five in the Secondary Children Youth School of Olympic Reserve "Trud" of synchronized swimming "Yunost Moskvy" No. 19 in Yekateriburg. After reaching a certain level, Timanina moved to Moscow, where she started to train in the Sport School of preparation of Olympic Reserve - "Trud."[clarification needed]
At the FINA World Cup in 2008 she was part of the junior National Team that took part in the competition, Angelika performed in the duet event with Daria Korobova and captured bronze medals in the "free routine".[3]
In 2010, at the European Aquatic Championship in Budapest, Russian competitors completed a grand slam performance, winning gold medals in team and figures.
In 2011 at the World Championships in Aquatics, held in Shanghai (China), Timanina became a three-time champion in the competition combo routine and groups.
In 2012, the Russian became the Olympic champion in the team competition.
