Maria Shurochkina
Maria Vladimirovna Shurochkina is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming.
She has won six gold medals at World Aquatics Championships, three in 2013 World Aquatics Championships|2013] and three in 2015. She also won a gold medal at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, as well as two gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
Shurochkina is the younger sister of pop superstar Nyusha. Their father, Vladimir Shurochkin, is a musician and music producer, and former member of boyband Laskovyi Mai. Their mother, Oksana Baranovskaya, is a former competitive artistic gymnast. In 2017 Shurochkina had opened her dance school in Moscow.
Awards
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
- Order of Friendship – for outstanding sports achievements at the Games XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, manifested the will to win and determination.
- Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation – for outstanding sports achievements at the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.
- Order of Honour