Vlada Chigireva
Vlada Alexandrovna Chigireva is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming.
Chigireva won six gold medals at World Aquatics Championships: three in 2013 [World Aquatics">Synchronised swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships">2013 [World Aquatics Championships|2013] and three in 2015 World Aquatics Championships|2015]. She was also the solo and team champion in both the 2010 FINA [World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships|2010] and the 2012 FINA World Junior Synchronised [Swimming Championships]. She also won a gold medal at the 2014 [European Aquatics Championships], as well as two gold medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade. She missed the 2018 European Championships due to a knee injury in 2017 that required surgery.
Chigireva spent much time in a pool since early age, as her mother is a swimming coach, and took up swimming aged five. She has a degree in sports psychology from the Russian [State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism].