Tamila Hryhorivna Holub (Ukrainian: Таміла Григорівна Голуб; born 15 March 1999) is a Ukrainian-born Portuguese swimmer. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] She began attending and swimming for NC State University in Fall 2017.[6] She has qualified to represent Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Tamila Holub
Personal information
Full nameTamila Hryhorivna Holub
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Cherkasy, Ukraine[3]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[4]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubS.C. Braga[1]
College teamNC State University
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hódmezővásárhely 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hódmezővásárhely 800 m freestyle

In 2019, she represented Portugal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle and women's 1500 metre freestyle events.[8][9] In both events she did not advance to compete in the final.[8][9] She also competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tamila Holub eleita nadadora do Ano – Sporting Clube de Braga". scbraga.pt. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ Tamila Holub at Olympedia
  3. ^ "Tamila Hryhorivna Holub". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  5. ^ "Tamila Holub". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 European Jr. Champion Tamila Holub of Portugal Chooses NC State". SwimSwam. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ^ Muma, Steven (15 June 2019). "Wolfpack swimmer Tamila Holub qualifies for 2020 Olympics". Backing The Pack. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Women's 800 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Women's 1500 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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