Aliaksandra Herasimenia

Aliaksandra Herasimenia

Herasimenia with bronze medal won at the 4X50 mixed medley relay, 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships, Netanya
Personal information
Full name	Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Nationality	Belarus
Born	(1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 31) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Backstroke
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Belarus Olympic Games 2012 London 50 m freestyle 2012 London 100 m freestyle 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 50 m backstroke World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 50 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest 50 m backstroke 2006 Budapest 50 m backstroke 2010 Budapest 100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke European Championships (SC) 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle 2002 Rijeka 50 m freestyle 2002 Rijeka 4x50 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly 2005 Trieste 50 m backstroke 2009 Istanbul 100 m backstroke 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle 2013 Herning 50 m freestyle 2013 Herning 100 m freestyle 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed medley Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade 50 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 50 m freestyle 2013 Kazan 50 m freestyle 2013 Kazan 100 m freestyle 2013 Kazan 50 m butterfly 2009 Belgrade 100 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 50 m backstroke 2013 Kazan 50 m backstroke 2009 Belgrade 50 m backstroke 2011 Shenzhen 100 m backstroke

Aliaksandra Herasimenia (Belarusian: Аляксандра Віктараўна Герасіменя; Łacinka: Aliaksandra Viktaraŭna Hierasimienia; born 31 December 1985 in Minsk) is a swimmer from Belarus. She specialises in sprint freestyle and backstroke events.

Despite a two-year ban for a positive test for norandrosterone in 2003, Gerasimenya returned to win gold medals at both the European and World Championships.

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle, tied with Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark in a time of 53.45.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won silver medals in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events behind Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.