| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | 200m Backstroke | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:07.88 |
| 5 | 100m Backstroke | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 59.40 |
| 5 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:57.84 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 50m Backstroke | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 27.79 |
| 2 | 100m Backstroke | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 59.06 |
| 2 | 100m Backstroke | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 58.18 |
| 2 | 200m Backstroke | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 2:04.94 |
| 4 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 3:57.38 |
| 4 | 50m Backstroke | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 27.31 |
| Heats | 200m Backstroke | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 2:11.23 |
| World Championships Short Course | ||||
| 4 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 3:53.08 |
| 6 | 50m Backstroke | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 27.01 |
| 6 | 100m Backstroke | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 57.67 |
Nickname
Her friends call her 'mermaid'. (epochtimes.ru, 06 Aug 2008)
Hobbies
Shopping, going to movies. (gaasm.org, 26 Jul 2011)
Education
Penza State University of Pedagogy, Penza, RUS
Club name
CSKA, Russia
Coach
Natalya Andreevna Kozlova (RUS) (gaasm.org, 26 Jul 2011)
Injuries
Her career has been dogged by trouble with her back. She aggravated an existing back injury at the 2009 World Championship in Rome and had to withdraw from the 2010 European Championship in Budapest due to the same problem, with Russian doctors at the time advising she should quit the sport. Under the supervision of a German doctor she altered her training regime and returned to the pool in time to compete at the 2011 World Championship in Shanghai. (sportcom.ru, 09 Aug 2010; summer.sport-express.ru, 03 Nov 2010; arenainternational.com, 21 Oct 2011; FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 14 Aug 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
At the age of six. (russwimming.ru, 28 Nov 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her mother Valentina Ivanovna brought her to the swimming pool. (i-swimmer.ru, 01 Jan 2010)
Training
10 training sessions per week, about 7 km per session. She does dry land work under the guidance of Dr. Homayun Gharavi. (arenashop.ru, 21 Aug 2010; gaasm.org, 26 Jul 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
When she set a new world record in the semifinals at the World Championships in Rome in 2009. (arenashop.ru, 21 Aug 2010)
Most influential person in career
"I am very thankful to my first coaches Valentina Vinogradova and Vladimir Zaytsev." (newizv.ru, 05 Aug 2008)
Superstitions / Rituals
She always goes to church before a competition. When she is standing on the starting block, she always looks to her coach. (week.izvestia.ru, 27 Jul 2009, arenashop.ru, 21 Aug 2010)
General
HIGH TECH SUIT RECORD
In 2009 she broke the 50m backstroke world record at the Russian Championships in April twice. But the records were nullified in late June by FINA for unapproved swimsuit. (arenainternational.com, 21 Oct 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
