Southern Stars: our athletes won medals at the All-Russian Synchronized Swimming competitions

06 November 2025

Pupils of the A.V. Popov Sports School became winners and prize-winners at the All-Russian synchronized Swimming competitions "Southern Stars", which took place from October 28 to November 2 in Kislovodsk. In total, more than 500 athletes from 20 regions of the Russian Federation participated in the tournament.

Results in the age category "boys, girls under 13":
Duet discipline
1st place - Ulyana Maidan, Alexandra Dontsova, Zhanna Bochkareva (reserve);
The Solo discipline
3rd place - Elizaveta Bondarenko;
Combo discipline
1st place - Baneva Maria, Borozdina Sofia, Bochkareva Zhanna, Bondarenko Elizaveta, Dontsova Alexandra, Maidan Ulyana, Khanova Victoria, Chernova Vera, Perminova Taisiya, Chaiko Darina, Kostina Polina, Istomina Ulyana;
Discipline "Group"
1st place - Baneva Maria, Borozdina Sofia, Bochkareva Zhanna, Bondarenko Elizaveta, Dontsova Alexandra, Maidan Ulyana, Khanova Victoria, Chernova Vera, Perminova Taisiya, Chaiko Darina, Kostina Polina, Istomina Ulyana.

Results in the age category "boys 13-16 years old, girls 13-15 years old":
Duet discipline
1st place - Ekaterina Shishebarova, Sofia Grekhova, Alice Lichardina (reserve);
Discipline "Combo"
2nd place - Araslanova Valeria, Anashkina Alina, Buldakova Varvara, Grekhova Sofia, Karpushina Ellina, Lichardina Alice, Milkova Daria, Sazhina Alena, Shishebarova Ekaterina, Shishikina Ekaterina;
Discipline "Group"
3rd place - Araslanova Valeria, Anashkina Alina, Buldakova Varvara, Grekhova Sofia, Karpushina Ellina, Lichardina Alice, Milkova Daria, Sazhina Alena, Shishebarova Ekaterina, Shishikina Ekaterina.

As a result of their performance in the competition, ten athletes fulfilled the norm for awarding the sports title "Master of Sports of Russia"!

We would like to express our special thanks to the coaching staff: Daria Yurievna Kirillova, Alexandra Maksimovna Almazova, Anastasia Gennadievna Maslova, Lyudmila Borisovna Mathison and Alyona Stanislavovna Kurokhtina!
Congratulations to our talented synchronized swimmers and their mentors on their well-deserved awards and successes! We wish you new victories and conquering the sports peaks!