Natalia Molchanova
Russian multiple world record holding freediver (1962–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natalia Vadimovna Molchanova (Russian: Наталья Вадимовна Молчанова; 8 May 1962 – 2 August 2015) was a Russian champion free diver, multiple world record holder,[1] and the former president of the Russian Free Dive Federation. She has been described as "possibly the world’s greatest freediver".[2]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vadimovna and the family name is Molchanova.
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Native name | Наталья Молчанова |
Born | (1962-05-08)8 May 1962 Ufa, Bashkortostan, Soviet Union |
Children | 2 (including Alexey Molchanov) |
Disappeared | 2 August 2015 (aged 53) Formentera, Spain |
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Sport | Freediving |
Club | Krokodil, Moscow |
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Molchanova's son is Russian freediving champion Alexey Molchanov.
On 2 August 2015, Molchanova vanished in Formentera while giving a private lesson.[1] Search efforts were abandoned on 5 August and she was presumed dead.[3]