Natalia Molchanova

Natalia Molchanova
Natalia Molchanova at the 2009 Freediving World Championships
Personal information
Native nameНаталья Молчанова
Born(1962-05-08)8 May 1962
Ufa, Bashkortostan, Soviet Union
Children2 (including Alexey Molchanov)
Disappeared2 August 2015 (aged 53)
Formentera, Spain
Sport
SportFreediving
ClubKrokodil, Moscow

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Free-diving: Blue hole, black hole: A story of hubris and obsession". The Economist. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ espnW news

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