Hanna (Anna) Vyachaslavauna Shcherba (Belarusian: Ганна Вячаславаўна Шчэрба; born 11 January 1982) is a Belarusian-French swimmer who won six medals, mostly in medley events, at the European Championships of 2002–2004.[2] She competed in four events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of sixth place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 2008.[3]

Hanna Shcherba
Personal information
Born (1982-01-11) 11 January 1982 (age 42)
Baranovichi, Belarus[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubRTsFVS Baranovichi; CS Clichy 92
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Belarus
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 200 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 100 m medley

Biography

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Shcherba was born in Baranovichi, Belarus. She has a younger sister Mariya Shcherba who is also an Olympic swimmer. In October 2001 Hanna moved to France where she first competed for the club Melun,[1] but then changed to CS Clichy. In 2005, she married Arnaud Lorgeril, a French competitive swimmer whom she knew from 2002, and changed her name and nationality; thus at the 2008 Olympics she competed for France as Shcherba-Lorgeril.[4] She speaks Russian and French and works as a swimming coach at CS Clichy.[5]

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