Mariya Havrysh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mariya Havrysh

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 10-Nov-2001

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mariya Fedorivna Havrysh (Ukrainian: ????? ????????? ??????; Russian: ????? ????????? ??????; 12 June 1931 – 10 November 2001) was a Ukrainian swimmer.
She was the first Soviet swimmer to reach an Olympic finals – at the 1952 Summer Olympics she finished sixth in the 200 m breaststroke.
Between 1949 and 1955 she won 11 national titles (1949–1955) and set 19 national records in the 200 m breaststroke and 100 m butterfly events.After marriage she changed her last name to Firsova (Ukrainian: ???????, Russian: ???????).
Since 1989, when masters competitions had been introduced in the Soviet Union, she competed in this category and won four national titles, setting two national records (1989–1991) in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke.
After breakup of the Soviet Union, she competed in Ukraine, winning four national titles in 1992–1993.