Yuliya Pakhalina

Yulia Vladimirovna Pacha Lina (Russian Юлия Владимировна Пахалина, born September 12, 1977 in Penza) is a Russian water jumper. It starts in the art of jumping from 1 m and 3 m- board and 3-meter synchronized diving. By 2004, she jumped into synchronous competitions together with Vera Iljina, since their withdrawal is, along with Anastasia Posdnjakowa a duo. Pacha Lina is multiple World and European champion, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, she was Olympic champion.

She took part so far in three Olympic Games, winning five medals. In Sydney in 2000, she won with Iljina gold in 3m synchronized diving, in Athens in 2004, the duo won silver in the individual from the 3 m board Pacha Lina won bronze. Beijing 2008 they finally won two silver medals, 3 m from the board and together with Posdnjakowa in 3m synchronized diving.

In World Swimming Championships Pacha Lina could reach nine medals. In the 1998 World Cup in Perth, she won two world titles, from 3 m- board and in the 3-meter synchro competition. At the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, she won bronze of the 3 m board and silver in the 3m synchronized diving, 2003 in Barcelona in the same disciplines two silver medals. In 2007 she won bronze in Melbourne with her ​​first international medal by 1 m board. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, followed by gold 1 m- board, they also won bronze in the 3m synchro competition.

Also very successful Pacha Lina was at European swimming championships. She previously won eleven medals, including eight gold.

Pacha Lina lives in the USA. She started for the sports team of the University of Houston, the Houston Cougars.