Palian has
cerebral palsy and competes in
S7 classification races. She competed at the
2012 Paralympic Games where she won a bronze medal in the
50 metre freestyle S7 event. She competed for
Ukraine at the
World Para Swimming Championships in
2010, where she won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre freestyle event, and in
2013, where she won a gold medal in the
4x50 metre freestyle relay event and bronze medals in the
400 metre freestyle S7 and
100 metre freestyle S7 events. She competed for Russia in
2015 and won a gold medal in the
50 metre freestyle S7 event, a silver medal in the
100 metre freestyle S7 event and bronze medals in the
400 metre freestyle S7,
4x50 metre freestyle and
4x100 metre medley relay events. She was awarded with the
Order of Princess Olga, third class, for her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games. ==References==