Early career Born in Moscow, Romashina began training in artistic swimming at age six. At fifteen years old, she won two gold medals in team competition and combo routine at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships.
World Championships After the
2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Romashina became the most awarded athlete in the history of synchronized swimming with 21 gold medals. She surpassed her compatriot,
Natalia Ishchenko, who holds 19 gold medals from the World Championships.
Olympic Games Romashina won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the team competition at the
2008,
2012,
2016, and
2020 Summer Olympics. She also won the
duet event at London and
Rio de Janeiro with Natalia Ishchenko. At the
2020 Summer Olympics, held in
Tokyo in 2021, Romashina partnered with
Svetlana Kolesnichenko and won the duet event. == Retirement ==