BIOGRAPHY

Anna Nepotacheva  - National Coach, State Coach & Coach/Founder Golden Fish Synchronized Swimming Club, Melbourne

Anna was born in Ashkabad , Russia.

Anna coached Synchronized Swimming in Russia from 1991 with the Moscow City Sport Association, working with members of the Russian National Team, and composing routine choreography for Junior & Open Teams. Anna also worked in Beijing with a number of Chinese National athletes. In 2003 Anna was awarded the Highest Level of Government Recognition for Sports Coaching in Russia. Anna was studying for the Bachelor of Human Movement, before coming to Australia.
Since arriving in Australia in 2004, Anna has coached the National Team with the highlights being the following competitions:

• 2008 Olympics Games, Beijing
• 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games
• 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Championships
• 2010 World Cup
• 2004 Junior World Championships
• 2005, 2010 and 2011 German Open
• 2005 and 2008 Japan Open
• 2007 and 2010 Swiss Open

Anna became an Australian citizen in 2006, has two sons – James and Dmitri, and lives in Flemington