The talents and abilities of each individual person are sometimes revealed completely unexpectedly. An example of this is the sports biography of Natalia Molchanova, a multiple freediving champion.
Children's hobbies
In the human community at all times there have been people of a special kind of character and behavior. Others did not understand the motives of their behavior. Some were drawn to the mountain peaks by a secret force. Others were attracted by imperious magic to the depths of the sea. Experts note that many of our contemporaries still have no idea what freediving is. The future champion and record holder in this sport, Natalya Vadimovna Molchanova, herself heard an unfamiliar, but beautiful word when she turned forty. I learned and got carried away for the rest of my life.
Natalia was born on May 8, 1962 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived in a calm and far from the ocean city of Ufa. My father worked at an engineering company. Mother taught home economics at school. The older sister Rina was already growing up in the house. The girls grew up friendly, never quarreled. Once, while swimming in the river, Rina found herself at a depth, and she was miraculously saved. After this incident, the father enrolled the sisters in the swimming section. Natasha liked the lessons. She quickly got used to it and felt like a fish in the water.
Essays on personal life
During her school years, Molchanova systematically studied in the swimming section. She took part in city and republican competitions. When the time came to choose a specialty, Natalya decided to get a specialized education at the Volgograd Academy of Physical Education. Already in her student years, she showed good results at medium distances. At the regional championship she played for the academy team. In the fifth year, she fulfilled the standard of a master of sports. By this time, she already knew her future spouse. Oleg studied at the Polytechnic Institute, and was engaged in swimming for health.
After completing their studies, Oleg and Natalya registered their relationship. The husband and wife were given a dorm room. They had children - the eldest daughter Oksana and the youngest son Alyosha. After maternity leave, she went to work as a coach at a children's sports school. It seemed that personal life took shape once and for all. However, in the mid-90s, the husband went into business and found himself a younger woman. For Natalia, it was an unexpected and painful blow. Tragedy. An article in a freediving magazine brought her out of her depression. A year later, she taught at the Department of Extreme Sports at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education.
Freediving queen
Breath-holding scuba diving is called freediving. Natalia Molchanova has set 40 records for twelve years of diving. She was the first of the women to descend to a depth of 100 meters. Her sports career was developing successfully. The famous diver developed detailed techniques for diving to great depths. She could hold her breath for 9 minutes. In August 2015, Natalya Molchanova died under unclear circumstances.
