Natalia Pankina
Russian swimmer
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Natalia ("Natalya") Pankina (Russian: Наталия Панкина) is a Russian long distance swimmer. She was the first Russian woman who successfully swam the English Channel in 2007 in a time of 8 h 11 mins. She narrowly missed a medal in the 2007 World Championships, coming 5th in the 25 km open water event, just 10 seconds behind 3rd place.