Inside with Brett Hawke #265 Viktoria Gunes on Ukraine, Breaststroke, & losing Stefano Nurra
Viktoria Gunes is a 2x Olympian and 5x World Junior Champion. Born and raised in Ukraine, she moved across the Black Sea to Turkey when she was 15 years old, fleeing Crimea. She most recently won the 400 IM at SC European Championships in Kazan.
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:05 Hello Viktoria Gunes
02:00 Swim coach Mom
04:38 Leaving Crimea for Turkey
07:30 Learning English
10:20 Ukraine today
14:08 Beine Nutrition
14:56 Adaptive Swim Lessons
15:33 Mentality towards Russia
17:25 Energy Standard
20:20 Embracing Turkish culture
22:25 Breaststroker
25:10 Strengths & Weaknesses
27:00 Breaststroke sets
28:00 Stefano Nurra
31:15 European Championships
32:55 Paris 2024
34:35 Life beyond swimming
37:25 Australia
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