Marina Shamal

Who is Marina Shamal?

Marina Yakubovna Shamal is a retired Russian swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eights in the 4×100 m freestyle and medley relays. She was a national champion in the 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley events.

She married Igor Luzhkovsky, who also competed at the 1960 Olympics in swimming, and changed her last name to Luzhkovskaya. After retiting from competitions she worked as a coach in swimming and synchronized swimming.