fullname club birth_place weight height birth_date article_title strokes name
maria sergeyevna gromova dynamo moskva -lrb- rus -rrb- moscow , russia 62 kg lb on 1.70 m ftin on 28 february 1988 maria gromova -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 backstroke maria gromova
maria gromova -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

maria sergeyevna gromova -lrb- ; born february 28 , 1988 in moscow -rrb- is a russian backstroke and relay swimmer , who was selected to the national team to qualify for the 2012 summer olympics in london .
she competed in the women 's 4 × 100 m medley relay , along with her teammates yuliya yefimova , irina bespalova , and veronika popova .
she and her team placed eighth in the heats , with a time of 3:59.57 , and qualified for the finals .
although she competed only as an alternate , gromova supported her team in the finals , but missed out of the medal podium , finishing behind japan in fourth place .
gromova is a sports science student at russian state university of physical culture , sport and tourism in moscow , and works as a coach .
she is currently a member of dynamo moskva , being trained by svetlana grishina .
