Her defeat of American swimmer Janet Evans in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was Evans's only loss in a 400 or 800 metre freestyle between 1986 and 1994. She also defeated the greatest backstroker ever, Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi, in her strongest event the 200 metre backstroke at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.
Her victory over American swimmer Janet Evans in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was Evans's sole loss in a 400 or 800 metre freestyle between 1986 and 1994. She also triumphed over Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi, considered the greatest backstroker ever, in her strongest event, the 200 metre backstroke at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.