Daria Golovaty

Daria Golovaty was born in 2005 in Ukraine

Daria Golovaty was born in Ukraine on August 30, 2005, to parents who were swimmers. She moved to Israel with her family as a baby and started swimming at age 6. She studied physical education at Ramot comprehensive high school in Bat Yam.

She trains with Hapoel Bat Yam under coaches Sharon Azobel and Meir Loya. In 2019 she won medals at Israeli championships, including a bronze in the 5 km pool race and a silver in the 400 meter individual medley.

In 2021 she helped set Israeli records in the 4x200 and 4x100 meter freestyle relays. At the European Championships in Budapest that year, her 4x200 relay team set a national record in the heats and placed eighth in the final. In 2022 she swam the 200 meter freestyle in 1:59.67, becoming the third Israeli woman to go under 2 minutes in the event.

She is an Israeli champion in freestyle events and holds the Israeli record in the 400 meter freestyle. In 2024 she won the European title in the 4x200 meter relay in Belgrade and was part of Israel's team at the Paris Olympics.