Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Afọ asatọ mgbe egwuregwu Olympic mbụ ya gasịrị, Lapunova ruru eru maka ndị otu Ukraine nke atọ ya, dị ka onye dị afọ 23, na 2004 Summer Olympics na Athens. O mere ka ọ bụrụ onye kacha mma na FINA B-cut nke 2:02.30 na 200 m freestyle site na World Championships
na Madrid, Spen. O meriri onye Switzerland bụ Hanna Miluska iji bute ụzọ na okpomọkụ nke atọ site na 0.57 nke sekọnd na 2:02.71. Lapunova enweghị ike ịga n'ihu na ọkara ikpeazu, na-etinye iri abụọ na abụọ n'ozuzu n'ụtụtụ ụtụtụ.