[3] Aksenova was also a member of Suduroyar Svimjifelag in Vagur, Faroe Islands, under the tutelage of head coach Jon Bjarnason.

Leading up to the Games, she finished under the FINA B-cut with a fastest final time of 25.57 in the 50 and 55.51 in the 100 m freestyle at the Russian Open Championships in Moscow to ensure her selection to the Olympic swimming team.

[6] In the 100 m freestyle, Aksenova came from fifth at the turn to hold off the fast-charging Venezuelan swimmer Arlene Semeco for the third spot and twenty-fifth overall in a bodysuit best of 55.29.

[8] One hour later, Aksenova and her teammates Anastasia Zuyeva, Yuliya Yefimova, and Natalya Sutyagina had entered the top eight final with a fifth-seeded time in 3:59.66, before keeping their position intact two days later.

Handing the anchor duties on the final exchange, Aksenova fired off a freestyle split of 54.13 to give the Russian foursome a fifth-place time in a much-deserving 3:57.84.