12-Year Old Russian Alexandra Sabitova Swims :59 in 100 Fly

2017 RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Monday, April 10 – Friday, April 14, 2017
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Live results

While she didn’t win the race, and probably hasn’t even earned a spot on the Russian World Championships team, the most exciting result on the women’s side of the pool came from the 3rd-place finisher in the women’s 100 fly.

That came in the form of 12-year old Alexandra Savitova, born in 2004 – the youngest age even eligible for this championship. She swam a 59.42 in the women’s 100 fly. By comparison, the fastest 11-12 in U.S. swimming history, Cassidy Bayer, swam a 1:01.75 in 2012 – more than two seconds slower. The fastest 13-14 in U.S. history, Kendy Stewart, swam just a 59.51 in 2009 – in a rubber suit. Savitova is already faster than that.

She split 27.33 going out and 32.09 coming home – a big charge on the front-half, before a small fade on the back-side. That split on the opening 50 was faster than she did in the individual 50 fly, where she finished 13th in 27.76.

We were unable to find any prior times from Savitova. She comes from the Kemerovo Region in central Russia.

Savitova is not yet old enough to compete at the Youth Olympic Games, the European Junior Championships, or the World Junior Championships, so we’ll keep an eye on domestic results for her encore.

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Dan
6 years ago

LC I assume?

Zemhaj
6 years ago

World war 3 will be fought in the pool

bobo gigi
6 years ago

Amazing times for the young Russian and the young Chinese in the women’s 100 fly.
We’ll see if they will confirm in the future. That’s not always the case in these countries.
Either they are pushed very hard very young in training and it’s tough to imagine them in the sport at 20 or they are just incredibly talented and sky is the limit for them. Too early to tell.

Kyla Pugeda
6 years ago

being a twelve year old girl i envy her so much. i hope to compete with her soon

John
6 years ago

Watch the video of her races semifinals and finals at Nationals here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd9pWf_QT60&feature=youtu.be
It is complete video of Semifinals & final.

Rocky Splashaplenti
6 years ago

Drago! Drago! Drago!

fastswim
6 years ago

Link: Wang,Yuchun 12 year old swam 59.07. Lane 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ-Ruh7O-Ko

Dee
Reply to  fastswim
6 years ago

Out in 27.14 with a bad spot?

That’s frightening speed aged 12!

Coco
6 years ago

Will she be drug tested – This IS Russia

Hswimmer
Reply to  Coco
6 years ago

Lol true

E Gamble
Reply to  Coco
6 years ago

She’s 12. Are they drugging her cornflakes?

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