2019 EUROPEAN JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, July 3rd – Sunday, July 7th
- Aquatics Palace, Kazan, Russia
- LCM
- Meet Site
- Entry List
- Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap
- Live Result
- Live Stream
14-year-old Russian phenom Evgenia Chikunova swam a massive best time in the semifinals of the women’s 200 breaststroke at the 2019 European Junior Championships in Kazan, Russia this evening. Hitting the wall in 2:21.07, Chikunova blew past her previous lifetime best of 2:22.67 set at the 2019 Russian national championships, which had stood as the Russian Junior Record.
A comparison of Chikunova’s splits reveals she is significantly faster on all but one leg of the race:
| Chikunova – July 2019 | Chikunova – April 2019 | |
| 1st 50 | 32.52 | 33.39 |
| 2nd 50 | 36.12 (1:08.64) | 37.00 (1:10.39) |
| 3rd 50 | 36.49 (1:45.13) | 36.18 (1:46.57) |
| 4th 50 | 35.94 | 36.10 |
| Total Time | 2:21.07 | 2:22.67 |
Chikunova’s time is only 3/10ths off Team USA’s Annie Lazor‘s world-leading time of 2:20.77 set at the Bloomington stop of the 2019 PSS in May. 100 breaststroke World Record holder Lilly King is now bumped to 3rd in the world rankings with her 2:21.39, also from the Bloomington stop of the PSS. Fellow Russian and 2017 World Champion in the 200 breast Yulia Efimova now sits 4th in the world rankings with a 2:21.59 from the FINA Champions Series in Indianapolis in May.
2018-2019 LCM WOMEN 200 BREAST
EFIMOVA
2.20.17
| 2 | Annie LAZOR | USA | 2.20.77 | 05/19 |
| 3 | Evgenia CHIKUNOVA | RUS | 2.21.07 | 07/04 |
| 4 | Lilly KING | USA | 2.21.39 | 05/31 |
| 5 | Tatjana SCHOENMAKER | RSA | 2.21.79 | 07/25 |
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The official result is 2:23.07 for Chiknuva according to the organizers website
Yousef – 2:23.07 is her final time; the 2:21.0 was in the semifinals yesterday.
South African, Karen Muir. August 1965. Blackpool, England. 12years and 10months old. Women’s 110yards backstroke, World Record.
Ian Thorpe was only 15 when he won gold at the 1998 World Championships and only 16 when he obliterated the world record with his 3.41.83 at the 1999 Pan Pacs. It’s one thing to set a really fast time at a relatively minor meet where there’s no real pressure and another thing to do it on the big global stage.
. In 92 96 , 2000 & 2012 ,14- 15 year olds won gold . If you’ve got that unique set of ligaments then it can happen .
Is she swimming this at worlds?
RI DI CU LOUS for a 14 year old😝 ……what to say ? Annie , keep training ……☝️
russwimming.ru says that 2:21.25 is their fastest 14&U male 200 LCM BR on record
I could do that.
I’m male, five years older, and I’d have to be doing backstroke. But I could do that.
lol😜