18-Year-Old Miron Lifintsev just broke the World Jr Record in the 100m back, swimming a 52.34. But that’s not the crazy part.
Lifintsev has dropped nearly 4 SECONDS in under 2 years from his 100 back time. in July of 2022, his best time was 56.12.
Lifintsev’s Progression In The 100m Backstroke:
| FINAL TIME | MONTH/YEAR |
| 56.12 | July 2022 |
| 55.12 | July 2022 |
| 54.74 | April 2023 |
| 53.52 | April 2023 |
| 53.27 | July 2023 |
| 53.14 | July 2023 |
| 52.96 | July 2023 |
Lifintsev’s Top 5 100m Backstroke Performances:
- *52.34 — April 2024, Russian Championships
- 52.66 — April 2024, Russian Championships
- 52.96 — July 2023, Russian Swimming Cup
- 53.14 — July 2023, Russian Swimming Cup
- 53.27 — July 2023, Russian Swimming Cup
…And yes, I pronounced his name wrong the whole video. I apologize.
What’s he on ??
I don’t think he will go to Paris 2024, maybe Los Angeles 2028, if things change
Rounded up a bit!?!?
i hope he did it in swedes ala rylov
It’s similar to what Armstrong did to ultimately make the Tokyo Olympic team.
56.40 July 2019
52.48 June 2021
A drop of 3.92 seconds.
Armstrong also didn’t start training year-round until his Senior year of high school. Before that he was a multi (seasonal) sport athlete.
Funny there’s always explanation for American swimmers when they did amazing improvements, but when swimmers from other countries do it, they must be cheating.
now you’ve done it. gone and got the yanks all fired up
It appears that you have not swam at a high level in the US. American swimmers are drug tested a lot.
I mean, Lance Armstrong was drug tested a lot more than any American swimmer.
similar to Jacoby too, PB of 1:09.62 in August 2019 -> 1:04.95 in July 2021 is a 4.67 drop