2021 Geneva Int’l: Mityukov Once Again Lowers 200 Back Swiss Record

54ÈME CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DE GENÈVE (SUI)

While competing on day 2 of the 54th Geneva International Challenge in Switzerland, domestic swimmer Roman Mityukov fired off a new national record in the men’s 200m backstroke.

The 20-year-old got to the wall first in tonight’s men’s 2back final in a time of 1:57.39, representing the only sub-2:00 swimmer of the field en route to topping the podium. Silver went to Algeria’s Abdallah Ardjoune with his time of 2:01.64, while Frenchman Yohann Ndoye Brouard rounded out the top 3 in 2:04.70.

Splitting 57.78/59.61, Mityukov’s 1:57.39 time tonight shaved just over half a second off of his own Swiss standard of 1:57.91. The man logged that effort just this past December while competing at the Swiss Winter Challenge in Uster. Splits for that previous effort included 57.81/1:00.01, showing how the Swiss swimmer hung on to his speed a little longer on the back half this time around.

Mityukov’s time also checks-in as a new meet record and now ranks him as the world’s 9th fastest 200m backstroke so far this season.

2020-2021 LCM Men 200 Back

EvgenyRUS
Rylov
04/08
1:53.23
2Ryan
Murphy
USA1:54.1507/30
3Mitch
Larkin
AUS1:54.3804/16
4Luke
Greenbank
GBR1:54.4305/22
5Bryce
Mefford
USA1:54.7906/18
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Mityukov represented Switzerland in this 200m back event at the 2019 FINA World Aquatic Championships. There in Gwangju he finished in 13th in a time of 1;57.93.

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europeanswimfan
3 years ago

Mityukovs (born 2000) is a top backstroker, but also versatile: His LC best times-> 100 free 49.27, 200 free 1:47.57, 50 back 25.54, 100 back 54.67 (54.0 mixed relay), 200 back 1:57.39, 200 IM 2:01.04

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