Chikunova Scorches 2:18.98 200 Breast To Close Out 2024 Russian Swimming Cup

2024 RUSSIAN SWIMMING CUP

• Tuesday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 28th
• Yekaterinburg, Russia
• LCM (50m)
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• Recap #1/Recap #2
• Entries/Results
• Livestream

The 2024 Russian Swimming Cup concluded from Yekaterinburg tonight with the nation’s athletes racing domestically instead of at the Olympic Games.

As a reminder, the Russian Swimming Federation is offering bonuses to the tune of 2 million rubles (~$23,000 USD) if event winners here clock a better time than the Olympic champion in Paris.

We’ll keep track of the time comparisons and publish any monetary awards once the Olympic action has finished.

Evgenia Chikunova may well be one of the swimmers who nab some cash, as the 19-year-old ripped a monster time of 2:18.98 to win the women’s 200m breaststroke.

Chikkunova split 32.53/35.55/35.39/35.51 to get to the wall nearly 10 seconds ahead of the competition in this one-woman race.

The teen’s time here represents the 2nd-best time of her career, sitting only behind the mark of 2:17.55 she put up in April of 2023 to become the current world record holder in the event.

Her outing also represents the #3 performance of all time.

Top 5 Women’s LCM 200 Breaststroke Performances All-Time

1. 2:17.55 – Evgenia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
2. 2:18.95 – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2021
3. 2:18.98 – Evgenia Chikunova (RUS), 2024
4. 2:19.01 – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2024
5. 2:19.11 – Rikee Moller-Pedersen (DEN), 2013