Andrei Minakov on Training at Stanford: “Best place for me in world”

2021 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by Robert Gibbs.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

  • World Record: 47.78 – DRESSEL Caeleb (USA) 21 NOV 2020
  • Championship Record: 48.08 – le CLOS Chad (RSA) 8 DEC 2016
  • World Junior Record: 49.53 – LI Zhuhao (CHN) 19 NOV 2017

Top 3:

  1. Matteo Rivolta (ITA) – 48.87
  2. Chad le Clos (RSA) – 49.04
  3. Andrei Minakov (RSF) – 49.21

Italy’s Matteo Rivolta finished ahead of a strong field to take the gold in 48.87. That’s a bit best off of his own best time for Rivolta, who set the Italian record on multiple occasions while competing for the Aqua Centurions during the recent ISL season. That’s the second individual gold medal of the meet for the Italian men, after Alberto Razzetti won the 200 fly.

Defending champion Chad le Clos of South Africa took 2nd in 49.04, over half a second shy of his winning time of 48.50 from 2018. Le Clos took bronze in the 200 fly two days ago. RSF’s Andrei Minakov touched 3rd in 49.21.

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Fauci4pres
2 years ago

How does he know without training at all other places in the world? Illogical.

applesandoranges
2 years ago

It is short course. Let’s see what his long course future holds after being at Stanford.

Tommy Schmitt
Reply to  applesandoranges
2 years ago

I am sure his out of the pool life is gonna be just fine once he will have that Stanford degree …

Stoked 2 b vaccinated
2 years ago

So a Stanford education doesn’t include learning how to wear a mask properly… ‼️

Riccardo
Reply to  Stoked 2 b vaccinated
2 years ago

Many swimmers were fully unmasked in their post race interviews.

I haven’t seen you comment on that.

It’s really easy to go through life without being a hater yet somehow people like you find a way.

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