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Kolesnikov Drops 47.70 100 Free At Day 4 Prelims Of Russian Trials

Kliment Kolesnikov broke 48 seconds for the first time in the 100 freestyle during the fourth prelims session at the Russian Olympic Trials.

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2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Evgeny Rylov will look to make the Russian Olympic team on Monday in the men’s 100 backstroke, where he’ll battle head-to-head with Kliment Kolesnikov.

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Kolesnikov Enters All-Time Top 10 With 52.24 100 Back; Rylov Goes 52.12

Kliment Kolesnikov is now tied with Ryosuke Irie for ninth all-time, while Evgeny Rylov’s swim ranks as the 10th-fastest performance ever.

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Rylov, Chikunova Lead Group of Seven New Russian Olympic Qualifiers On Day 3

2016 Olympic medalists Evgeny Rylov and Yuliya Efimova, along with newcomers Evgeniia Chikunova and Kliment Kolesnikov, qualified for the Games on Monday.

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Chikunova, Sorokina & Klepikova Lower Russian Junior Records On Day 3 In Kazan

Anastasia Sorokina (center) broke the Russian Junior Record in the women’s 200 IM semi-finals in a time of 2:12.90.

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Alina Zmushka Lowers Own Belarusian 100 Breast Record In Kazan

Competing at the Russian Olympic Trials, Zmushka clocked 1:07.37 in the women’s 100 breast prelims to extinguish her previous national record of 1:07.51

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Kirpichnikova, Surkova & Egorova Carry Momentum At Day 3 Prelims In Kazan

Arina Surkova followed up her 100 butterfly victory by claiming the top spot int he women’s 50 fly prelims on Day 3 of the Russian Olympic Trials.

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Six Names Added To Russian Olympic Team On Day 2 of Trials In Kazan

2016 Olympic bronze medalist Anton Chupkov earned a second straight Olympic berth after placing second in the 100 breast on Day 2 of the Russian Trials.

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Anna Egorova Clocks 4:04.10 To Down Russian Record In 400 Free

The 22-year-old Egorova qualified for her first Olympic team in 4:04.10, smashing the previous Russian Record of 4:06.01 set by Veronika Andrusenko in 2019.

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2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kirill Prigoda comes in as the top seed in the men’s 100 breaststroke on Day 2 of the 2021 Russian Olympic Trials.

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Kolesnikov Blasts 52.44 100 Back Best Time In Prelims At Russian Trials

Kliment Kolesnikov now ranks 13th all-time in the men’s 100 backstroke.

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Nancy Hogshead-Makar Among Final Four Members Named To USOPC Commission

The commission, which is made up of 16 members, is tasked with reviewing and assessing several aspects of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

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Four Men Earn First Olympic Berth On Opening Day of Russian Trials

Maxim Stupin (center) was one of four Russian men to qualify for their first Olympic team on the opening day of the country’s Olympic Trials in Kazan.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Hits 24.08 To Tie Fourth-Fastest 50 Back In History

Kolesnikov is now one of two men with multiple swims under 24.1, joining Liam Tancock.

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2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Aleksandr Krasnykh, who was ninth in the 400 free at the 2019 Worlds, will vie for a second consecutive Olympic berth in the event on Day 1 of Russian Trials.

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