2021 RUSSIAN NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- April 3-9, 2021
- Palace of Water Sports, Kazan, Russia
- Prelims: 9:00 am local/2:00 am Eastern, Finals: 6:00 pm local/11:00 am Eastern
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Evgeny Rylov rocketed to a new European and Russian Record in the men’s 200 backstroke final on the penultimate day of the 2021 Russian Olympic Trials, clocking a time of 1:53.23.
The reigning two-time world champion in the event, Rylov’s swim breaks his previous Continental and European Record of 1:53.36 set at the 2018 European Championships, and also registers as the seventh-fastest swim in history.
All-Time Performances, Men’s 200 Back (LCM)
- Aaron Peirsol (USA), 1:51.92 – 2009
- Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:52.51 – 2009
- Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:52.86 – 2009
- Ryan Lochte (USA), 1:52.96 – 2011
- Aaron Peirsol (USA), 1:53.08 – 2009
- Mitch Larkin (AUS), 1:53.17 – 2015
- Evgeny Rylov (RUS), 1:53.23 – 2021
- Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:53.26 – 2014
- Mitch Larkin (AUS), 1:53.34 – 2015
- Evgeny Rylov (RUS), 1:53.36 – 2018
Rylov maintains his spot as the fifth-fastest swimmer ever, but overtakes Ryosuke Irie to become the third-fastest ever in a textile suit.
All-Time Performers, Men’s 200 Back (LCM)
- Aaron Peirsol (USA), 1:51.92 – 2009
- Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:52.51 – 2009
- Ryan Lochte (USA), 1:52.96 – 2011
- Mitch Larkin (USA), 1:53.17 – 2015
- Evgeny Rylov (RUS), 1:53.23 – 2021
Split Comparison
Compared to his 2018 record, Rylov wasn’t quite as aggressive on the front-half here, but closed much better, specifically on the third 50.
Rylov, 2018 Euros | Rylov, 2021 Trials |
26.89 | 27.12 |
54.78 (27.89) | 55.38 (28.26) |
1:24.12 (29.34) | 1:24.10 (28.72) |
1:53.36 (29.24) | 1:53.23 (29.13) |
Rylov has now been sub-1:54 on seven different occasions, with the first time coming at the 2016 Olympics where he won the bronze medal.
- 1:53.97, 2016 Olympic Games
- 1:53.81, 2017 Russian Championships
- 1:53.61, 2017 World Championships
- 1:53.71, 2018 Russian Championships
- 1:53.36, 2018 European Championships
- 1:53.40, 2019 World Championships
- 1:53.23, 2021 Russian Olympic Trials
In the world this season, the Russian rockets to the top spot by over two seconds, with China’s Xu Jiayu the next-fastest at 1:55.26.
Earlier in the meet, Rylov won the 100 back in a time of 52.12, in what is believed to be an official Russian Record, though it falls shy of his 51.97 lead-off from the mixed medley relay in 2019.
1:52 incoming
Lochte’s textile 200 Back (which imo is the best 200 back of all time), is in danger
Man, 2011 Lochte is under appreciated I think: post shiny suits and he is dropping-
152 200 back
144 200 free
154.00 200 im world record
Plus his 4im and relay splits.
Those 200s might be the best 3 200s of anyone ever. Of course the best “4” 200s would be 2007 Phelps – im, fly, free and back…;)
Probably one of the best individual performances of all-time. The best for sure for Lochte
Wow I didn’t know Irie has swum a 1:53.2 textile before
2014 Asian Games