7 Storylines To Watch At The 2021 European Swimming Championships
A blistering men’s 200 free, an up-and-coming star, and the return of an IM legend are among the storylines we’re watching at this year’s European Champs.
Olympic Relay Qualification Update: Pre-European Championships
This week’s European championships will give teams one more chance to qualify a relay ahead of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.
Xu Jiayu Tops 100 Backstroke Final with 52.88 at Chinese Olympic Trials
Two-time Olympian Xu Jiayu won the 100 meter back final at the Chinese Olympic Trials with a 52.88. Jiayu earned silver in this event at the 2016 Olympics.
Ivan Adamchuk Breaks BLR Junior 200 IM Record, Now #5 Euro 18&U Time in 2021
Brest native Ivan Adamchuk nailed the Belarusian junior record in the men’s 200 IM at 2:03.21, which ranks 5th among 18&U European swimmers in 2021.
Belarus Open Day 3 Dazzled By Three National Records and Two Junior Records
On the third of the 2021 Belarus Open, three national records and two national junior records went down, including Shymanovich’s 26.46 standard in the 50 BR.
Open Bielorussia Record Per La 4×100 Misti Femminile-Risultati Day3
Open Bielorussia un record nazionale assoluto e due record nazionali juniores tra i risulatati più rilevanti del terzo giorno
Belarusian Women Set New 400 Medley Relay National Record of 4:03.61 in Brest
Anastasia Kuleshova (1:02.41), Alina Zmushko (1:07.09), Anastasia Shkurdai (57.78) and Anastasia Koryakovskaya (56.33) combined for a newly-minted 4:03.61 NR.
Open Bielorussia Ilya Shymanovich Qualifica Olimpica 100 Rana
Open Bielorussia. Ilya Shymanovich si qualifica per Tokyo nei 100 metri rana maschili, Anastasiya Shkurdai nei 100 dorso femminili
2021 Belarus Open Day One: Shymanovich Qualifies for Tokyo with 58.77 BR
Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with his 100 breast World No. 6 swim of 58.77, clearing the automatic cut of 59.93.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #75-51
No female swimmer has ever been as fast as Belarus’s Anastasiya Shkurdai in *both* the 100 fly (56.9) and 100 back (59.0), and she’s only 18.
Shymanovich’s WR, 24.9 Split & Five National Records Highlight BLR Champs Day 3
Ilya Shymanovich followed up his world record performance in the 100 breaststroke with the first sub-25 50 breast split of all-time in 24.92.
Anastasiya Shkurdai destroza el récord bielorruso de 200 espalda (SCM)
En la final, Shkurdai aceleró a un tiempo de 2:04.80, colocándola en un total de 3.60 segundos por debajo del récord original de 2:08.40.
Shkurdai hace doblete; Shymanovich consigue el parcial más rápido de 50 braza
Anastasiya Shkurdai tuvo una gran actuación en el día inaugural del encuentro, ganando un par de eventos individuales en los 50 espalda y 100 libre femeninos.
Five National Records Fall On Day 2 of Belarus SC Championships
30-year-old Yauhen Tsurkin set a new Belarusian Record in the men’s 50 free in a time of 21.46.
Anastasiya Shkurdai Takes BLR SCM 200 Back Record From 2:08.4 To 2:04.8
Shkurdai took almost four seconds off the Belarusian 200 backstroke national record between prelims and finals, culminating in a 2:04.80.
