Arina Openysheva

Race Video: Watch Maria Astashinka Break Two Jr World Records

Watch 16 year old Russian breaststroker, Maria Astashinka, beat the Junior World Record marks in both the 200 breaststroke and 4×100 medley relay.

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Russia Breaks Team USA’s Medley Relay Jr World Record In Baku

The Russian relay team of Mariia Kameneva, Maria Astashinka, Polina Egorova, and Arina Openysheva combined to win the event and break the Jr World Record with their time of 4:03.22.

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2015 European Games: Two Jr World Records Highlights Day 3

Follow along for live updates from day three of the 2015 European Games.

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European Games; Day Three Prelims

The women’s 200 freestyle saw three gold medalists qualify for the top three position in the semi-final…

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Russia crushing swimming medal table two days into 2015 European Games

Two days into swimming competition at the first-ever European Games, the Russian delegation is dominating the medal table.

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2015 European Games Day 2 Finals: Steenbergen Matches Semi’s Time for 100 Free Gold

The Inaugural European Games continue today with an exciting line-up of finals, including the women’s 400 freestyle and men’s 200 breaststroke from Baku.

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European Games; Day Two Prelims

Maria Astashkina the next step in her attempt to sweep the breaststroke events qualifying with the top time in the women’s 200 breaststroke…

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European Games; Day One Prelims

Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands and Arina Openysheva of Russia both hit the wall in a time of 55.18, tying for this morning’s fastest qualifying time in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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European Games Preview

Many events in Baku should be tightly contested including the women’s 100 freestyle where Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands comes in with the top time…

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10 Things We Noticed From The First Day of the 2014 European Championships

Katinka Hosszu was under World Record pace at the 300 meter mark of her 400 IM, but couldn’t hold on to the “yellow line” on the freestyle.

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Sabbioni Breaks World Junior Record To Win The 50 Backstroke At European Juniors

Italian Simone Sabbioni broke the World Junior Record in the boys 50 backstroke en route to taking the title at the European Junior Championships…

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European Juniors Day Two: Records for Backstrokers Christou and Ustinova; Openysheva Doubles

Great Britain’s Daniel Jervis won the boys 1500 on Day Two of the European Junior Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands.

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European Junior Championships Preview

The European Junior Championships will be held in Dordrecht from July 9th-13th…

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