34 Make Russian Olympic Team, Jury’s Still Out On 5 (Counting Efimova)
The names are out for the Russian Olympic team. 34 swimmers are officially going to Rio, 4 have another chance at Euros, and, if her suspension falls through, Efimova will jump onto the roster automatically.
Popova and Andreeva Earn Spots on the Russian Olympic Team
Veronika Popova and Viktoriia Andreeva both qualified for the Russian Olympic team on Tuesday night…
Morozov Tops 100 Free Field At Day 4 Prelims of Russian Trials
Vladimir Morozov had his first individual swim of the meet this morning in the men’s 100 freestyle.
Three New Qualifiers On Day 2 Of Russian Olympic Trials
Kirill Prigoda was one of three new Olympic qualifiers on day two of the Russian Olympic Trials.
2016 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Danila Izotov will compete in the men’s 200 free semi-finals at day 2 finals in Russia.
2016 Russian Championships: Day 1 Finals Real-Time Recaps
There’s not much expectation for day 1’s finals, but in the men’s 100 breaststroke semi-finals, Kirill Prigoda will try and regain his 2015 record-breaking form after qualifying just 11th in prelims.
Kiril Prigoda Skates into Semis on Day 1 of Russian Olympic Trials
2016 RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS / OLYMPIC TRIALS April 16-23rd, 2016 Moscow, Russia Prelims 09:00/Finals 18:00 Local Time Prelims 02:00/Finals 11:00 U.S….
Moscow Ready to Host Swimming World Cup on August 11-12
I am very happy to be here in Kazan and I am also very excited to be present in Moscow. I think the level of competition will be very high” Russian athlete Kirill Prigoda said.
Five Big Things from Day 5 of the 2015 World University Games
Brazil’s Henrique Martins surged in the final 20m of the men’s 100m freestyle to win gold at the 2015 World University Games.
Josh Prenot Pops World’s 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroke – Race Video
Josh Prenot came up big, winning the men’s 200 breaststroke with the sixth fastest time in the world this year at 2:08.90.
Peaty Breaks Championship and British Records in the 100 Breaststroke
Adam Peaty broke the World Championships and British record in the men’s 100 breaststroke posting a time of 56.43…
Two Junior World Records open Russian Nationals, but notable absences dominate
The first day of Russian Nationals saw three Junior World Record-breaking swims culminating in two new records, but the bigger story so far has been the big names not competing for various reasons.
