16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season
On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.
Kolesnikov, Surkova, Prigoda, Andrusenko Among Headliners At Russian SC Champs
Some of the biggest names in Russian swimming will meet in St. Petersburg this week in what will many of their last shots at racing in 2020.
15-Year Old Russian Daria Trofimova Swims 53.99 Free Relay Leg
The 15-year old Daria Trofimova swam 54.89 in the individual 100 free and followed that with a 53.99 in the 400 free relay.
Anton Chupkov Says He Probably Would Have Retired in 2020 After Olympics
200 breaststroke world record holder Anton Chupkov recently discussed where he stands with the sport given the recent fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
DC Trident Fill Final Roster Spot With Russian Sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova
Russian sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova has been announced as the most recent addition to DC Trident’s roster for season two of the ISL.
Kirill Prigoda Swims 2:07 200 Breast, Upsets World Champion Chupkov
Kirill Prigoda didn’t swim the 200 breaststroke at last summer’s World Championships, but on Saturday he beat the World Champion none-the-less.
Andrei Minakov Rattles Personal-Best In 100 Free to Open Russia Cup
Andrei Minakov, the 2019 World Junior Champion in the 100 free, won that race on Friday at the 2020 Russia Cup, swimming within 3-tenths of his lifetime best.
Start Lists, Live Stream Revealed for 2020 Russian Swimming Cup Final
The 2020 Russian Swimming Cup will be held this weekend in Obninsk and feature World Champions Evgeny Rylov and Anton Chupkov (above).
Russian Roundup: Fesikova’s Shoulder Injury, Grinev Will Race in October
Russian swimmer Anastasia Fesikova has shared more details about the shoulder injury that forced her to withdraw from the 2020 ISL season.
Euro Jr. Champion Tatiana Belonogoff Gets Approval to Represent Russia
Belonogoff (center) represented Great Britain, where she’s lived her whole life, when she won gold at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships.
Aberdeen Off The Euro Jrs Hosting Table As LEN Reveals 2021 Calendar
The governing body over European aquatic sport, Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) has unveiled its official provisional calendar for the 2021 calendar year.
Worlds Silver Medalist Andrei Minakov Won’t Travel to Stanford This Year
Andrei Minakov, the defending World Championships silver medalist in the 100 fly, will defer the start of his training at Stanford University.
Russian Whistleblower: Russian Athletes Should Not Be Allowed at Tokyo Olympics
Grigory Rodchenkov, subject of the documentary Icarus, says that nothing has changed in spite of the punishments handed out by WADA last year.
2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Andrey Grechin Is Coming Out of Retirement
32-year old Andrey Grechin (right) retired after the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. With an extra year before Tokyo, he’s now attempting a comeback.
Russian National Team Begins 2nd Camp at Krugloye Lake, This Time with NT Coach
World Champion Evgeny Rylov (above) is among the participants in the 2nd camp. Sergey Chepik, the National Team head coach, will join for the 2nd training.
