Stanislav Donets

Kliment Kolesnikov Reclaims 100 Backstroke World Record In Blazing 48.58

The Russian chops three-tenths of a second off the existing record set by China’s Xu Jiayu in 2018.

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Evgeny Rylov Surprises With Russian Record In 50 Back Semis

Evgeny Rylov broke an eight-year-old National Record in the men’s 50 back semis.

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2018 SC World Previews: Fastest Men In History Collide In Back Events

Matt Grevers, Xu Jiayu and Ryan Murphy are just a few of the incredibly talented backstrokers who will be competing in Hangzhou.

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Kolesnikov Narrowly Misses World Record, Takes Down WJR In 100 Back

Kliment Kolesnikov broke the world junior record in the 100 back in Copenhagen, clocking a blistering time of 48.99.

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Junya Koga Breaks Asian Record Twice Within An Hour, Ties 3rd All-Time

Junya Koga broke his own Asian Record in the men’s 50 back semis in 22.81.

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FINA World Cup starts in Chartres with many international swim stars

2016 FINA WORLD CUP: CHARTRES-PARIS Friday, August 26th – Saturday, August 27th L’Odyssée – Chartres, France Prelims 3:30am EST/Finals 11:00am…

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2015 European Short Course Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

2015 EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE WINGATE INSTITUTE IN NETANYA, ISRAEL Wednesday, December 2nd-6th Prelims at 9:30 am local (2:30…

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2015 European SC Champs: Italy, Hungary, & Russia Top The Medal Table

Gregorio Paltrinieri’s world record 1500 helped bring Italy to the top of the medal count, where the country is tied with Russia and Hungary with 10 medals apiece.

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Russia Breaks 4×50 Medley Relay World Record at Short Course World Championships

Stanislav Donets provided a quick lead-off split for Russia as they cleared the controversial old World Record in the 4×50 Medley Relay

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Vlad Morozov Won’t Swim 100 Free at 2014 World Short Course Championships

One of the world’s best short course swimmers, Vlad Morozov, will only swim two individual races at the 2014 World Short Course Championships.

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Izotov Headlines Night 4 of Russian Nationals

Izotov was impressive in the 100m freestyle semi on Day 4 of Russian Nationals

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Vlad Morozov Among Many Confirmed For Upcoming World Cups

World Championships silver medalist Vladimir Morozov join two women, Yuliya Efimova and Sarah Sjostrom, who brought home gold in Barcelona…

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Hungary’s Big Three Choose Salnikov Cup Over Duel In The Pool

Hungary’s top three swimming stars, Katinka Hosszu, Daniel Gyurta and Laszlo Cseh, have made the decision to bypass the Duel…

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Five more swims three more wins for Hosszu at the Salnikov Cup

On the second night of the Salnikov Cup Hungarian Katinka Hosszu added three more wins for a total of seven…

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Does anyone know the Hungarian word for rest?

Does anyone know the Hungarian word for rest? Because both Katinka Hosszu and Laszlo Cseh certainly don’t seem to. On…

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