Zevina Takes 200 Backstroke On The Final Day Of Latvian Championships

On the first day of the Latvian National Championships Daryna Zevina won both the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle, she followed that up by taking the women’s 200 backstroke in a time of 2:10.85. The European Short Course Championships gold medalist was just off her season’s best of 2:10.37 which she posted at the Ukrainian National Championships in April.

Estonian Martti Aljand took his second event of the competition, winning the men’s 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:01.40, almost two full seconds ahead of the next finisher. Aljand had a tremendous weekend at the Bergen Swim Festival where he challenge Hungarian star Daniel Gyurta in the short course pool, he has continued to swim well posting a textile best in the 100. His previous best of 1:01.79 was swum in May of 2012, his lifetime best is a 1:00.56 which he swum at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.

Aljand’s Estonian teammate Ralf Tribuntsov also took his second gold of the weekend winning the men’s 100 butterfly in a time of 53.74. Tribuntsov’s time destroyed his lifetime best of 55.69 which he posted last year.

Other winners included:

  • Women’s 50 freestyle – Nastassia Karakouskaya – 26.23
  • Men’s 50 freestyle – Anton Latkin – 23.14
  • Women’s 100 breaststroke – Alona Ribakova – 1:11.08
  • Men’s 200 backstroke – Gytis Stankevicius – 2:04.36
  • Women’s 100 butterfly – Beatrice Kanapienyte – 1:03.53
  • Women’s 400 freestyle – Chrystelle Douaihy – 4:37.31
  • Men’s 400 freestyle – Uvis Kalnins – 4:01.37

Full results can be found here.

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Philip Johnson
10 years ago

Kalnins actually set the NR in the 50 free in the prelims with a 22.91, but under-performed in the final with a 23.18 (second place).

He also set the NR in the 400 IM with a 4:25.68.

Great job Uvis! Go Bears!

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