Russia's Miron Lifintsev wins gold at the World Short Course Swimming Championships

Russian swimmer Miron Lifintsev on December 11 won gold at the World Short Course Swimming Championships taking place in Budapest from December 10 to 15.

Lifintsev posted a time of 48.76 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke.

Thus, he became the first Russian swimmer since 2021, who won a medal at the world championships.

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Earlier in the day it was reported that the Russian Kirill Prigoda updated the Russian record in the 100 m breaststroke at the World Cup in short water swimming. It was noted that the athlete swam the distance in 55.82 seconds in the preliminary swim.