Russian swimmer Shcherbakov won gold in the 200 m medley at the World Championships

Russian Mikhail Shcherbakov won gold in the 200 m medley at the Junior World Swimming Championships in Otopen, Romania, on August 20.

It is noted that the athlete covered the distance in one minute and 57.25 seconds, which is a tournament record. The previous achievement belonged to the representative of the USA Maximus Williamson (1.57,29).

In addition, Russians Georgy Yakovlev (100 m backstroke) and Serafima Fokina (200 m butterfly) became silver medalists at the World Cup. The bronze medal was won by Ralina Gilyazova (50 m breaststroke) and Ksenia Misharina (800 m freestyle).

The tournament will end on August 24. Russian athletes compete in a neutral status, adds Sport-Express.

Golden Quest: how our athletes started at the World Water Championships

Neutral athletes from Russia have returned to the main non-Olympic tournament and are showing good results.

Earlier, on August 4, it was reported that Russian athletes finished the World Aquatics Championships in fourth place in the medal standings. In swimming, the Russians became the first three times, the second four times and the third once. Silver and bronze medals were awarded in diving. Kirill Kolesnikov, a gold-winning swimmer, said that the result in the competition exceeded all his expectations.

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