Russian Sliseva won the second gold medal at the World Swimming Games.

On August 11, Russian Diana Sliseva won the World Games in scuba diving at a distance of 100 m in classic fins. The competition takes place in the Chinese city of Chengdu.

For the athlete, this is the second gold medal at the tournament. On Sunday, August 10, she won the 50m backstroke with apnea.

In addition, Russian Elizaveta Kupressova became the bronze medalist of the Games, receiving a medal in the 400 m swim in classical fins. In total, Russian swimmers have won six medals: two gold and four bronze.

The World Games will end on August 17th.

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.

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 of the competition exceeded all his expectations.

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