Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva
KAZAN – A handful of Russian records fell during the final day of the Russian Short Course Championships today in Kazan.
Vitalina Simonova vaulted to second in the world in the women’s 200-meter breast with a time of 2:18.03, which now stands as the Russian record with Yuliya Efimova’s world record of 2:14.39 being lost due to a positive doping test. Only Alia Atkinson has been faster this year with a 2:17.84 from the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup.
Maria Astashkina touched second in 2:20.92 for eighth in the rankings, while Sofia Andreeva wound up third in 2:21.67 for 10th overall in the world.
Svetlana Chimrova downed a Russian record in the women’s 100-meter fly with a 57.03. That swim beat her previous mark of 57.35 from the 2013 Russian Short Course Championships, and moved her up to seventh in the world this year.
Anastasia Lyazeva touched second in 57.67, while Alina Kashinskaya placed third in 58.40.
Kirill Prigoda tied the Russian record in the men’s 50-meter breast with a 26.48. That swim matched the time by Sergey Geybel at the 2009 European Short Course Championships, and jumped Prigoda to fifth in the world.
Veronika Popova took down another Russian record with a 1:53.09 in the women’s 200-meter free. That swim eclipsed her 1:53.62 from the 2013 European Short Course Championships, and moved her to fourth in the world this year.
Viktoria Andreeva placed second in 1:55.32 with Arina Openysheva finishing third in 1:56.40.
Geybel placed second tonight in 26.54 for seventh in the world, while Oleg Kostin touched third in 26.67 for 12th in the rankings.
Alexander Kudashev won the men’s 200-meter fly in 1:51.80 for fifth in the world rankings. Nikolay Skvortsov finished second in 1:52.83 with Bogdan Ionov taking third in 1:55.48.
Danila Izotov, who has been putting on a show this week in the 100-meter freestyle during semis and relays, wound up with a 46.66 to win tonight. That’s off his 46.49 that ranks fourth in the world from yesterday.
Sergey Fesikov placed second in 46.67 to move to sixth in the world, while Nikita Konovalov wound up third in 47.15 to take 11th in the world.
Alexandra Papusha won the women’s 50-meter backstroke in 27.11 to take 17th in the rankings. Nadezhda Vinyukova earned second in 27.47 with Daria Ustinova placing third in 27.49.
Dmitry Gorbunov moved to 16th in the world in the men’s 200-meter back with a 1:53.79 for the win. Igor Sorokin touched second in 1:54.40 with Anton Anchin placing third in 1:55.46.
Vyacheslav Prudnikov topped the men’s 100-meter IM in 53.58 with Danila Pasynkov finishing second in 53.62. Dmitry Zhilin snared third in 54.16.
Rozaliya Nasretdinova took home the women’s 50-meter freestyle in 24.34, while Elizaveta Bazarova placed second in 24.54. Svetlana Knyaginina earned third in 24.86.
Evgeny Kulikov snagged the men’s 1500-meter free title in 14:56.79. Sergey Strelnikov (15:00.55) and Sergey Bolshakov (15:03.72) took second and third.
Russian National Short Course Championship / Short Course World Championship Trials 2014
Translation by Maria Dobysheva
November 8-12
Day 5
Women’s 4×50 freestyle relay
1. Moscow 1.39.71
Nasretdinova 97 +0,63 24.51 Reznikova 94 +0,36 24.57
Kudinova 95 +0,47 25.09 Kudelkina 98 +0,58 25.54
2. Saint-Petersburg 1.40.07
Popova 91 +0,69 24.64
Shvaeva 94 +0,55 25.53
Ustinova 98 +0,30 24.92 Kartashova 97 +0,41 24.98
3. Republic of Tatarstan
Korchagina 96 +0,67 26.03 Martynova 88 +0,24 26.43
Prikhodko 98 +0,18 25.55 Giniyatullina 97 +0,43 26.05
4. Arkhangelsk 1.44.26
Neganova 96 +0,65 26.08 Terentyeva 96 +0,36 26.33
Tarasova 96 +0,03 25.99 Baranik 98 +0,39 25.86
5. Nizny Novgorod 1.44.35
Ruchina 97 +0,70 25.98
Appel 98 +0,41 27.14
Veselova 89 +0,29 25.63 Buynaya 00 +0,46 25.60
6. Samara 1.44.68
Guzhenkova 97 +0,76 26.21 Chernyatina 99 +0,48 25.94
Krivorogova 00 +0,30 26.42 Arsenyeva 94 +0,55 26.11
7. Volgograd 1.44.70
Yakovleva 96 +0,67 26.36 Volkodavova 98 +0,30 26.37
Novikova 95 +0,13 26.05 Baskakova 00 +0,48 25.92
Men’s 100 freestyle
1. Izotov Danila 1991 (Krasnodar) 46.66 (25m: 10.85 10.85 50m: 22.51 11.66 75m: 34.67 12.16 100m: 46.66 11.99)
2. Fesikov Sergey 1989 (Penza) 46.67 (25m: 10.37 10.37 50m: 22.14 11.77 75m: 34.34 12.20 100m: 46.67 12.33)
3. Konovalov Nikita 1988 (Volgograd) 47.15 (25m: 10.72 10.72 50m: 22.55 11.83 75m: 34.96 12.41 100m: 47.15 12.19)
4. Tikhobaev Oleg 1990 (Saint-Petersburg) 47.21 (25m: 10.61 10.61 50m: 22.53 11.92 75m: 34.86 12.33 100m: 47.21 12.35)
5. Lagunov Evgeny 1985 *(Saint-Petersburg – Arkhangelsk) 47.35 (25m: 10.86 10.86 50m: 22.93 12.07 75m: 35.13 12.20 100m: 47.35 12.22)
6. Polischuk Mokhail 1989 (Moscow) 47.61 (25m: 11.03 11.03 50m: 22.89 11.86 75m: 35.29 12.40 100m: 47.61 12.32)
7. Kuzmenko Ivan 1995 (Volgograd) 48.00 (25m: 10.82 10.82 50m: 22.80 11.98 75m: 35.47 12.67 100m: 48.00 12.53)
8. Andrusenko Vyacheslav 1992 (Saint-Petersburg) 48.32 (25m: 11.23 11.23 50m: 23.31 12.08 75m: 35.73 12.42 100m: 48.32 12.59)
Women’s 50 backstroke
1. Papusha Alexandra 1993 (Moscow) 27.11 (25m: 13.47 13.47 50m: 27.11 13.64)
2. Vinyukova Nadezhda 1996 (Moscow) 27.47 (25m: 13.81 13.81 50m: 27.47 13.66)
3. Ustinova Daria 1998 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 27.49 (25m: 13.71 13.71 50m: 27.49 13.78)
4. Kameneva Maria 1999 (Orenburg) 27.54 (25m: 13.55 13.55 50m: 27.54 13.99)
5. Kendzior Alina 1998 (Moscow) 27.56 (25m: 13.65 13.65 50m: 27.56 13.91)
6. Nesterova Margarita 1989 (Belgorod) 27.88 (25m: 13.85 13.85 50m: 27.88 14.03)
7. Tomashevskaya Ekaterina 1998 (Stavropol) 27.97 (25m: 13.84 13.84 50m: 27.97 14.13)
8. Egorova Polina 2000 (Republic of Bashkortastan) 28.15 (25m: 14.00 14.00 50m: 28.15 14.15)
Men’s 200 backstroke
1. Gorbunov Dmitry 1991 (Moscow) 1.53.79 (25m: 12.87 12.87 75m: 40.69 14.08 125m: 1:09.88 14.76 175m: 1:39.65 15.02
50m: 26.61 13.74 100m: 55.12 14.43 150m: 1:24.63 14.75 200m: 1:53.79 14.14)
2. Sorokin Igor 1994 (Moscow) 1.54.40 (25m: 12.76 12.76 75m: 41.90 14.80 125m: 1:11.19 14.41 175m: 1:40.18 14.37
50m: 27.10 14.34 100m: 56.78 14.88 150m: 1:25.81 14.62 200m: 1:54.40 14.22)
3. Anchin Anton 1990 (Republic of Bashkortostan) 1.55.46 (25m: 13.24 13.24 75m: 41.85 14.43 125m: 1:11.31 14.75 175m: 1:41.05 14.91
50m: 27.42 14.18 100m: 56.56 14.71 150m: 1:26.14 14.83 200m: 1:55.46 14.41)
4. Podguzov Alexander 1996 (Moscow region) 1.55.47 (25m: 12.97 12.97 75m: 41.25 14.43 125m: 1:10.59 14.73 175m: 1:40.54 15.17
50m: 26.82 13.85 100m: 55.86 14.61 150m: 1:25.37 14.78 200m: 1:55.47 14.93)
5. Tretyakov Nikita 1999 (Republic of Udmurtia) 1.55.80 (25m: 13.18 13.18 75m: 41.94 14.79 125m: 1:11.20 14.45 175m: 1:40.85 14.77
50m: 27.15 13.97 100m: 56.75 14.81 150m: 1:26.08 14.88 200m: 1:55.80 14.95)
6. Maltsev Dmitry 1993 (Moscow) 1.55.81 (25m: 13.16 13.16 75m: 41.88 14.67 125m: 1:11.58 14.84 175m: 1:41.51 14.99
50m: 27.21 14.05 100m: 56.74 14.86 150m: 1:26.52 14.94 200m: 1:55.81 14.30)
7. Larin Roman 1998 (Penza) 1.56.02 (25m: 13.07 13.07 75m: 41.39 14.49 125m: 1:11.55 15.26 175m: 1:41.62 15.02
50m: 26.90 13.83 100m: 56.29 14.90 150m: 1:26.60 15.05 200m: 1:56.02 14.40)
8. Babchenko Nikita 1996 (Krasnodar) 1.56.37 (25m: 12.90 12.90 75m: 42.13 14.94 125m: 1:12.01 15.11 175m: 1:41.97 14.67
50m: 27.19 14.29 100m: 56.90 14.77 150m: 1:27.30 15.29 200m: 1:56.37 14.40)
Women’s 200 breaststroke
1. Simonova Vitalina 1992 (Novosibirsk-Orenburg) 2.18.03 (25m: 15.03 15.03 75m: 49.48 17.31 125m: 1:24.39 17.42 175m: 1:59.86 17.78
50m: 32.17 17.14 100m: 1:06.97 17.49 150m: 1:42.08 17.69 200m: 2:18.03 18.17)
2. Astashkina Maria 1999 (Penza) 2.20.92 (25m: 15.19 15.19 75m: 50.39 17.87 125m: 1:26.38 17.87 175m: 2:02.57 18.28
50m: 32.52 17.33 100m: 1:08.51 18.12 150m: 1:44.29 17.91 200m: 2:20.92 18.35)
3. Andreeva Sofia 1998 (Saint-Petersburg) 2.21.67 (25m: 15.11 15.11 75m: 50.12 17.59 125m: 1:26.70 18.41 175m: 2:03.30 18.43
50m: 32.53 17.42 100m: 1:08.29 18.17 150m: 1:44.87 18.17 200m: 2:21.67 18.37)
4. Deeva Daria 1990 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 2.23.36 (25m: 15.23 15.23 75m: 51.33 18.26 125m: 1:27.88 18.22 175m: 2:04.90 18.53
50m: 33.07 17.84 100m: 1:09.66 18.33 150m: 1:46.37 18.49 200m: 2:23.36 18.46)
5. Belousova Anna 1996 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 2.24.52 (25m: 15.94 15.94 75m: 50.87 18.12 125m: 1:27.71 18.73 175m: 2:06.21 19.72
50m: 32.75 16.81 100m: 1:08.98 18.11 150m: 1:46.49 18.78 200m: 2:24.52 18.31)
6. Kalashnikova Vera 1992 (Moscow) 2.2.5.72 (25m: 15.11 15.11 75m: 51.41 18.22 125m: 1:28.96 18.93 175m: 2:06.82 19.06
50m: 33.19 18.08 100m: 1:10.03 18.62 150m: 1:47.76 18.80 200m: 2:25.72 18.90)
7. Chikunova Daria 1999 (Saint-Petersburg) 2.26.72 (25m: 15.27 15.27 75m: 51.62 18.50 125m: 1:29.30 18.97 175m: 2:07.98 19.67
50m: 33.12 17.85 100m: 1:10.33 18.71 150m: 1:48.31 19.01 200m: 2:26.72 18.74)
8. Ganus Anna 1997 (Krasnoyarsk) 2.29.27 (25m: 15.44 15.44 75m: 52.06 18.39 125m: 1:30.42 19.11 175m: 2:09.42 19.47
50m: 33.67 18.23 100m: 1:11.31 19.25 150m: 1:49.95 19.53 200m: 2:29.27 19.85)
Men’s 100 individual medley
1. Prudnikov Vyacheslav 1993 (Saint-Petersburg) 53.58 (25m: 10.60 10.60 50m: 24.40 13.80 75m: 40.00 15.60 100m: 53.58 13.58)
2. Pasynkov Danila 1994 (Moscow) 53.62 (25m: 10.99 10.99 50m: 24.57 13.58 75m: 40.26 15.69 100m: 53.62 13.36)
3. Zhilin Dmitry 1990 (Moscow) 54.16 (25m: 11.24 11.24 50m: 24.77 13.53 75m: 40.51 15.74 100m: 54.16 13.65)
4. Korolev Nikita 1994 (Republic of Tatarstan) 54.26 (25m: 11.17 11.17 50m: 25.13 13.96 75m: 40.82 15.69 100m: 54.26 13.44)
5. Kashpersky Sergey 1992 (Moscow) 54.34 (25m: 11.19 11.19 50m: 25.04 13.85 75m: 41.27 16.23 100m: 54.34 13.07)
6. Silin Sergey 1990 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 54.47 (25m: 11.12 11.12 50m: 24.59 13.47 75m: 40.30 15.71 100m: 54.47 14.17)
7. Butymov Anton 1987 (Republic of Komi) 54.64 (25m: 11.11 11.11 50m: 24.31 13.20 75m: 40.82 16.51 100m: 54.64 13.82)
8. Klyukin Alexander 1993 (Novosibirsk) 54.67 (25m: 11.28 11.28 50m: 25.36 14.08 75m: 41.24 15.88 100m: 54.67 13.43)
Women’s 100 butterfly
1. Chimrova Svetlana 1996 (Moscow) 57.03 (25m: 12.08 12.08 50m: 26.44 14.36 75m: 41.57 15.13 100m: 57.03 15.46)
2. Lyazeva Anastasia 1992 (Saint-petersburg) 57.67 (25m: 12.06 12.06 50m: 26.47 14.41 75m: 41.66 15.19 100m: 57.67 16.01)
3. Kashinskaya Alina 1990 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 58.40 (25m: 12.63 12.63 50m: 27.44 14.81 75m: 42.57 15.13 100m: 58.40 15.83)
4. Shapanikova Ekaterina 1996 (Saint-Petersburg) 58.78 (25m: 12.41 12.41 50m: 27.23 14.82 75m: 42.60 15.37 100m: 58.78 16.18)
5. Tsvetkova Daria 1995 (Altay) 59.45 (25m: 12.54 12.54 50m: 27.89 15.35 75m: 43.24 15.35 100m: 59.45 16.21)
6. Kharlamova Yulia 1996 (Moscow) 59.84 (25m: 12.82 12.82 50m: 27.81 14.99 75m: 43.37 15.56 100m: 59.84 16.47)
7. Shmakova Daria 1991 (Omsk) 59.90 (25m: 12.96 12.96 50m: 27.94 14.98 75m: 43.75 15.81 100m: 59.90 16.15)
8. Lvova Ekaterina 1993 (Sevastipol) 1.00.68 (25m: 12.78 12.78 50m: 28.09 15.31 75m: 43.88 15.79 100m: 1:00.68 16.80)
Men’s 50 breaststroke
1. Prigoda Kirill 1995 (Saint-Petersburg) 26.48 (25m: 11.98 11.98 50m: 26.48 14.50)
2. Geybel Sergey 1981 (Novosibirsk) 26.54 (25m: 12.20 12.20 50m: 26.54 14.34)
3. Kostin Oleg 1992 (Nizhny Novgorod) 26.67 (25m: 12.18 12.18 50m: 26.67 14.49)
4. Nikolaev Andrey 1992 (Kaluga) 26.87 (25m: 12.33 12.33 50m: 26.87 14.54)
5. Strelnikov Kirill 1992 (Volgograd) 27.33 (25m: 12.60 12.60 50m: 27.33 14.73)
6. Triznov Alexander 1991 (Novosibirsk) 27.49 (25m: 12.75 12.75 50m: 27.49 14.74)
7. Tischenko Anton 1993 (Omsk) 27.60 (25m: 12.78 12.78 50m: 27.60 14.82)
8. Grigoryev Ruslan 1995 (Saint-Petersburg) 27.67 (25m: 12.50 12.50 50m: 27.67 15.17)
Women’s 50 freestyle
1. Nasretdinova Rosalia 1997 (Moscow) 24.34 (25m: 11.87 11.87 50m: 24.34 12.47)
2. Bazarova Elizaveta 1995 (Tula) 24.54 (25m: 11.83 11.83 50m: 24.54 12.71)
3. Knyaginina Svetlana 1984 (Saint-Petersburg – Republic of Komi) 24.86 (25m: 12.23 12.23 50m: 24.86 12.63)
4. Kudinova Ekaterina 1995 (Moscow) 25.06 (25m: 12.13 12.13 50m: 25.09 12.96)
5. Reznikova Maria 1994 (Moscow) 25.12 (25m: 12.36 12.36 50m: 25.12 12.76)
6. Ustinova Daria 1998 (Saint-Petersburg) 25.17 (25m: 12.13 12.13 50m: 25.17 13.04)
7. Surkova Arina 1998 (Novosibirsk) 25.27 (25m: 12.21 12.21 50m: 25.27 13.06)
Men’s 200 butterfly
1. Kudashev Alexander 1995 (Samara) 1.51.80 (25m: 11.41 11.41 75m: 39.58 14.40 125m: 1:08.31 14.34 175m: 1:37.10 14.48
50m: 25.18 13.77 100m: 53.97 14.39 150m: 1:22.62 14.31 200m: 1:51.80 14.70)
2. Skvortsov Nikolay 1084 (Kaluga) 1.52.83 (25m: 11.87 11.87 75m: 40.63 14.66 125m: 1:09.62 14.53 175m: 1:38.36 14.38
50m: 25.97 14.10 100m: 55.09 14.46 150m: 1:23.98 14.36 200m: 1:52.83 14.47)
3. Ionov Bogdan 1993 (Moscow) 1.55.48 (25m: 11.71 11.71 75m: 40.50 14.60 125m: 1:10.07 14.78 175m: 1:40.16 15.04
50m: 25.90 14.19 100m: 55.29 14.79 150m: 1:25.12 15.05 200m: 1:55.48 15.32)
4. Pribytok Alexander 1996 (Saint-Petersburg) 1.56.40 (25m: 11.69 11.69 75m: 40.34 14.65 125m: 1:10.09 14.89 175m: 1:40.89 15.62
50m: 25.69 14.00 100m: 55.20 14.86 150m: 1:25.27 15.18 200m: 1:56.40 15.51)
5. Tambovsky Andrey 1994 (Samara) 1.56.95 (25m: 11.49 11.49 75m: 40.04 14.71 125m: 1:09.76 15.07 175m: 1:41.12 16.02
50m: 25.33 13.84 100m: 54.69 14.65 150m: 1:25.10 15.34 200m: 1:56.95 15.83)
6. Pakhomov Danila 1998 (Saint-Petersburg) 1.57.41 (25m: 11.45 11.45 75m: 40.51 14.71 125m: 1:10.26 14.91 175m: 1:41.37 15.59
50m: 25.80 14.35 100m: 55.35 14.84 150m: 1:25.78 15.52 200m: 1:57.41 16.04)
7. Kharlanov Alexander 1995 (Penza) 1.57.44 (25m: 11.32 11.32 75m: 40.16 14.73 125m: 1:10.29 15.12 175m: 1:41.74 15.74
50m: 25.43 14.11 100m: 55.17 15.01 150m: 1:26.00 15.71 200m: 1:57.44 15.70)
8. Klimanov Anatoly 1994 (Nizhny Novgorod) 1.57.87 (25m: 11.51 11.51 75m: 40.71 14.98 125m: 1:10.91 15.18 175m: 1:42.34 15.93
50m: 25.73 14.22 100m: 55.73 15.02 150m: 1:26.41 15.50 200m: 1:57.87 15.53)
Men’s 1500 freestyle
1. Kulikov Evgeny Moscow 14.56.79
2. Strelnikov Sergey Volgograd 1991 15.00.55
3. Bolshakov Sergey (Moscow-Udmurtia) 15.03.72
4. Kuznetsov Dmitry 1996 (Kaluga) 15.04.71
Women’s 200 freestyle
1. Popova Veronika 1991 (Saint-Petersburg) 1.53.09 (25m: 12.46 12.46 75m: 40.59 14.13 125m: 1:09.68 14.48 175m: 1:38.84 14.51
50m: 26.46 14.00 100m: 55.20 14.61 150m: 1:24.33 14.65 200m: 1:53.09 14.25)
2. Andreeva Viktoria 1992 (Penza) 1.55.32 (25m: 12.98 12.98 75m: 41.32 14.23 125m: 1:10.61 14.66 175m: 1:40.77 14.94
50m: 27.09 14.11 100m: 55.95 14.63 150m: 1:25.83 15.22 200m: 1:55.32 14.55)
3. Openysheva Arina 1999 (Krasnoyarsk) 1.56.40 (25m: 13.20 13.20 75m: 42.45 14.63 125m: 1:12.46 14.92 175m: 1:42.36 14.68
50m: 27.82 14.62 100m: 57.54 15.09 150m: 1:27.68 15.22 200m: 1:56.40 14.04)
4. Sokolova Elena 1999 (Krasnoyarsk) 1.56.74 (25m: 12.89 12.89 75m: 40.67 13.98 125m: 1:10.27 14.95 175m: 1:41.47 15.79
50m: 26.69 13.80 100m: 55.32 14.65 150m: 1:25.68 15.41 200m: 1:56.74 15.27)
5. Mukallaeva Daria 1998 (Perm) 1.57.04 (25m: 13.22 13.22 75m: 42.53 14.45 125m: 1:12.22 15.08 175m: 1:42.53 15.14
50m: 28.08 14.86 100m: 57.14 14.61 150m: 1:27.39 15.17 200m: 1:57.04 14.51)
6. Malyutina Viktoria 1990 (Penza) 1.57.28 (25m: 13.38 13.38 75m: 42.59 14.83 125m: 1:12.30 14.86 175m: 1:42.32 15.07
50m: 27.76 14.38 100m: 57.44 14.85 150m: 1:27.25 14.95 200m: 1:57.28 14.96)
7. Salamatina Valeria 1998 (Sverdlovsk oblast) 1.57.83 (25m: 13.59 13.59 75m: 42.93 14.89 125m: 1:12.90 14.95 175m: 1:43.49 15.28
50m: 28.04 14.45 100m: 57.95 15.02 150m: 1:28.21 15.31 200m: 1:57.83 14.34)
8. Shvaeva Irina 1994 (Saint-Petersburg) 1.58.08 (25m: 12.95 12.95 75m: 42.08 14.69 125m: 1:12.06 15.15 175m: 1:42.79 15.50
50m: 27.39 14.44 100m: 56.91 14.83 150m: 1:27.29 15.23 200m: 1:58.08 15.29)
Men’s 4×100 medley relay
1. Saint-Petersburg 3.28.92
2. Volgograd 3.29.34
3. Moscow 3.29.52
4. Kaluga 3.35.45
5. Republic of Tatarstan 3.37.04
6. Penza 3.37.16
7. Sverdlovsk oblast 3.38.21
8. Belgorod 3.40.42
Women’s 4×100 medley relay
1. Sverdlovsk oblast 3.56.64
2. Moscow 3.57.98
3. Saint-Petersburg 3.59.81
4. Penza 4.01.42
5. Republic of Tatarstan 4.09.16
6. Samara 4.14.89