swimming world championships Oleg Kostin said he showed a good result in a distance of 50 meters butterfly on the eve of the Russian Championship, but he hopes to swim faster at this start.
Kostin swam the 50-meter butterfly at the Volga Federal District Championship in Penza with the best result of the season in the world – 22.96 seconds. Previously, the fastest result of the season at this distance was Italian Thomas Ceccon – 23.13. Of the 23 seconds in the 50m butterfly of the season, no one has swum yet except for Kostin.
– In general, the result showed a good, it seemed to feel that it would be slower. I hope that in April it will be possible to swim faster and the competition will be higher there, which will improve the result,” Kostin told .
The Russian championship begins in Kazan on April 16.
Source : MatchTV
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