Eighteen mixed pairs have been declared for the Russian Under-13 Synchronized Swimming Championship, Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation Vice-President Nikita Belousov told .
This is a record number of mixed pairs for Russian competitions. In the championship in the age category of 15-20 years, five mixed pairs had already been announced, at the age of 13-16 – ten years.
– Since the World Championships in Kazan, the situation with mixed pairs has changed dramatically, at the current championship there was a record number of mixed pairs – eighteen.
– Are there many soloists?
– The boys also perform solo, but so far they are not in the championship standings.
— What is the situation of mixed groups? They will not be in the adult championship of Russia.
– I think it’s a matter of time and only a matter of regulations, adjustments to the rules. I know that in the regions they are already ready to put the boys in a group, Belousov told .
Source : MatchTV
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