Kolesnikov topped the world rankings in the 100m backstroke and vowed to shave his beard by the Czech Republic’s final

Olympic medalist Kliment Kolesnikov dominated the short course world rankings after the semi-final of the Russian Championship in the 100m backstroke.

Kolesnikov swam in the semifinals of the Russian Championship, which takes place in St. Petersburg, with a result of 49.22 seconds. Previously, the best result of the season in the world was Frenchman Meven Thomas – 49.99.

— Do you want to shave your beard?

– Yes. The Russian Championship is not a passing competition. I will try, give everything, I will try to do everything possible to achieve the result,” Kolesnikov told .

Watch live broadcasts of the evening of the Russian Championship, which takes place from November 20 to 25, on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.

Source : MatchTV

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