Olympic medalist Kliment Kolesnikov told that he had had preparation problems which reduced his chances of achieving a record result in the 50 meter backstroke at the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships.
On Wednesday, Kolesnikov posted a result of 22.64 seconds in the semifinals over this distance. The final will take place on Thursday. The world record belongs to Kolesnikov – 22.11.
— You said that the preparation for this championship was unique. What exactly?
— There were some problems, there wasn’t enough preparation, which ultimately had an impact.
— So the 50m backstroke world record at this championship is not a very realistic goal?
– Well yes. We must take advantage of current opportunities. You can’t jump over your head. Let’s see how it goes, every day it happens differently,” Kolesnikov told .
The Russian Championship takes place from November 20 to 25 in Saint Petersburg. Watch live broadcasts of the final series at these minutes on the channel, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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