Medalist at the World Swimming Championships Andrei Minakov told that he wanted to compete in the Salnikov Cup by swimming with a live tiger, but he was not allowed.
The Vladimir Salnikov Cup international tournament will take place in St. Petersburg from December 16 to 18. Traditionally, participants can go to the starting line in any costume, and a competition is also held for the best costume among the athletes.
On Sunday, Minakov won gold in the 100-meter butterfly, with a result of 49.64 seconds. On the first day of the tournament, he started the 400m freestyle.
— Yesterday’s 400m was not an accident, there is no such thing as an accidental swim. This result helped to see consistency. After the Russian Championships, we removed the sprint and started preparing for the 400 meters. But the 400 meter race was a two hundred meter job. “I tried not only to show results, but also to regularly demonstrate a good level,” Minakov told .
Minakov also said that he postponed participation in the costume competition until the last day of the competition.
— I plan to go out in a suit tomorrow. I have ideas, I even wanted to go out with a tiger, but they wouldn’t let me. It’s easy to find a tiger, it’s difficult to bring it into the pool, ”Minakov told .
Watch live broadcasts of the Salnikov Cup competitions on Match Group TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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