European short course swimming champion Evgenia Chikunova told that she was pleased with the result of the 200-meter breaststroke of the Vladimir Salnikov Cup, and the colorful outfit helped her in terms of positive emotions before the performance.
On Monday, Chikunova won gold in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes 16.89 seconds. Traditionally, at the Salnikov Cup, participants can go to the starting line in any costume. Chikunova went swimming in a dark fur coat, hat and boots.
— Of course, you always want to show the best seconds. But due to circumstances this is not always possible. Today, I am happy with the result. I think it’s a good end to the season. I will continue to train and go on vacation safely.
Today I went swimming wearing a fur coat, hat and boots. Such media help to unload emotionally,” reports the correspondent of , according to Chikunova’s words.
The Vladimir Salnikov Cup international tournament will take place in St. Petersburg from December 16 to 18.
Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match Group TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV

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