The All-Russian Swimming Federation did not participate in the procedure for Sibirtsev’s transfer to the national team of Uzbekistan

The All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARF) did not participate in the procedure for the transfer of Ilya Sibirtsev to the national team of Uzbekistan, the president of the organization, Vladimir Salnikov, told .

Earlier, the coach of the University of Louisville team, Arthur Albiero, told the media that Russian Sibirtsev will represent Uzbekistan at the World Championships in Doha. Sibirtsev lives and studies in the United States; In the NCAA, he plays for the University of Louisville team. At the end of November, the International Swimming Federation (World Aquatics) announced that it had refused Sibirtsev’s request to change his sporting citizenship. Now, on the World Aquatics website, Sibirtsev is already listed as a swimmer for the Uzbekistan national team.

“The All-Russian Swimming Federation did not participate in the transfer procedure to another team,” Salnikov told .

Sibirtsev is the 2019 European Junior Champion, silver and bronze medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

The swimming competitions at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Doha will take place from November 11 to 18.