European swimming champion Ilya Borodin said he did not expect such fast seconds from Frenchman Leon Marchand at the World Championships at a distance of 400 meters, but that it would be more interesting to return to the international stage.
Borodin is the European champion at this distance. Marchand won this event at the World Championships in Budapest, which the Russians missed in accordance with the decision of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) amid the situation in Ukraine.
The world record was seriously threatened. Honestly, I didn’t expect it, the more interesting it will be to return to international competitions. I would very much like to swim with him at the European Championships, but alas, Borodin told .
Borodin won the first stage of the Friendship Games in Kazan at a distance of 200 meters in a complex.
Source : MatchTV
