European swimming champion Ilya Borodin said the new European record in the 400m medley motivates him for the future.
Frenchman Leon Marchand at the World Championships updated the European record for this distance – 4 minutes 4.28 seconds. Borodin, on the last day of the Friendship Games swimming tournament, updated the Russian record (4:08.05).
– The 400 meter complex is still the last day, and I’m still mentally ready for it. Sometimes you feel like swimming something between 200 and 400m in competition, but sometimes it’s better not to experiment, Borodin told .
— Hard work to prepare the 400m complex… How do you stay focused in the current situation?
– I focus on international results. Head-to-head competition is much more interesting, but what is, is.
– Psychologically, this situation does not press?
– Of course, I would like to visit the World Cup, but so far we are working like this.
– Last time, you said you wanted to break the European record first, but Léon Marchand suggested it.
“And too much. This will add more motivation. I would like not to stop between the European record and the world record, but now you just have to work hard. The result is moving, it’s magnificent. There is nowhere to hurry in our situation.
– Ilya Shimanovich said that he felt at the Friendship Games – it was published. More competition, more fans…
– Ilya’s breaststroke guys compete and feel like a fight, so who cares. In our country, the final of the Russian Championship was practically no different from the final of the Friendship Games.
Source : MatchTV
