Russian swimmer Miron Lifintsev set a junior world record in the 100-meter backstroke.
Lifintsev covered this distance in the final of the Russian Championship in Kazan in 52.34 seconds. Previously, the junior record belonged to an Olympic medalist Kliment Kolesnikov – 52.53 seconds.
Kolesnikov was second (52.80), with third being Dmitry Savenko (52.90). Two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov (53.13) took fifth place.
The Russian swimming championship will end on April 19 in Kazan. Watch live broadcasts of the tournament on the channels of the Match holding company and on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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