Medalist at the World Swimming Championships Oleg Kostin told that he skipped the 50 meter butterfly at the Russian Championships in Kazan because he decided to focus on the Olympic events for selection for the Friendship Games.
The Friendship Games are held according to the Olympic program, which does not include the 50 meter butterfly distance. Kostin is a World Championship silver medalist in this program. At the Russian Championship in Kazan, Roman Shevlyakov won at this distance.
— During this period, I changed the type of activity, I decided with my coach to do aerobic swimming for further work, and now breaststroke, and, as you know, unfortunately, it does not “There is no selection for the ‘Friendship Games’ in 50 meters, so I am taking a break, so to speak, from sprint activities,” Kostin told .
The Russian swimming championship will end on April 19 in Kazan. Watch live broadcasts of the tournament on the Match Holding channels and on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
I’m John White and I’m an experienced journalist working in the news industry. My specialty is covering sports news, which I’ve been doing for over 6 years now. During this time, I have worked as an author with Athletistic, a popular online news website focusing on sports topics.
