Winner of the Russian Cup final in the 100m butterfly Roman Chevliakov told that he was not happy with the result, stressing that with such weather he would not have reached the final of the Paris Olympic Games.
Shevlyakov won in Yekaterinburg with a result of 51.31 seconds. World Championship medalist Andrei Minakov took second place (51.50).
– What are you more excited about: the seconds or the victory over Minakov?
— I am very happy with the victory. Competing with Andrey always motivates and energizes. This time I won, he won in the Russian Championship. And we have to count who beat whom more often.
And if we talk about the result, I would like it to go faster. I think Andrey was also upset. He might not mind being second, but with a few seconds faster. I am happy with the victory, but I expected a different result. So that’s how it is today.
The final swim is always difficult, especially in such a competition. I have seen several times that Andrey and I swam hand in hand until the very end. It was just the contact that decided everything. In such races it is more difficult to show good results. On the other hand, competition generates such results.
— What could we expect at the Olympics with such weather?
“I’m afraid that in Paris it will not be enough, even for the final.” It would be quite possible to reach the semi-finals, the final – I’m not sure, the prizes – even more. This is one of the reasons why we are upset. And I will watch the Olympics themselves, it is very interesting. “I will prepare for Los Angeles,” Shevlyakov told .
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