World swimming record holder Evgenia Chikunova In an interview with , she said that every time she imagined a swimming time, she did worse, so the athlete stopped doing it.
At the Russian Cup final in Yekaterinburg, 19-year-old Chikunova clocked 1:05.26 in the 100-meter breaststroke. She surpassed the feat of South African Tatiana Smith, who won gold at the Paris Olympics in that distance with a time of 1:05.28.
The Russian decided not to participate in the Paris Olympics, as she considers unacceptable the admission conditions proposed by the international federation World Aquatics for obtaining neutral status. At the Tokyo Games, Chikunova finished fourth twice.
— How do you set a world record under suspension conditions? Which stars must align? One day, you did it.
— We need to work and understand the situation, that at the moment the main starts are Russian. And these two simple nuances helped me set a world record in the 200m breaststroke. And I will not say that in April 2023 I was psychologically preparing for a world record. I never imagine how long I will swim. Because every time I imagined it before, I did much worse.
Therefore, I admit the possibility and believe in the best, but I try to be realistic. For me, the main thing is to do my best so as not to regret anything at all. That she took a wrong turn, that something went wrong. Swimming must be perfect, ”Chikunova told .
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