Diver Konanykhina, in a team with Fedorovtsev, won the rowing friendship race

European Diving Champion Anna Konanykhina and Olympic champion Sergey Fedorovtsev won the friendship race at the AACUP Olympic Champions Cup.

Athletes such as Kliment Kolesnikov, Anna Konanykhina, Natalya Vikhlyantseva, Alexandra Savicheva, Anastasia Nazarenko, Daria Trubnikova took part in the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal, together with prominent rowers, Olympic champions Alexey Svirin, Sergey Fedorovtsev, Igor Kravtsov and others.

– It was amazing! I think we performed very well. Rowing with Olympic champion Sergei Fedorovtsev. At one point we even managed to row synchronously, so I think we did very well! I had never tried to row on an academic boat before and sitting for the first time with an Olympic champion was a delight! Thanks to the Rowing Federation and AACUP for improving rowing! “, the press service of the competition quotes Konanykhina.

Olympic swimming medalist finishes second Kliment Kolesnikov and world rowing champion Irina Fedotova.

— Today I tried rowing for the first time, taking part in the friendly race of the Russian Championship and the AACUP Olympic Champions Cup. I walked 200 meters in a double sculls, now I want to try to get into a kayak, and maybe I will even get into a canoe. I am incredibly surprised by the level of organization, they even broadcast the Olympic Games live here!

It is especially cool that it was organized by people who are really interested in these sports. I want to emphasize that our federation supports us a lot in this difficult period for our sport. New competitions are constantly organized, including commercial ones. In our sport, everything is now aimed at supporting athletes, because we have people at the head who understand that we need it, ”Kolesnikov said.

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