Savely Luzin won the 800 meter freestyle at the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships.
In the final swim, he set a Russian record, posting a result of 7 minutes 33.97 seconds. The previous achievement belonged to Alexander Stepanov (7.34.58).
Kirill Martynychev was second (7:34.21), while Ivan Morgun was third (7:40.01).
The tournament in St. Petersburg will end on November 26.
Watch live broadcasts of the Russian Short Course Swimming Championship on and the holding’s channels, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Source : MatchTV

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