The head coach of the Russian swimming team, Sergei Chepik, praised the internal selection of swimmers for the December World Championships in Budapest.
The list of athletes was compiled based on the results of the Russian Short Course Championship, which ended in St. Petersburg.
— We did a great job, of course, everyone wants to go to the World Cup, everyone wants to participate. But not everyone can go, the strongest will go.
— We have already talked about Ilya Borodin’s excellent result. Who else would you like to mention?
— I was impressed by the results of Zhigalov and Dorinov in the 200m breaststroke, of course, the result of Prigoda, who achieved his personal results. All three came close to the world record. Luzin has a good result. Yegor Kornev achieved a good result in the 100m freestyle. The girls swam the sprint quite well. Zhenya Chikunova – 1 minute 4 seconds breaststroke, this is not her best result, but for today it is also good. After all, we were preparing for the Russian Championship; athletes and coaches did not know that participation in the World Championship was possible. The rumors started circulating for about a week and a half, but rumors are rumors usually, no one thought this would happen. It’s a nice surprise.
— Do you feel inspired in the team? Or is it because everything was decided in a hurry and few things are yet clear?
— Yes, everything is fast and chaotic, but the guys naturally feel a boost in mood. “The atmosphere is good,” Chepik told .
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Source : MatchTV
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