RSCSC2017: second gold for Aleksandr Krasnykh

Day 3 of the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships saw a remarkable victory of Aleksandr Krasnykh and new records.

Men’s freestyle, 400m

The spectators of the Aquatics Palace received Aleksandr with great acclaim and started shouting his long before the start. The world short course swimming champion and the medallist of the long distance swimming tournaments didn't let down the public and delivered a beautiful and confident victory.

It is also worth noticing that Martin Milyutin from Omsk set a new national junior record.

1. Aleksandr Krasnykh (Republic of Tatarstan) – 3:36.83.

2. Vyacheslav Andrusenko (Saint Petersburg-2) – 3:39.90.

3. Martin Milyutin (Omsk Oblast) – 3:41.14

Women's individual medley, 100m

The women's 100m medley or the individual medley how it's also called featured a breathtaking fight in the finals. So Viktoriya Andreyeva who finished first in the preliminaries couldn't top the podium in the finals. She was edged by Nika Godun from Moscow. Vitalina Simonova and Daria Kartashova swam head by head, finished at the same time and shared the third place.

Unfortunately, none of them gained the qualification score and secured the berth at the championships of Europe.

1. Nika Godun (Moscow-1) – 1:00.10.

2. Viktoriya Andreyeva (Penza Oblast-1) – 1:00.24.

3. Vitalina Simonova (Novosibirsk Oblast-1) and Daria Kartashova (Saint Petersburg-1) – 1:00.63.

Men’s freestyle, 50m

This event didn't bring any surprises. Due to the absence of the king of the event, Vladimir Morozov, who is now competing at the Swimming World Cup 2017 in Singapore, the crown was taken by the experienced swimmer Sergey Fesikov, who secured today his European berth.

1. Sergey Fesikov (Kaluga Oblast) - 21.16.

2. Aleksandr Popkov (Saint Petersburg-1) – 21.32.

3. Andrey Arbuzov (Krasnoyarsk Krai - Kaluga Oblast) – 21.42.

Women's 400m freestyle

The newly married champion of Russia and medallist of the international tournaments of the 400m events, Veronika Andrusenko, (Popova in girlhood) earned her first medal today in Kazan competing under the new name.

1. Veronika Andrusenko (Saint Petersburg-1) – 3:59.27.

2. Valeria Salamatina (Sverdlovsk Oblast-1) – 4:00.39.

3. Anna Egorova (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra – Kaliningrad Oblast) – 4:01.80.

Men's individual medley, 200m

The event featured yet another bright victory by Kliment Kolesnikov. The talented swimmer from Moscow set his third personal record here in Kazan and claimed the forth medal of the Kazan tournament which still goes on. This time the atlete set the new European and Russian record.

1. Kliment Kolesnikov (Moscow-1) – 1:53.36 

2. Semen Makovich (Moscow-2) – 1:54.29

3. Daniil Pasynkov (Moscow-1) - 1:54.79.

"Every start, every record, and every medal for me is a new memory, a new history. The Kazan tournament is great, and the swimming pool is excellent. Why not to claim new medals and set new records here? When an athlet is provided with everything he needs, he shows the best results. Besides, I came to the tournament prepared - I didn't train in vain," said Kolesnikov.

I realize these victories and records represent the hopes for the next progress. People wait for higher speeds, they want me to swim faster, although, it would seem, it couldn't be faster. You mustn't stop working, otherwise you won't achieve much. That is the law of the sport," he added.

Women's 4x100 freestyle medley relay

A newly crowned champion in the 400m event, Veronika Andrusenko, found the strength to secure for her team another title - the 4x100 freestyle medley relay medal. The team from St Petersburg set a new national record.

1. Saint Petersburg-1 (Maria Kameneva, Daria Kartashova, Daria K Ustinova, Veronika Andrusenko) – 3:34.26

2. Sverdlovsk Oblast-1 (Polina Lapshina, Daria K Ustinova, Valeria Salamatina, Anastasia Kirpichnikova) – 3:35.26.

3. Moscow-1 (Rozaliya Nasretdinova, Katarina Milutinovic, Ekaterina Kudinova, Polina Osipenko) – 3:38.60