Russian Short Course Championship: Svetlana Chimrova sets record in women's 100m butterfly. Part 9

Nikita Konovalov of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug finished first in the men's 200m backstroke final (1.52.93). The athlete had already taken silver in the 50m event at the championship. Anton Anchin of Bashkortostan and Dmitry Maltsev of Moscow finished second (1.53.84) and third (1.54.20) respectively.

"I am very pleased that we've qualified for the European Championships. It was my major goal for the first half of the season," said Nikita Ulyanov. "This year I came of age, and a senior championship is a completely different thing. It is much tougher and the competition is stronger. Last year, I barely made it to finals. And only by the end of the year I picked up the speed and won bronze at the event in Moscow. So, this gold medal is my first senior trophy."