Russian Swimming Championships 25m: Yana Martynova, Danila Izotov and Veronika Popova win first gold medals on Day 1

Men's 200m freestyle 

1. Danila Izotov, Krasnodar Krai – 1:41.94

2. Mikhail Polischuk, Moscow – 1:43.91

3. Vyacheslav Andrusenko, St. Petersburg – 1:43.99

…6. Alexander Krasnykh – 1:44.46

Danila Izotov was first to win gold at the Russian Swimming Championships in Kazan. He showed best result in the morning session although because of the bad weather in Volgograd the swimmer had to take a car and drive it to Kazan. He finished almost two seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, meeting the qualifying time for the FINA World Championships. 

Women's 200m butterfly

1. Veronika Popova, St. Petersburg – 2:06.94

2. Daria Shmakova, Omsk Oblast – 2:09.87

3. Ekaterina Lvova, Sevastopol – 2:12.31

Veronika Popova of St. Petersburg confirmed her status as one of the tournament's favourites, posting a confident win. Nevertheless, she narrowly missed the qualifying standard by fractions of a second - 2:06.56. 

Women's 400m individual medley

1. Yana Martynova, Republic of Tatarstan – 4:31.14

2. Viktoria Malyutina, Penza Oblast – 4:32.82

3. Viktoria Andreeva, Penza Oblast – 4:35.34

Tatarstan's Yana Martynova added another victory to her collection of gold medals. She was first in the morning session and later confirmed her dominance in the final. Martynova's result allowed her to meet the qualifying time and earn a spot in the FINA World Championships (4:32.82). 

Men's 4x100m relay

1. St. Petersburg (Oleg Tikhobaev, Evgeny Ayzetullov, Evgeny Lagunov, Vyacheslav Prudnikov)  - 3:11.24

2. Moscow (Mikhail Dovgalyuk, Dmitry Ermakov, Andrey Zhilkin, Artyom Lobuzov) – 3:12.89

3. Volgograd Oblast (Evgeny Korolyuk, Stepan Surkov, Mikhail Ukrainsky, Ivan Kuzmenko) – 3:13.68

Women's 4x200m relay

1.  St. Petersburg (Veronika Popova, Irina Shvaeva, Ksenia Kozyuk, Daria Ustinova)  - 7:54.27

2. Sverdlovsk Oblast (Valeria Salamatina, Anastasia Kirpichnikova, Daria Ustinova, Polina Lapshina) – 7:57.38

3. Moscow (Maria Reznikova, Valeria Kolotushkina, Kristina Pukhova, Elena Sokolova) – 7:59.64

Nine sets of medals will be contested on Day 2 of the Russian Swimming Championships. The tournament will run until November 12.