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2026 RUSSIAN SHORT COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, November 6th – Wednesday, November 11th Nevskaya Volna Water Sports Center, St. Petersburg, Russia SCM (25m) SwimSwam Preview Meet Central Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap Live ResultsThe 2026 Russian Short Course National Championships brought the speed into day four, with the nation’s best vying for slots on the roster for next month’s Short Course World Championships.
On-fire Egor Kornev dove in for the heats of the men’s 100m butterfly this morning, ripping a monster lifetime best of 49.51 for his first-ever foray under the 50-second barrier.
Opening in 22.43 and closing in 28.27, 22-year-old Kornev laid waste to his former career-best performance of 50.70 from the 2024 edition of this competition.
Although Kornev led the field, clearing the SC Worlds selection standard of 50.15 in the process, the speedster opted out of this evening’s semi-finals in favor of contesting the final of the 100m IM.
That left Andrei Minakov to claim the top seed in the 1fly, registering a swift 49.36 as the sole swimmer of the pack to clear the 50-second barrier.
Minakov produced the 5th-quickest time of his career, one which boasts a lifetime best of 49.19 from the 2024 Short Course World Championships. There in Budapest, 24-year-old Minakov settled for a 6th-place finish, a slightly slower mark of 49.21.
Finishing behind Minakov in tonight’s semi-finals was Roman Shevlyakov, who notched 50.61, while Evgeny Shilovski will also flank him, courtesy of the 50.81 that garnered him the 3rd seed.
As for his part, Kornev indeed grabbed the gold in the 100m IM, posting a fierce time of 50.75. That fell short of the 50.23 national record he set during last night’s semi-final but was enough to top the podium in a Beijing-worthy performance.
Arseniiy Desyatov also made the grade, delivering an outing of 52.24 for silver, with Aleksandr Nazarenko rounding out the podium in 52.89.
Additionally, on the men’s side, Daniil Pisetskii got it done for gold in the 200m breast, logging a result of 2:02.07.
That easily got him to the wall ahead of his competitors, with Kirill Prigoda next in line at 2:03.74 followed by Aleksandr Zhigalov‘s time of 2:03.78. The trio all delved under the 2:06.23 QT.
Finally, Kliment Kolesnikov proved too quick to catch in the 50m back, beating Pavel Samusenko in the tight battle.
The former hit 22.71 to the latter’s 22.94 to represent the sole swimmers to get under 23 seconds. Evgeny Shilovsky bagged the bronze in 23.00.
Samusenko has already been as fast as 22.35 this season, a time he registered during last month’s World Aquatics Swimming World Cup to rank 4th in the world. Kolesnikov’s outing here dropped time from his previous season-best of 22.88 to now check himself into slot #6 in the rankings.
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Xu CHNJiayu 10/2422.032PieterCOETZE RSA22.0910/093EgorKornevRUS22.2310/024PavelSAMUSENKO RUS22.3510/095JordanCROOKSCAY22.6010/166AdamCHANEY USA22.7110/307RalfTRIBUNTSOV RUS22.7210/098IsaacCOOPERAUS22.7510/099LysanderOSMAN FRA22.7711/0110 KlimentKOLESNIKOVRUS22.8810/09View Top 26»21-year-old World Record holder Evgenia Chikunova topped the women’s 200m breaststroke podium in a time of 2:17.73, beating the field by nearly a second.
Vitalina Simonova posted 2:18.64 as the runner-up as Tatyana Gorbunova reaped bronze in 2:20.87.
The women were chasing a QT of 2:21.91, so each made the grade with ease.
Chikunova’s season-best remains at the 2:16.57 she established in Astana to rank #2 in the world.
Alina Gaifutdinova earned gold in a tightly contested 50m backstroke final against Maria Osetrova.
Gaifutdinova stopped the clock at 26.12, with Osetrova touching a hair behind in 26.19 as the runner-up. Alexandra Kurilkina also landed on the podium in 26.37, good enough for bronze.
Additional winners included Ralina Gilyazova earning the top spot in the women’s 100m IM in 58.90, as Ksenia Misharina completed her sweep of the distance freestyle races with a time of 15:43.72 in the 1500m event.
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