Russian swimmer Chikunova wins gold in 200m breaststroke

Russian swimmer Yevgeniya Chikunova won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke event at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.

Consensus

Eugenia Chikunova won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event at the European Championships
The event took place in Paris
Chikunova's time was 2 minutes 19.32 seconds
This time set a new European Championships record
The European Championships ran from July 31 to August 16
Russian athletes competed in a neutral status

Chikunova is a world record holder, two-time European champion, silver medalist at the World Championships, multiple Russian champion, and champion at the junior world level — fontanka
Chikunova refused to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics under neutral status due to IOC conditions — fontanka
Second place was taken by Angérad Evans from Britain, 1.89 seconds behind Chikunova — komersant
Third place was taken by Mona McSherry from Ireland, 3.11 seconds behind Chikunova — komersant
Daria Klepikova won bronze in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 56.76 seconds — komersant
Ros Vanotterdijk from Belgium won silver in the 100-meter butterfly — komersant
Chikunova previously broke the world record at the Russian Championships in April 2023 with a time of 2 minutes 17.55 seconds — vm
Anastasia Sidorina and Kristina Chekhanova won gold in the technical program of the junior world championships in synchronized swimming — vm