Russian swimmer Ilya Borodin won the gold medal at the European…
Russian swimmer Ilya Borodin won the gold medal at the European Championships in aquatic sports in the 400-meter individual medley event.
Consensus
- Ilya Borodin won gold in the 400-meter individual medley at the European Championships in Paris.
- Borodin's time was 4 minutes 8.17 seconds, setting a new European Championships record.
- Italy's Alberto Razzetti finished second, 2.23 seconds behind Borodin.
- Great Britain's Max Lichfield finished third, 3.41 seconds behind Borodin.
- The European Championships are taking place in Paris from July 31 to August 16.
- Russian athletes are competing in a neutral status without national symbols.
- Borodin is a two-time European champion, having previously won in 2021.
- Borodin has a bronze medal from the 2025 World Championships in the same event.
- Russia has 14 medals at the championships: 6 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
Points of divergence
- Borodin became the first gold medalist for Russian swimmers at the tournament in Paris. — vm
- Borodin is a two-time European Champion, having previously won in 2020. — vm
- The previous European Championships record was set in 2008 by Hungary's Laszlo Cseh. — fontanka
- The previous European Championships record was set by Laszlo Cseh in 2008. — kommersant
- Ruslan Ternovoy won gold in the 10-meter platform diving on August 6. — vm
- The Russian synchronized swimming team won gold in acrobatics on August 5. — vm
- The Russian team scored 524.20 points in the 10-meter platform final. — vm
- The Russian synchronized swimming team scored 244.8221 points in acrobatics. — vm
- Russia is in third place in the medal table, behind Italy and Germany. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Russian Borodin wins gold at the European Swimming Championship — Ведомости
- Swimmer Borodin won gold medal at European Championships in Paris — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian swimmer Ilya Borodin set a European record and won gold in Paris — Фонтанка
- Russian swimmer Borodin won a record victory at the European Championships — Вести
- Ilya Borodin won gold at the European Championships on the 400 m complex distance — Коммерсантъ