Russian swimmer wins silver in 100m breaststroke at Euros
Russian swimmer Ivan Kozhakin took second place in the 100-meter breaststroke event at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, according to RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- Ivan Kozhakin is a Russian swimmer
- Kozhakin competed in the 100-meter breaststroke event at the European Championships
- The event took place in Paris
- Kozhakin finished in second place
- Kozhakin's time was 58.68 seconds
- Nicolò Martinenghi from Italy won gold with a time of 58.58 seconds
- Simone Cherubini from Italy finished third with a time of 58.9 seconds
- This was the fourth medal for Russian swimmers at the European Championships
Points of divergence
- On August 6, Russian diver Ruslan Ternovoy became champion in the 10-meter platform event, scoring 524.2 points — vedomosti
- On August 10, Ilya Borodin won gold in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4 minutes 8.17 seconds — vedomosti
- Dmitry Mazepin, president of the Russian Federation of Aquatic Sports and vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee, spoke about organizing Russian athletes' participation in the championships — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian swimmer took second place in the 100-meter race at the European Championships — Ведомости
- Swimmer Kozhakin became a silver medalist at the European Championships on the 100-meter breaststroke distance — Вести