Prigoda, a World Cup swimmer, set a new Russian record in the 100 m breaststroke

Russian swimmer Kirill Prigoda set a new national record in the 100 m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 27.

In the preliminary round, the athlete showed a time of 58.53 seconds, beating all competitors and taking first place. German Lukas Matzerath was second (58.75 seconds), Nicolo Martinengi was third (58.84 seconds). Together with him, another representative of Russia, Danil Semyaninov, made it to the semifinals, Sport-Express clarifies.

The previous national record for this distance was held by Anton Chupkov (58.83 seconds) and was set on October 26, 2020.

Russian athletes participate in the championship in Singapore under a neutral flag.

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