Photo courtesy of the Belarusian Sport and Tourism Ministry
MINSK, 25 October (BelTA) - Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus won the Men’s 100m Breaststroke at the Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, BelTA has learned
In the preliminary heat the Belarusian shared the best time with Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands. Ilya Shymanovich timed 56.10 seconds to secure gold in the final. Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands finished third. Haiyang Qin of China touched in second.
Alina Zmushka of Belarus was close to secure a medal in the Women’s 200m Breaststroke. In the preliminary heat she was second but placed fourth in the final. The Belarusian clocked 2:19.84 to finish behind the athletes of the USA, Australia and Korea. Kate Douglass of the USA set a new world record of 2:14.16. Last week Alina Zmushka and Ilya Shymanovich won two silvers each at Stop 1 in Shanghai.
Anastasiya Shkurdai of Belarus clocked 26.69 seconds to finish seventh in the Women’s 50m Backstroke in Incheon.
Stop 2 in Incheon will be over on 26 October.