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MOSCOW, Russia, May 15. ALTHOUGH Daria Ustinova still kept on earning kudos as the new 15-year-old darling of Russia swimming, Veronika Popova captured the headline at Russian Nationals with her new national record. Popova popped a Russian record in the women's 200-meter free semifinals with a 1:56....

MOSCOW, Russia, May 14. DARIA Ustinova, just 15 years old, is quickly taking over the top backstroke spot on the Russian squad as she has been putting up strong times all week at Russian Nationals. A day after setting the World Junior Record in the women's 200-meter back during semis with a 2:09.02,...

MOSCOW, Russia, May 13. THE first night of Russian Nationals in Moscow featured some scintillating swims, but none more impressive than Evgeny Sedov's World Junior Record in the men's 50-meter fly. Sedov, the Russian speedster, took home the men's 50-meter fly title in 23.28. That swim clipped the 2...

MOSCOW - A day after a four-gold outing, Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu returned with two more golds to run her final tally to six golds at the Salnikov Cup this weekend. Katinka Hosszu captured her fifth gold of the meet, after a four-gold day yesterday, with a 4:27.18 in the women's 400-meter IM. Yana M...

RUZA, Russia, July 24. WITH just a few weeks until European Championships, the Russian contingent is tuning up with the Russian Cup held in Ruza. Evgeny Koptelov, who had ranked 19th in the world with a 52.33 from Russian Nationals in the men's 100-meter fly, raced to a winning effort of 52.20. That...

RUZA, Russia, July 26. WITH the Sizzling Siberian Vlad Morozov on the sidelines due to a reported cold this morning, Andrey Grechin put on a show in the men's 100-meter free at the Russian Cup tonight. Andrey Grechin vaulted to 11th in the world rankings in the men's 100-meter freestyle with a sizzl...