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European champion Kolesnikov had sounded a warning in the morning heats when he matched Evgeny Rylov<\/strong>‘s Russian record of 52.44 from the semis at the 2019 World Championships.<\/p>\n

Rylov went on to win silver behind Xu Jiayu<\/strong> in 52.67 in Gwangju<\/strong> with Kolesnikov locked out of the final by one place and 0.04secs.<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning Kolesnikov split 25.51\/26.93 ahead of Rylov (53.04) and Nikolai Zuev<\/strong> (54.24).<\/p>\n

That followed the 50 back on Saturday where he rattled his own world record of 24.00 in 24.08<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Returning on Sunday evening for the semi-finals, Kolesnikov split 25.36\/27.06 to take 0.02 off the record he had matched earlier in the day in a time that would have won gold at the 2019 worlds.<\/p>\n

Rylov qualified second for Monday’s final in 52.74 to set up a shuddering showdown with Grigory Tarasevich<\/strong> third through in 53.26.<\/p>\n

Of note in terms of record though is the fact that Rylov swam 51.97 as lead-off for the Russian mixed medley relay in Gwangju.<\/p>\n

In mixed relays there are no individual world records – which in Rylov’s case would also be a European mark – but domestic bylaws allow such times to count on a national basis.<\/p>\n

However, Russia follows the FINA rule on world records meaning that Kolesnikov equalled and lowered the standard as it appears in their records but it was not the fastest time by a Russian man…….<\/p>\n

Maria Kameneva<\/strong> booked lane four for the women’s final in 59.10 ahead of Anastasia Fesikova<\/strong> (1:00.20), the 30-year-old seeking a fourth Olympic appearance after making her debut at Beijing 2008.<\/p>\n

Egorova Takes Axe To 400 Free Mark<\/h3>\n
Egorova led from start to finish to win the 400 free splitting 58.87\/2:00.82\/3:02.97\/4:04.10 to emphatically lower the previous record of 4:06.01 set by Veronika Andrusenko<\/strong> in April 2019.<\/p>\n
That time would have earned Egorova the bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships where she finished fourth in what was then a national record of 4:06.03.<\/p>\n
It also propelled her to the top of the 2021 rankings, supplanting Katie Ledecky<\/strong>‘s 4:04.72.<\/p>\n
Anastasia Kirpichnikova<\/strong> was second in 4:06.26 with both women inside the FINA A cut for the Games.<\/p>\n
Andrusenko was third in 4:11.57.<\/p>\n
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