By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
2021 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Swimming: Monday, May 17th – Sunday, May 23rd, 2021
- Budapest, Hungary
- Prelims at 10:00 am local/Finals at 6:00 pm local
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Reported by James Sutherland.
MEN’S 200 BREAST FINAL
- European Record: 2:06.12, Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2019
- European Championship Record: 2:06.80, Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2018
- FINA ‘A’ Cut: 2:10.35
- Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2:06.99
- Arno Kamminga (NED), 2:07.35
- Erik Persson (SWE), 2:07.66
Anton Chupkov roared through the field as he often does en route to successfully defended his title in the men’s 200 breast, turning sixth at the 100 (1:02.31) before closing in 1:04.68 (32.43/32.25) for a final time of 2:06.99.
The world record holder at 2:06.12, Chupkov has now broken the 2:07 mark five times (with two additional swims of 2:07.00). This swim ranks as the 14th-fastest of all-time. The Russian jumps up one spot, fourth to third, in the world rankings.
Arno Kamminga, who ranks #2 on that list thanks to a Dutch Record of 2:06.85 in December, moved up from fifth at the 150 to claim silver in 2:07.35, closing in a blazing 32.23.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Anton Chupkov Talks Training for 2nd 100 of 200 Breast in Post-Race Interview