By Braden Keith 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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20-year old Roman Mityukov made history on Saturday at the European Championships in more ways than one. His 1:56.33 time was a new Swiss Record, which broke his own record of 1:56.37 done in the semi-finals on Friday.
The swim, which earned him bronze, also gives Switzerland their first ever men’s 200 backstroke medal at the European Championships in either long course or short course.
Mityukov’s swim took .04 seconds off his record from the semi-finals, which in turn broke his January Record of 1:57.39.
While splits are not available from his semi-final swim, we compare his bronze medal to his time of 2019 World Aquatics Championships, where he finished 13th in the semi-final in 1:57.93. This shows that he’s improved in essentially all phases of the swim during the pandemic.
| Roman Mityukov | ||
| New Record | 2019 World Championships | |
| 50m | 27.23 | 27.86 |
| 100m | 29.51 | 29.90 |
| 150m | 29.74 | 30.03 |
| 200m | 29.85 | 30.14 |
| Total Time | 1:56.33 | 1:57.93 |
He now ranks tied for 10th in the world this season with Hungary’s Adam Telegdy in the 200 back.
Switzerland has now broken National Records at this meet in 10 different events, including 7 on the men’s side, Mityukov previously broke the national record in the 100 free with a 48.20 and 100 back in 53.87. National Records have also been broken in the 400 free (Antonio Djakovic – 3:46.54), 200 fly (1:55.18), and in the 400 free relay (3:13.41) and 800 free relay (7:11.15).
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