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11.05.2010, 12:28
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The Russian national swimming championships have finished in Moscow with plenty of big names like Yulia Efimova and Arkady Vyatchanin on show on the final day of the tournament.
09.08.2010, 21:26
The Russian freestyle swimming quartet has beaten their main rivals in Europe, France, by almost a second to claim the European championship in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay gold.
12.08.2010, 08:53
Yuliya Efimova has taken Russia’s seventh gold at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, after setting the tournament record in the 100-meter backstroke.
21.05.2009, 13:53
With the World Swimming Championship just around the corner, Team Russia is looking for a significant improvement on their medal haul from the Beijing Olympics, where they picked up just a silver and two bronzes.
14.06.2009, 19:07
The Romanian water polo team has won the inaugural Mayor’s Cup in Moscow, grabbing maximum points in three games, while Russia did enough to take second place.
20.07.2009, 16:09
Natalia Ishchenko has grabbed Russia’s third gold medal at the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome, winning the technical solo in the synchronized swimming competition.
21.07.2009, 16:30
A faultless performance from the Russian synchronized swimming duo has granted them gold at the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome.
01.08.2009, 13:10
Swimming’s governing body FINA will outlaw high-tech swimsuits. The new ban will be introduced as soon as January, instead of April, after living legend Michael Phelps threatened a boycott.
03.08.2009, 10:52
Yet another four world records were shattered on the final day of the FINA world championships in Rome, with Russia's Yuliya Efimova being among the heroes.
08.11.2009, 18:53
Sergey Naryshkin, the head of presidential administration in Russia, has stepped down from his other job as the president of the country's swimming federation.
Published: 15 May, 2009, 04:17
The most successful Olympian ever Michael Phelps will return to competitive action this weekend for the first time since his triumph at the Beijing Games, AP news agency reports.
