2016 RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS / OLYMPIC TRIALS
- April 16-23rd, 2016
- Moscow, Russia
- Prelims 09:00/Finals 18:00 Local Time
- Prelims 02:00/Finals 11:00 U.S. Eastern Time
- Live results (IN ENGLISH – including event-by-event start lists)
- Olympic selection standards
Defending World Championships bronze medalist Evgeny Rylov has lowered his own Russian National Record in the 200 backstroke during Thursday’s final at the 2016 Russian National Championships and Olympic Trials. In the process, he also broke the European Record in the event.
Rylov swam 1:54.21, which beats his 1:54.60 done at last year’s World Championships as the fastest ever by a Russian. It also beats the 1:54.24 done in 2013 by Radoslaw Kawecki as the fastest ever done by a European in the event. The 25-year old Kawecki has swum 1:54 since, but hasn’t touched his record done at the 2013 World Championships.
The latest swim continues an 8-month run that has seen the 19-year old improve his lifetime best in the event by two-and-a-half seconds to its current level. That’s a similar run to the one that similarly-aged Ryan Murphy is experiencing in the United States, with the American’s reply due this June at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Comparative Splits:
- Kaweciki old Record – 27.87/28.52/28.97/28.88 = 1:54.24
- Rylov old Record – 27.23/29.23/29.41/28.73 = 1:54.60
- Rylov new Record – 26.66/28.51/29.21/29.83 = 1:54.21
Comparative Splits, by 100:
- Kawecki old Record – 56.39/57.85 = 1:54.24
- Rylov old Record – 56.45/58.14 = 1:54.60
- Rylov new Record – 55.17/59.04 = 1:54.21
In an effort that has to have been intentional, Rylov charged hard on his first 100 of this race: something he’ll need to do to keep pace with defending World Champion Mitch Larkin. Larkin opened his title-winning swim in Kazan at Worlds last year in 56.15, and Rylov here was almost a full second better than that. While he paid hugely over his final 50, the early difference was more-than-enough to lower the overall time.
Rylov’s challenge for Rio gold will be either to figure out a way to find a little more over the last 50, or to find a balance between opening in 56.4 and opening in 55.1.
I’m sorry, but outside of the 100 back their is no proof for Murphy being able to beat anyone like larkin, Rylov, Irie, Kawecki, Jiayu, Irie, etc. Murphy needs to learn how to swim down the pool straight, Larkin’s SCM WR is better than Murphy’s SCY best, SCY<SCM<LCM, Larkin has proven at 2014 SC worlds and 2015 LC worlds that he can perform when it counts, not the same for Murphy. Murphy is a great swimmer, but he is not better than anyone who finished before him at worlds. I will wait for US trials to see if he can beat his competition, but before that Larkin, Rylov, and some others go in favored ahead of him.
Bobo, is that you?
nah evgeny rylov is far more hungry for a title. Hungrier than Murphy.
Murhy will medal in the 100 back. The 200 back?
There,s Larkin, rylov, irie and jiayu. All these guys are faaast.
If his last 50 was as fast as he was in the old record, he would have gone 1:53.11 :0
but Larkin will school them both.
in your dreams too
Damn this kid will totally destroy Murphy. That evegeny rylov kid is a beast.
dream on baby – dream on – Murphy is far more hungry for a title
Murphy will take this kid to school!!!
Murphy will show him the Grandeur of the 200 back this summer …..
Is this a 200 backstroke? I assume it is because you compare him to Ryan Murphy, but no where in the article is the actual event mentioned!
Actually, now I see it in the headline…oops.
This guy’s really something to watch, he’s a master technician. Incredibly smooth, no wake, can pick up his tempo the last 50 and hold his body line. Kinda reminds me of Ryosuke Irie, except with wayyy better underwaters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG04Il1Dl5Y