2017 Belarus Open Championships
- April 26th-29th, 2017
- Brest, Belarus
- Live results
22-year old Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich broke the Belarusian National Record in the 50 breaststroke on Friday at the 2017 Belarusian Open Championships.
Shymanovich swam a 26.96 in prelims, followed by a 27.14 in finals, both of which cleared the old National Record of 27.30.
He’s also just the 5th European to go faster than 27 seconds in the race.
5 Fastest European Performers in 50 Breaststroke
- Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 26.42
- Damir Dugonjic, Slovenia, 26.70
- Hendrik Feldwehr, Germany, 26.83
- Ilya Shymanovich, Belarus, 26.96
- Nicolo Martinenghi, 26.97
Shymanovich also won the 100 breaststroke in 59.97 earlier in the meet, which makes him Belarus’ first swimmer ever under 1 minute in that event.
Belarus’ most famous swimmer, Aleksandra Herasimenia, hasn’t raced at this week’s meet so far.
Seems to be alot of people breaking 27 in the 50 breast, but not to many breaking 59 in the 100.
Hendrik Feldwehr*