15-year-old swimmer from Yekaterinburg became the champion of Russia

15-year-old Sofia Molchanova from Yekaterinburg won gold at the Russian swimming championship – 2026, which was held in St. Petersburg from 6 to 11 November. In the final swim at a distance of 200 meters on the back, the athlete showed the best result - 2:05.24. This is reported by championat.com.

Sofia Molchanova trains at the Yekaterinburg sports school “Youth”.

In July 2026, at the Russian Championship among boys and girls aged 14-16 in Ufa, the Ural athlete took five awards at once. In personal competitions, she took two gold medals at distances of 100 and 200 meters on the back and bronze at 50 meters. Two more medals Sofia won in relays.

Earlier, MK-Ural wrote that the Sverdlovsk athletes won medals at the largest international tournaments. At the 50th World SAMBO Championships in Uzbekistan, Ural wrestlers demonstrated a high level of training: as part of the Russian team, they won six gold, one silver and one bronze medal – almost a third of all team awards.