International Standard Swimming Pool to Host Country Open Swimming Championship

From 4 to 8 November Minsk will host the Open championship of the Republic of Belarus in swimming on short water, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

Athletes from Belarus, Turkey and Serbia will take part in the competition. The tournament will be an important stage of preparation for the representatives of the national team, who have already qualified for the World Cup in Beijing on short water. There are currently seven names on this list:

- Gregory Pekarsky - 50 m butterfly;

- Anastasia Shkurdai - 200 m on the back;

- Alina Zmushko - 100 m brass, 200 m brass;

- Ivan Shamshurin - 200 m butterfly;

– Anastasia Kuleshova – 100 m butterfly;

- Ilya Shimanovich - 50 m brass;

- Artem Ermak - 50 m on the back.

In addition, the participants of the Open Championship will be able to fulfill the qualification standard for the upcoming planetary championship. From 5 to 7 November morning session will begin at 10:00 (preliminary swims), and evening – at 17:00 (semifinals and finals). On the final day (November 8), both sessions will start an hour earlier. Entry is free.

During the championship for fans and guests of the competitions, autograph sessions with the leading athletes of the national team are organized. Actions are scheduled after the morning program of the competition. Here's the schedule:

November 6 – Anastasia Kuleshova, Anastasia Shkurdai;

November 7 – Alina Zmushko, Ilya Shimanovich;

November 8 – Ivan Shamshurin, Grigory Pekarsky.