Ilya Borodin interrupted the winning streak of American Foster and took gold in Astana
Russian swimmer Ilya Borodin won gold at the World Cup stage in Astana in the 400m complex, showing a time of 3.58.95 and sharing it with Italian Razzetti. American Foster was third. The victory interrupted Foster's series of successes. Borodin received a $2,500 bonus. He had previously taken silver in Tashkent. In Astana, Russians march under their own flag. The tournament ends on October 17 as preparations for the World Cup in Beijing in December.
Ilya Borodin won the gold of the swimming world Cup in Astana.
Russian swimmer, European champion Ilya Borodin won the third stage of the World Cup in short water swimming, which takes place in Kazakhstan’s Astana. The athlete won a gold medal at a distance of 400 meters in a complex swimming.
In the final swim, Borodin showed a time of 3 minutes 58 seconds and 95 hundredths. The same quick result was demonstrated by Italian Alberto Razzetti, who took second place. Third finished the representative of the United States Carson Foster, overcame the distance in 4 minutes and 85 hundredths of a second.
For the successful performance, the Russian received a cash bonus Crown Buster in the amount of $ 2,500. This victory is of particular significance as it prevented American Carson Foster from securing his third consecutive win. Earlier, Foster won the distance of 400 meters with a complex at the stages of the World Cup, held in Baku, Azerbaijan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Success in Astana was a natural continuation of a series of high results of the Russian swimmer. On the tenth of October, Borodin took silver at a similar distance at the stage in Tashkent, overcoming it in 3 minutes 59 seconds and 42 hundredths.
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It should be noted that at the tournament in Astana, the competition at which will end on Saturday, October 17, Russian athletes perform under the national flag and with the performance of the national anthem.
The current World Cup draw is the preparatory stage before the main winter start. From December 1 to 6, the World Short Water Swimming Championships will be held in Beijing, China.
