Shamshurin updated the record of Belarus and won the 200-meter butterfly at the national championship

Belarusian swimmer Ivan Shamshurin set a new national record at a distance of 200 m butterfly on short water. This is reported by BelTA, writes sb.by.

At the Belarusian short water swimming championship held in Minsk, Shamshurin won the final at his crown distance with a score of 1 min 52.48 seconds. Ivan improved his national achievement by five hundredths of a second, established a year ago in St. Petersburg.

Also, gold medals of the national championship on November 7 were won by Vladislav Makarevich (100 m freestyle), Anastasia Shkurdai (50 m on the back) and Ksenia Mastovich (800 m). In the decisive swim on a half breaststroke Anton Knyshev by 0.02 seconds. ahead of the leader of the national team Ilya Shimanovich.

The tournament in the capital will end on Sunday. Participation in the championship together with Belarusians is taken by swimmers from Russia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Kazakhstan. The competition is a stage in preparation for the World Short Water Championships, which China will host in early December. 12 sets of awards were played at the Belarusian swimming championship on the second day