Evgeny Rylov Blasts 200m Backstroke European Record, Drops 1:53.81
Evgeny Rylov Blasts 200m Backstroke European Record, Drops 1:53.81
Evgeny Rylov of Russia broke his own European Record in the 200m backstroke in Moscow at the Russian Swimming Nationals with a 1:53.81.
The 2017 Russian Nationals in Moscow have provided plenty of fast swimming, and Thursday was no exception.
Evgeny Rylov, the 200m backstroke bronze medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics, popped off a quick 1:53.81 in the men's 200m back to break his own European record of 1:53.97 -- which he set in the finals in Rio to earn his bronze medal. He is now No. 1 in the 2017 world rankings by over a second.
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Rylov's caption in the above post roughly translates to "I am very happy with my performance."
Rylov was aggressive on the front half of this race, taking it out in a swift 54.86 -- (26.47)(28.39) -- at the 100m mark. Rylov was actually 0.04 under Aaron Peirsol's world-record pace (54.90) at the 100. But Peirsol's last 100m in Rome when he smashed the world record at the 2009 World Championships with a 1:51.92 was astonishing. Peirsol cranked out two 28 mids (28.40)(28.62) -- in a legskin, not a full body suit -- to obliterate the field. In comparison, Rylov split (29.50)(29.45) coming home en route to his 1:53.81.
It will be interesting to see if the new backstroke guard -- Ryan Murphy, Mitch Larkin, Rylov, and others -- will be able to challenge Peirsol's 1:51. So far, the closest anyone has come since 2009 was Ryan Lochte with a 1:52.96 from the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China.
*Note: Ryosuke Irie of Japan swam a 1:52.51 and 1:52.82, both in 2009 in a polyurethane suit.
For full results of Thursday nights finals in Moscow, check out the LIVE RESULTS link here. Note: Results are in Russian, so try using Google Translate. If you are in the Google Chrome web browser, it should automatically detect and ask if you would like to translate.
Evgeny Rylov, the 200m backstroke bronze medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics, popped off a quick 1:53.81 in the men's 200m back to break his own European record of 1:53.97 -- which he set in the finals in Rio to earn his bronze medal. He is now No. 1 in the 2017 world rankings by over a second.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BS1tsHdjEEA/?taken-by=evgen.rylov2396" hide_caption="0"]
Rylov's caption in the above post roughly translates to "I am very happy with my performance."
Rylov was aggressive on the front half of this race, taking it out in a swift 54.86 -- (26.47)(28.39) -- at the 100m mark. Rylov was actually 0.04 under Aaron Peirsol's world-record pace (54.90) at the 100. But Peirsol's last 100m in Rome when he smashed the world record at the 2009 World Championships with a 1:51.92 was astonishing. Peirsol cranked out two 28 mids (28.40)(28.62) -- in a legskin, not a full body suit -- to obliterate the field. In comparison, Rylov split (29.50)(29.45) coming home en route to his 1:53.81.
It will be interesting to see if the new backstroke guard -- Ryan Murphy, Mitch Larkin, Rylov, and others -- will be able to challenge Peirsol's 1:51. So far, the closest anyone has come since 2009 was Ryan Lochte with a 1:52.96 from the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China.
*Note: Ryosuke Irie of Japan swam a 1:52.51 and 1:52.82, both in 2009 in a polyurethane suit.
For full results of Thursday nights finals in Moscow, check out the LIVE RESULTS link here. Note: Results are in Russian, so try using Google Translate. If you are in the Google Chrome web browser, it should automatically detect and ask if you would like to translate.