Chikunova wins 200m breaststroke at all three World Cup stops

Evgeniia Chikunova won gold in the women's 200m breaststroke at the World Cup meet in Astana. Her October 16 victory earned the Russian swimmer the crown for winning the distance at all three stops in the series.

Chikunova had previously won in Baku and Tashkent. After the final in Kazakhstan, she said she was particularly pleased to improve her time and swim faster than two minutes and 17 seconds.

In comments reported by TASS, she said she was happy to finish the day with the crown and hoped for further improvement.

The final short-course World Cup meet runs in Astana from October 15 to 17. Russian swimmers are competing under their national flag and anthem.