TOMSK, Nov 8 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk athletes won 15 medals, including 10 gold, in the finals of the Finswimming World Cup in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt; 400 divers from 18 countries took part in the competition, the press service of the regional administration said on Monday.
"The finals of the Finswimming World Cup, which was attended by 400 swimmers from 18 countries, ended in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Tomsk Region team was represented by 13 athletes, most of them just starting their international sport career. <...> Tomsk Region won 15 awards, 10 of which were gold ones", – the press service said.
According to the press service, 16-year-old Diana Sliseva, for the fourth time became the first among juniors in Apnea (AP), Immersion (IM), Surface Finswimming (SF). The girl also took gold in the senior 4 x 100 meters Surface Finswimming (SF).
Also Ivan Gorelov from Tomsk took first in the Apnea (AP) and 100 m Immersion (IM), while Aleksandra Skurlatova, Maria Nadeina and Alena Parshina also won the gold medal in the women's relay.
The athletes study at the children's and youth water sports school "Training and Sports Center of Water Sports named after Victor Shevelev". The delegation in Africa was headed by Natalia Grechikhina, President of the Tomsk Region Underwater Sports Federation.