Relive Vladimir Morozov's 45.52 from Istanbul

Watch the Siberian Sizzler Vladimir Morozov race away from a talented field including Anthony Ervin, Luca Dotto, Tommaso D'Orsagna and Takuro Fujii. He splits 21.62 at 50m before laying down the after burners on the second 50m (23.90).



Takeovers, takeovers, takeovers (make that переход, переход, переход)

Keep watching for the final takeover. You will see two things...
1) Matt Grevers USA with a sublime takeover (0.13).
2) Artem Lobuzov RUS with a shocker (0.49)

One of the most well trodden theories in swimming is the strength of Team USA's takeovers... and it is not a myth, here are the cumulative takeover times:

USA - 0.47 seconds (no US swimmer had a takeover time of more than 0.18)
Russia - 1.26 seconds (no Russian swimmer had a takeover time of less than 0.35)
Total USA gain on three takeovers = 0.79 seconds

To put that into perspective, Russia missed out on the bronze medal to Australia by 0.74 seconds.

Russian Championships

April 17 - 22

After a disappointing World Championships in 2011 (especially on the men's side), it is time to see how well Russia can bounce back in the year that counts the most.


Startlist
Results

Live Streams

Day 1 Finals (17:00 Moscow time / 14:00 London time / 9:00 EDT)
Day 2 Finals
Day 3 Finals
Day 4 Finals
Day 5 Finals
Day 6 Finals

The video will show the swimmers and strokes in Russian, below is a handy translation:

МОРОЗОВ Владимир - Vladimir Morozov
КОРОТЫШКИН Евгений - Evgeny Korotyshkin
ДОНЕЦ Станислав - Stanislav Donets
ВЯТЧАНИН Аркадий - Arkady Vyatchanin
СЛУДНОВ Роман - Roman Sloudnov
ЛОБАНОВ Антон - Anton Lobanov
ФАЛЬКО Григорий - Grigory Falko
ГЕЙБЕЛЬ Сергей - Sergey Geybel
ЛАХТЮХОВ Станислав - Stanislav Lakhtyukhov
ИЗОТОВ Данила - Danila Izotov
ЛОБИНЦЕВ Никита - Nikita Lobintsev
СКВОРЦОВ Николай - Nikolay Skvortsov
СУХОРУКОВ Александр - Alexander Sukhorukov
ТРИЗНОВ Александр - Alexander Triznov
ГАНИХИН Максим - Maxim Ganihin
КОНОВАЛОВ Никита - Nikita Konovalov
ГРЕЧИН Андрей - Andriy Grechin
ЛАГУНОВ Евгений - Evgeny Lagunov

ЕФИМОВА Юлия - Yulia Efimova
АРТЕМЬЕВА Валентина - Valentina Artemyeva
ЗУЕВА Анастасия - Anastasia Zueva
НЕСТЕРОВА Маргарита - Margarita Nesterova
СОКОЛОВА Елена - Elena Sokolova

баттерфляй - Butterfly
на спине - Backstroke
брасс - Breaststroke
вольный стиль - Freestyle
комплексное плавание - IM

Beginner's Guide to the 2011 Russian Swimming Championships

Navigating your way around Russian swimming sites can be an arduous task. Here are a few easy steps to keep up-to-date with this week's Russian Swimming Championships (Apr 18-23).

1). How can I watch?

Easy. The Russkis are particularly good at streaming their National Champs. Not only can you watch live, you can also see the entire finals session again immediately on completion. Links below:-

Day One Finals
Day Two Finals
Day Three Finals
Day Four Finals
Day Five Finals
Day Six Finals

Finals begin at 17:00 Russian time (14:00 BST)

RESULTS - Not livetiming, results should appear after each session.

2). Who are the swimmers?

The next hurdle when watching Russian swimming is figuring out who is who. You can't rely on the good old Roman Alphabet on this one... it is all Cyrillic, all of the time.

Here's a handy list to help you out:-


The words that will bring a tear to the eyes of all Americans... МОРОЗОВ Владимир - VLADIMIR MOROZOV