# Andrei Minakov Wins 100m Fly at Russian Short Course Championships Top swimmers secure qualification spots for upcoming World Championships in St. Petersburg meet. - **Source:** [SwimSwam](https://swimswam.com) - **Published:** 2026-11-10 - **Topic:** [sports](https://brifing.si/c/sports) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/11823c2a-02da-4ec9-9ec7-9a423ee3ee8b ## Minakov Claims Butterfly Gold Andrei Minakov secured the men's 100m butterfly gold medal at the 2026 Russian Short Course National Championships with a time of 49.62. He narrowly defeated Evgeny Shilovsky, who finished just 0.01 seconds behind. Roman Shevlyakov took the bronze medal in 49.94, as all three podium finishers easily cleared the qualification standard. ## Malakhova Sets Personal Best Polina Malakhova dominated the women's 100m butterfly final, recording a lifetime best of 56.07 to claim the gold. This performance significantly improved upon her previous personal record of 57.08 set last year. Darya Klepikova earned silver with 56.26, while national record holder Arina Surkova completed the podium with a time of 56.61. ## Individual Medley Results Irina Zvyagintseva won the women's 400m individual medley in 4:33.29, finishing over a second ahead of her competitors. In the men's event, Maksim Stupin secured gold with a time of 4:06.89. Sergey Isaev also met the qualification standard for the upcoming World Championships by clocking 4:08.76 to take the silver medal. ## Distance Freestyle Dominance Saveliy Luzin emerged as the fastest competitor in the men's 800m freestyle, touching the wall in 7:36.39. This result comfortably surpassed the qualification standard of 7:42.39. Ivan Morgun followed in 7:37.48 to secure silver, while Roman Kotov finished third in 7:37.50, rounding out a highly competitive field in St. Petersburg. ## Breaststroke Semi-Final Standouts Ralina Gilyazova led the women's 50m breaststroke semi-finals with a time of 29.69, the only swimmer under the 30-second mark. World record holder Evgenia Chikunova remains in contention for a sweep after winning both the 100m and 200m breaststroke events earlier this week. Elena Bogomolova also advanced to the final round. ## Men's Sprint Breaststroke Contention Ivan Kozhakin claimed the top seed for the men's 50m breaststroke final with a performance of 26.22. He is aiming to add to his 100m breaststroke gold medal from earlier in the meet. Oleg Kostin and Kirill Prigoda remain close behind, setting up a tight race for the podium in the final. ## Freestyle Sprint Final Preview Arina Surkova leads the women's 50m freestyle field heading into the final with a semi-final time of 24.00. Alina Gaifutdinova and Darya Trofimova follow closely in the rankings. On the men's side, Egor Proshin holds the top seed with 21.22, narrowly edging out Aleksandr Nazarenko and Daniil Kosenkov for the upcoming medal race. ## Qualification Context and Impact The championships serve as a critical selection event for the upcoming Short Course World Championships. Athletes are aggressively chasing specific qualification standards to secure their roster spots. With multiple swimmers consistently hitting these marks, the depth of the Russian national team remains a focal point for observers tracking international swimming performance trends. ## Sources covering this story - https://swimswam.com/andrei-minakov-takes-100fly-gold-at-russian-sc-championships-sans-egor-kornev-in-the-final/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._