Russian Synchronized Swimmers Win Gold at European Aquatics Championships
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- Russian synchronized swimmers secured a gold medal in Team Free at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, France, scoring 285.0346 points.
- This marks their seventh medal at the tournament, competing under neutral status for the first time since 2021.
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Russian athletes are competing in the European Championships for the first time since 2021 and are doing so under neutral status.
PARIS, August 3. /TASS/. Russian synchronized swimmers have won gold medals in Team Free at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in France.
The Russian synchronized swimmers scored 285.0346 point. Spain is second (282.3541) and Italy is third (256.1558).
The Russian team includes Kira Cherezova, Maiia Doroshko, Ekaterina Kossova, Elizaveta Minaeva, Svetlana Pavlova, Elena Shabanova, Elizaveta Smirnova, and Olga Tiutiunik.
This is the seventh medal at this tournament for Russian athletes. Earlier, Russians won three silver and three bronze medals.
Russians are competing in the neutral status. Russia is competing at the European Championships for the first time since 2021.
