MESA

Vyatchanin sets new state record, wins A norm for Olympics

MESA - New member of the Serbian swimming team Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin of Russia set a new state record for 200-metre backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa and thus met the A norm for the Rio Olympics.

Vyatchanin completed the race with the time of 1:56.95, which is currently the best timing in Europe for the year of 2015.