Swimming-Chikunova sets 200m breaststroke world record in Kazan

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke - Semifinal 2 - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Evgeniia Chikunova of the Russian Olympic Committee and Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa react REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

(Reuters) - Russia's Evgeniia Chikunova shattered the 200m breaststroke world record with a time of two minutes 17.55 seconds on the final day of the Russian swimming championships in Kazan on Friday.

The previous record of 2:18.95 was set by South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker in the final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.