Russian swimmer Anastasia Kirpichnikova, who won silver at the First European Games in Baku, said that her coach Dmitry Shalagin, with whom she had trained for 2 years, was to thank for the medal. She admitted swimming 5km in the morning and the same distance in the evening under his supervision.
Kirpichnikova considers the 800m swim the ideal distance. She admitted that she was not fast enough for 100m and 50m swims.
The athlete noted that the atmosphere at the European Games was great.
