Vadim Naumenko Triumphs at Lithuanian Swimming Championship

Odesan athlete Vadim Naumenko claimed 4 gold medals at the open Lithuanian swimming championship held in Vilnius from April 3 to 6.

OVERALL RESULTS

Leading swimmer Vadim Naumenko from Odesa (coach – Oleksandra Kurbanova) secured top honors in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events, as well as in relays – 4x100 m medley and 4x200 m freestyle.

Additionally, Vadim ranked among the top 6 swimmers of the championship and received special awards along with his coach.

MEDAL DETAILS

In his signature event – the 200 m individual medley – Vadim Naumenko won with a time of 2:02.11, taking the lead from the start, while he completed the 400 m race in 4:23.07. In both events, the second place was taken by another Ukrainian swimmer – Anton Denisenko from Rivne.

In the medley relay, the Ukrainian team, which included Vadim and Anton along with Maksym Ovchinnikov and Denys Kesil (both from Dnipropetrovsk), achieved a time of 3:41.07, outpacing their nearest competitor by 2.45 seconds.

In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, the Ukrainian team triumphed with a time of 7:30.75 (+1.62 ahead of the silver medalist). Instead of Ovchinnikov, Georgiy Lukashev (Lviv) competed in this event.

NEXT COMPETITIONS

The next event for the Odesa region team will be the Ukrainian championship scheduled for April 25-29 in Brovary.

Moreover, on April 12-13, Arseniy Poberezhnyuk (2007-2009) and Ivan Riaduyev (2010-2011) will participate in the international competition “Multination.” The older group will compete in Limassol (Cyprus), while the younger group will compete in Ljubljana (Slovenia).