Vadim Naumenko: Four Gold Medals at the Lithuanian Swimming Championship
Odessa swimmer Vadim Naumenko achieved remarkable success by winning four gold medals at the open Lithuanian Swimming Championship held in Vilnius from April 3 to 6.
COMPETITION RESULTS
Vadim Naumenko, coached by Oleksandra Kurbanova, excelled in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events, as well as in the relays – 4x100 m medley and 4x200 m freestyle.
Additionally, he 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 secured first place with a time of 2:02.11, showing dominance from the start, while he completed the 400 m event in 4:23.07. Another Ukrainian swimmer, Anton Denisenko, took second place in both races.
In the medley relay, the Ukrainian team, including Vadim and Anton along with Maksym Ovchinnikov and Denys Kesil, recorded a time of 3:41.07, finishing 2.45 seconds ahead of their closest rivals.
In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, the Ukrainian team won with a time of 7:30.75, finishing 1.62 seconds ahead of the silver medalists. Here, Georgiy Lukashov competed instead of Ovchinnikov.
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
The next competition for the Odessa region team will be the Ukrainian Championship scheduled for April 25-29 in Brovary.
Additionally, on April 12-13, Arseniy Poberezhnyuk and Ivan Ryaduev will participate in the international competition “Multination.” The older group will compete in Limassol (Cyprus), while the younger group will be in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
