Between 9 and 12 November, XXX Russian Masters Swimming Cup was held in Kazan. The cup saw a record number of sportsmen – 1,167 competitors from 82 clubs, including members of the national swimming team and staff members of Voronezh State University.
Alexander Kozlov won five silver medals. Yuri Perin, Head of the VSU Swimming School, won Russian Masters Swimming Cup 2023 in all five distances and set a new national record in the 100 m freestyle.
Yuri Perin became a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1979. Nonetheless, 44 years later he achieved the master of sport qualification standard of Russian Masters Federation. He was awarded a corresponding badge and a certificate. During the cup, Yuri Perin was a technical delegate of the federation on the jury board and awarded the winners of the competition as a Vice-President of the Russian Masters Swimming Federation.
