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Ukraine for the first time in 30 years without finals at the World Aquatics Championships: what happened

Уперше за три десятиліття Україна не потрапила до фіналів чемпіонату світу з водних видів спорту: що сталося? Photo: glavcom.ua

The World Aquatics Championships has concluded in Singapore, and unfortunately, Ukraine was unable to reach any finals in swimming. This information was published by the portal 'Glavkom' based on data from 'Public Sport'.



On Sunday, August 3, during the morning session, the Ukrainian men's 4x100 meter medley relay did not take to the start, although it was registered to participate. The Ukrainian team was one of two that did not compete in this race.



'The Blue and Yellow' were to be represented by Oleksandr Zheltakov, Volodymyr Lisovets, Denys Kessil, and Vladyslav Bukhovo. However, Ukraine did not take to the start, becoming one of two teams that missed qualification.


This is the first time in the history of the World Aquatics Championships that Ukraine has not reached any finals in this manner. The closest to participating in the finals were swimmers Vladyslav Bukhovo and Maksym Ovchynnikov, but even they could not make it into the top 8 during qualification.



Ukrainian athletes were unable to qualify for the finals of the World Aquatics Championships in swimming; however, they showed dignity and determination in the competition. We hope that despite the setbacks in this tournament, they will continue to maintain a high level of training and represent Ukraine again in international competitions.