Russian National Team Wins 22 Medals at World Para Swimming Series Stage in Mexico
From August 9 to 16, a stage of the World Para Swimming Series was held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Following the competition, the Russian national team won 22 medals – 6 gold, 8 silver, and 8 bronze.
On the first day of the competition, Russian swimmers won 9 medals:
In the women's 100m freestyle, Aleksandra Mokrousova won in the S14 class with a time of 1:05.06 minutes, Daria Sokolova took second place in the S8 class with a time of 1:13.24 minutes, and Alina Guzienko became a bronze medalist in the S14 class with a time of 1:06.66 minutes.
In the men's 100m freestyle, Klim Rumyantsev won a silver medal in the S14 class with a time of 56.00 seconds, and Artem Gladyshev won a bronze medal in the S14 class, clocking 56.76 seconds.
In the men's 100m breaststroke, Leonid Erzutov won a silver medal in the SB9 class, posting a time of 1:13.15 minutes, while Artem Pavlenko took bronze in the SB14 class with a result of 1:13.05 minutes.
In the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay in the S14 class, the team of Klim Rumyantsev, Dmitry Antipov, Alina Guzienko, and Aleksandra Mokrousova won a gold medal, finishing in 4:13.58 minutes.
In the junior competition, Alina Shishkina won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke in the SB8 class with a time of 1:40.73 minutes.
On the second competition day, Russian swimmers again reached the podium 9 times:
In the women's 200m freestyle in the S14 class, Aleksandra Mokrousova won a gold medal with a time of 2:21.45 minutes. Alina Guzienko took second place with a result of 2:31.92 minutes, while Daria Meleshko became a bronze medalist with a result of 2:32.33 minutes.
In the men's 200m freestyle in the S14 class, Rodion Berdnik became the winner with a time of 2:01.91 minutes, Klim Rumyantsev took silver with a result of 2:03.09 minutes, and Dmitry Antipov earned bronze with a time of 2:05.26 minutes.
In the women's 100m butterfly, Alina Shishkina won a bronze medal in the S8 class, posting a result of 1:19.83 minutes.
In the men's 50m breaststroke, Andrey Startsev in the SB3 class took third place with a time of 1:20.82 minutes.
Alina Shishkina (S8 class) won a gold medal in the junior 100m butterfly – she clocked 1:19.83 minutes.
On the third competition day, the Russian national team won 4 more medals:
Andrey Trofimenko, competing in the S7 class, won a gold medal in the men's 100m backstroke with a result of 1:14.05 minutes. Rodion Berdnik in the S14 class won silver, posting a time of 1:05.20 minutes.
In the men's 200m freestyle, Rodion Berdnik became a silver medalist in the S14 class with a result of 2:18.57 minutes.
In the women's 200m freestyle, Daria Meleshko, competing in the S14 class, won a bronze medal with a time of 2:49.07 minutes.
The Russian Paralympic Committee congratulates the athletes and coaches on their well-deserved awards and wishes them success in future competitions!
Detailed results are available at the link: https://www.titanium-sportservice.de/en/sport-events/calendar/resultlists-v2/?va_id=352&date=2026-08-13
In total, the Russian national team for the World Para Swimming Series stage in Mexico included 15 swimmers: 7 athletes with musculoskeletal impairments – Leonid Erzutov (Nizhny Novgorod Region), Andrey Melnikov (Saratov Region), Aleksandra Rymgaylo (Nizhny Novgorod Region), Daria Sokolova (Saint Petersburg), Andrey Startsev (Saratov Region), Andrey Trofimenko (Moscow), Alina Shishkina (Saint Petersburg), and 8 athletes with intellectual impairments – Dmitry Antipov (Novosibirsk Region), Rodion Berdnik (Krasnodar Territory), Artem Gladyshev (Rostov Region), Alina Guzienko (Leningrad Region), Daria Meleshko (Kirov Region), Aleksandra Mokrousova (Ryazan Region), Artem Pavlenko (Rostov Region), and Klim Rumyantsev (Republic of Mari El).
Photo: Mexican Paralympic Committee
Swimming is one of the first sports disciplines in Paralympic sport, having been included in the competition program at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Swimming is one of the most medal-rich sports at the Paralympic Games. It features men and women with physical impairments, visual impairments, and intellectual impairments. At the Paralympic Games, athletes compete in a 50-meter pool with 8 lanes, following the standards of the International Swimming Federation (FINA). At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, Russian athletes won 34 medals: 10 gold, 13 silver, and 11 bronze.