KAZAN, July 29, Vadim Kuznetsov. Head coach of the Russian national synchronized swimming team Tatyana Pokrovskaya stated that she was pleasantly surprised by the respect shown by the judges during the competitions at the 2022 World Championships. The World Aquatics Championships in Budapest took place without the participation of Russian athletes, who were suspended by the decision of the International Swimming Federation. «All programs were the same, since not much time has passed since the Olympics.The fact is that the judges left a backlash (in the marks).There were no high marks, like Russia had at the Olympics.Of course, we were sad, worried about how our rivals would perform, but reassured that there are many advantages in synchronized swimming. None of the judges dared to take first place and gave the marks correctly,» Pokrovskaya told reporters. «You can't say that the world champion without the Russian team is not a winner. aniya took place. We are happy for the Chinese. Tellingly, some countries have returned home with their leaders cheering for their progress. Nevertheless, they climbed several positions due to the absence of the Russian team — they were 13th, now they are 11th. There will be more support, which is great for synchronized swimming,» said the head coach of the Russian national team. According to Pokrovskaya, FINA's decision not to elect Olga Brusnikina to the organization's technical committee will negatively affect the development of synchronized swimming.
