Chikunova Sets 200m Breaststroke World Record in Kazan

Evgeniia Chikunova of the Russian Olympic Committee and Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa react react after a semifinal of the women's 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. Lisi Niesner/Reuters

Russia’s Evgeniia Chikunova shattered the 200m breaststroke world record with a time of two minutes 17.55 seconds on the final day of the Russian swimming championships in Kazan on Friday.

The previous record of 2:18.95 was set by South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker in the final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021.