Para-swimmers of Karaganda region won 10 medals of the World Series stage in Singapore

Athletes of the Karaganda region won 10 medals at the stage of the World Series in para-swimming. The national team consisted of Andrey Afanasyev, Dias Kenzhebek, Natalia Zvyagintseva and Roman Potapov.

The stage of the World Para-Swimming Series was held in Singapore. 177 athletes from 22 countries took to the water tracks. Four athletes from Karaganda became worthy rivals of the strongest para-swimmers in the world. They all returned home with medals.

Andrey Afanasyev has gold (100 m breaststroke).

Diaz Kenzhebek – gold (200 m – complex swimming), silver (100 m – freestyle) and bronze (100 m – breaststroke).

Natalia Zvyagintseva won three silver medals (100 m freestyle, 50 m butterfly, 100 m backstroke) and a bronze (50 m freestyle).

Roman Potapov twice became the second (100 m breaststroke, 100 m backstroke).

Natalia Zvyagintseva and Roman Potapov fulfilled the standard for the World Cup, which will be held in July – August 2023 in Manchester (Great Britain).

Andrey Afanasyev received this "pass" last year.

According to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region