Polina Egorova prolonged Russia's dominance at the Aquatic Centre today by winning gold in the 200m backstroke at the European Games.
The 15-year-old set a Games record 2:11.23 to beat German Maxine Wolters by just 0.15s in a thrilling conclusion to the race.
Ukraine's Maryna Kolesnykova won bronze in a time of 2:11.91 - 0.68s behind her Russian counterpart.
Further back, Rebecca Sherwin of Great Britain finished seventh with a time of 2:17.00.
It was Russia's 14th medal in swimming thus far.
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Shane Callaghan
Shane Callaghan
