Ukrainian swimmer wins two gold medals at FINA Swimming World Cup 2016 in Tokyo

Ukrainian swimmer wins two gold medals at FINA Swimming World Cup 2016 in Tokyo

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Mykhailo Romanchuk became two-time winner of FINA Swimming World Cup 2016 in Tokyo.

Ukrainian swimmer won gold medals in finals of men’s 400 free and 1500 free.

On Wednesday, Romanchuk swam 1500m in 14:26.39 seconds, confidently beating his closest pursuers from Hungary and Germany.

Earlier, Romanchuk delivered the top time in finals of the men’s 400 free, stopping the clock at a 3:39.67.

Last weekend, Romanchuk broke Gregorio Paltrinieri’s 1500-meter World Cup record earlier today at the Singapore stop of the 2016 series. Romanchuk’s time- 14:15.49- beat Paltrinieri’s old record of 14:27.65, set at the Eindhoven stop of the 2013 World Cup tour.

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