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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Russian Ministry of Sport held a ceremony honoring the nominees and winners of the annual National Sports Award. The event traditionally summarizes the year's key achievements and recognizes the achievements of outstanding figures in the sports industry.
In the "Pride of Russia" category, swimmer and polytechnician Kirill Prigoda, a ten-time world champion, two-time European champion, world and European record holder, and Honored Master of Sports of Russia, was named Athlete of the Year.
At this year's World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Kirill won three gold medals in relays, one of which set a new world record, as well as three silver medals in individual events. In Singapore, he added a silver in the 50m breaststroke and two gold medals as part of the relay team.
My feelings are reserved, but I'm satisfied with the work I've accomplished. This is my first award. The realization hasn't set in yet, and it's unlikely it will, as all my thoughts are already focused on next season. 2025 was a productive year at all levels. The leadership's dedicated work and the athletes' eagerness to compete allowed swimming to become one of the first sports admitted to international competition. Next year marks the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, where our team will attend and conduct centralized training, Kirill said in an interview with our website.
Kirill Prigoda was also recognized as Athlete of the Year by the Russian Aquatics Federation.
The men's medley relay at the World Championships in Singapore, which Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Andrey Minakov, and Egor Kornev won with a European and Russian record, was named the Swim of the Year by the Russian Swimming Federation.
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