MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. Russian swimmer Martin Malyutin won gold on Monday in men’s 400-meter freestyle competition at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships, which takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest between May 10 and 23.

The 21-year-old Russian swimmer clocked the distance in 3 minutes and 44.18 seconds, leaving behind Austria’s Felix Aubock in 2nd place (3 minutes and 44.63 seconds) and Danas Rapsys of Lithuania with the bronze medal, who clocked the distance with the result of 3 minutes and 45.39 seconds.

Today’s medal marks Malyutin’s first gold of the European championships in individual competitions. He was the winner of silver medals at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow in 4x200-meter freestyle and 4x200 mixed freestyle events in addition to his silver medal of the 2019 World Championship in Gwangju in 4x200-meter freestyle competition and the bronze in 200-meter freestyle.

The 2021 European Aquatics Championships event in Budapest consists of competitions in four disciplines, namely Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Artistic Swimming and Diving. The Open Water Swimming competitions are being held at Lupa Lake, Hungary, while the rest of the events are being hosted by the Danube Arena.