MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. /TASS/. Russian swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov has set a new World Record on Monday in men’s 50-meter backstroke competitions in the semifinals stage of the 2021 European Aquatics Championships, which takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest between May 10 and 23.

The 20-year-old Russian cleared the distance in 23.93 seconds beating his previous World Record of 24.00 seconds, which was registered at the 2018 European Aquatics Championship in Scotland’s Glasgow.

The finals in men’s 50-meter backstroke competition at the 2021 European Aquatics Championships are scheduled for Tuesday, May 18.

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.

The Russian national team currently leads the overall medals standings of the 2021 European Aquatics Championships with 13 gold, four silver and five bronze medals. Italy is in second place with fife gold, fife silver and seven bronze medals, while Ukraine closes out the top three taking home five gold, four silver and two bronze medals.

The championship in Budapest was initially scheduled to run in 2020 between May 11 and 24, but was postponed due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus.