BUDAPEST, December 12. /TASS/. Team Russia has qualified for the finals of the 4x200m women's freestyle competition at the 2024 World Aquatics Championship (25m) in Budapest.

Russia’s quartet of Daria Trofimova, Kseniya Misharina, Milana Stepanova and Sofia Dyakova swam their heat in a time of 7 minutes and 41.36 seconds, finishing second behind the team from the United States (7:40.04 seconds).

The finals are scheduled for later on Thursday.

2024 World Aquatics Championship (25m)

A total of 27 Russian swimmers have been granted neutral status to participate in the 2024 World Aquatics Championship (25m), which is taking place in Budapest, Hungary, on December 10-15.

According to the competition’s official website, "Swimmers from around 200 nations will compete in 45 events over six days of action. The World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) features an impressive $2.025 million prize purse and a $25,000 bonus for any World Record set at the Championships."

In March 2023, World Aquatics (known as FINA until December 2022) decided to bar Russia and Belarus from participating in any future FINA-sanctioned international swimming events.

Before the World Aquatics ruling in March 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued recommendations on February 28, 2022, advising international sports federations to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in international tournaments.