Ukrainian toddler from Odesa region smashes national records by swimming 50 meters freestyle

Ania Yakymchuk, a two-year-old from the Odesa region, has set a Ukrainian record for the youngest child to swim 50 meters in freestyle.

The head of the National Register of Records of Ukraine, Lana Vietrova, reported that.

Ania Yakymchuk, hailing from Chornomorsk in the Odesa region, has become the youngest record holder at just two and a half years old.

She swam 50 meters in freestyle in 3 minutes and 6 seconds.

"Two-year-old Ania Yakymchuk jumped into the pool with such a scream that we already thought of saving her. But it turned out that the girl always had a crazy passion for contact with water. She swims in the adult sports pool and goes to the children's pool just to play.

The child swam what seemed like a great distance for the record with ease. We didn't have to resort to giving them sweets or new toys, a tactic that coaches sometimes use to encourage better swimming skills in young swimmers," Lana Vietrova said.

The girl's coach is Ihor Konstantynov.

According to the National Register of Records head, Ania is already his second little pupil who became a Ukrainian record holder.

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