Perhaps people all over Ukraine and especially in his native Zaporizhzhia expected him to win, the more so since all the trump on the small but harmonious Ukrainian team had already been played in New York. And only Denys Sylantiev, who simultaneously represents the World Team (an ace up its sleeve.), was waiting for the right time.
The season leader in the butterfly stroke, world champion, and World Cup holder came in first in 200 meters race with 1:56:64. Frank Esposito and Denis Pankratov came in second and third correspondingly with times of 1:57:55 and 1:59:78. Sylantiev added another gold medal when he outdistanced everyone in the 100 meters. Unfortunately both medals went to the All Star Team and not the Ukrainian national team.
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Denys Sylantiev: “Catch me if you can!







