Roman Mityukov secured his third Swiss medal at the Paris Summer Games with a bronze in the 200m backstroke. Just two days after his 24th birthday, the Geneva swimmer gifted himself a belated present. Mityukov had signalled his medal ambitions the day before with personal bests in the heats and the second-fastest time in the semi-finals. On Swiss National Day, the World Championship silver medallist went one better, setting a new national record. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox His time of 1:54.85 minutes in the 200m backstroke was slightly slower than his record at last year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, where he won bronze. Now, on the grandest stage of all, he delivered once more. From catch-up to glory In his first Olympic final, Mityukov adopted a cautious approach. After three of the four lengths, he was in 5th place but executed a strong final spurt. Ultimately, he was beaten only by Hungarian favourite Hubert Kos (1:54.26) and Greek swimmer ...
