Penza, 12 March 2015. PenzaNews. The Penza swimmers got off to a good start at the Cup of Russia, the first stage of which is held in several cities at once.

The Penza residents are performing in Yoshkar-Ola and Obninsk.

Artem Lazarev, Ivan Trofimov, Andrei Kozlov, Maria Astashkina and Viktoria Andreeva won gold medals in their disciplines.

Alexander Kharlanov, Kirill Mordashov, Yulia Larinova and Viktoria Malyutina obtained silver and bronze medals in their individual areas.

In addition, Penza teams were among the winners in the 4-by-100 freestyle relay.

The men’s quartet of Artem Lazarev, Oleg Utekhin, Anton Emelin and Artem Simunin, won the silver. And the women’s team of Angelina Vankova, Anna Chertukhina, Margarita Milaeva and Yulia Larina ended up third.

The press service of the regional sports committee says that the first stage of the Cup of Russia will conclude on Friday, March 13.