The World Swimming Championships have kicked off in Budapest, Hungary, with four swimmers representing Armenia in the tournament, the Armenian National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am.

According to the source, Armenian swimmer Ani Poghosyan clocked 59.27 sec in 100m freestyle event, breaking the record set by young Armenian swimmer Varsenik Manucharyan at the 14th European Youth Olympic Summer Festival (EYOF) a few days ago.

Ani Poghosyan and Artur Barseghyan, a EYOF participant, have also been qualified for Class B of the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.