In addition to Belarusian swimmers, athletes from Uzbekistan, Moldova, Latvia, Ukraine and Russia take part in the championship. Open Cup of Belarus is an important qualifying stage and an opportunity to get to international starts.
Alexander Polegoshko, the main judge of the competition: "This is the first stage of the selection for three international starts, the first is the European Championship among adults, the second is the Junior European Championship which will be held in Helsinki, and the third is the Junior Olympic Games, which will be held on October 2-9 in Buenos Aires, in Argentina."
According to the results of the championship, the best athletes will be selected to the national team of Belarus.












