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Russia wins 11 gold medals · 2007-04-02 18:11

Russia wins 11 gold medalsThe Russian team won 11 gold medals at the world swimming championships in Melbourne last week.

This result demonstrates the team has overcome a long-lasting crisis in Russian swimming.

Meanwhile, America's Michael Phelps broke five world records in Australia to collect seven gold medals but was short of one medal to surpass the record of the greatest swimmer of all time.

Russia won 24 medals at the world championship, 11 of them are gold, ranking second in the team's competition after the United States.

This is a real progress compared to the 4th place at the previous championships in Montreal.

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