now there have already begun the first swims on the spot are working in our correspondent and danila makhalinah us danila good evening. tell me the details. yes, greetings from st. petersburg. the salnikov cup has just started here and it’s not without reason that it takes place in the northern capital, because the most titled russian and soviet swimmer, four-time olympic champion, and now the president of the russian swimming federation, is from here vladimir salnikov, who traditionally opens this tournament. e, is the person who, in principle, as much as possible responsible for it even before these first swims began. we talked with vladimir valeryevich and found out if he has any excitement, despite the fact that this tournament is in fact held for the sixteenth time already. every time it's a thrill, because we, as organizers, want the tournament to take place at the highest level, it succeeds, but nevertheless you always experience it. this one, this one, this excitement, but i think it's such an emotional upsurge, because the atmosphere is like uh rules on the highest level athletes, as