Egor Kornev, a leader of Russia’s national swimming team, a three-time European champion and a short-course world record holder, was a guest in the SE studio. He spoke there about communicating with Cameron McEvoy, the 2024 Olympic champion. Kornev said he taught McEvoy Russian words and phrases, including a greeting, a wish of good luck, a question about how things are going, and the slang word for “nice.”