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Egor Kornev repeated the world record in the 100-meter freestyle, previously set by Australian Kyle Chalmers, at the Short Course Swimming World Cup in Baku.
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev repeated the world record in the 100-meter freestyle at an international tournament. RIA Novosti reports this.
Kornev became the first in this distance at the Short Course Swimming World Cup in Baku. He clocked 44.84 seconds, equaling Australian Kyle Chalmers' record time.
Australian Cameron McEvoy finished second in the swim (45.36), and another Russian, Vasily Kukushkin, finished third (46.77).
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