
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the World Cup in Tashkent, covering the distance in 21.28 seconds.
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Egor Kornev is the world champion in the 4 x 100 meter medley relay and a three-time winner of the European Championship.
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Short Course World Cup in Tashkent. RIA Novosti reports this.
The athlete covered the distance in 21.28 seconds. He surpassed the achievement of the Swiss Noe Pont, who showed a result of 21.32 seconds at the World Championships in 2024.
22-year-old Kornev is the world champion in the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. In addition, the Russian has three victories at the European Championship.

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