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Kornev breaks 50m butterfly world record
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev sets short-course 50m butterfly world record in Tashkent.
In brief
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev sets short-course 50m butterfly world record in Tashkent. Russia's Egor Kornev broke the men's 50m butterfly short-course world record with 21.28 seconds in Tashkent. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Kornev breaks 50m butterfly record
Russian swimmer Egor Kornev smashed the men's 50m butterfly short-course world record with a time of 21.28 seconds at a World Cup meet in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.
Previous record held by Ponti
The previous record of 21.32 seconds was set by Switzerland's Noe Ponti at the December 2024 short-course world championships in Budapest.
Kornev tied Chalmers' record
Kornev tied Australian Kyle Chalmers' 2021 100m freestyle short-course world record of 44.84 seconds in Baku last week.
Olympic debut for 50m butterfly
The long-course 50m butterfly will make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
The key point
Russia's Egor Kornev broke the men's 50m butterfly short-course world record with 21.28 seconds in Tashkent.
