Petersburger broke the world record in the 50-meter butterfly in Tashkent
Swimmer from St. Petersburg Egor Kornev set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the short water World Cup stage in Tashkent. This is reported by the publication RIAMO. The athlete swam the distance in 21.28 seconds.
Swimmer from St. Petersburg Egor Kornev set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the short water World Cup stage in Tashkent. This is reported by the publication RIAMO. The athlete swam the distance in 21.28 seconds.
The previous record belonged to the Swiss Noe Ponti - 21.32 seconds. This result has held since the 2024 World Cup.
Egor Kornev has already been awarded international awards. A year earlier, he had won the 2025 World Championship in the combined 4x100m relay and also took silver in the mixed relay freestyle. In addition, he holds three golds of the European Championship in 2026.
Also on October 2, St. Petersburg repeated the world record at a distance of 100 meters freestyle on short water. The athlete showed a brilliant result - 44.84 seconds.
