Egor Kornev Blasts World Record in 50 Butterfly at World Cup Stop in Tashkent - Swimming World
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The first two stops of the World Cup circuit have been good to Russia’s Egor Kornev, who established his second world record during Saturday action in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One week after he tied the world record in the 100-meter freestyle, Kornev blasted a time of 21.28 in the 50 butterfly. That performance cut .04 off the previous world record, the 21.32 set by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti in 2024.
At the opening leg of the World Cup tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kornev clocked 44.84 in the 100 freestyle to equal the 2021 record of Australian Kyle Chalmers. This time around, the Russian didn’t have to share a record, and he moved to No. 1 all-time with a massive personal best. Kornev entered Saturday night with a top time of 21.64, which was good for the Russian record. But in the final in Tashkent, he dropped a huge .36 to knock Ponti off the event’s pedestal.
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