Russia’s Kornev sets 50m butterfly short-course world record
Kornev tied Australian Kyle Chalmers’ 2021 100m freestyle short-course world record of 44.84 seconds in Baku last week before breaking the 50m world record on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Kornev tied Australian Kyle Chalmers’ 2021 100m freestyle short-course world record of 44.84 seconds in Baku last week before breaking the 50m world record on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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.
The previous record of 21.32 was set by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti at the December 2024 short-course world championships in Budapest.
NEW WORLD RECORD — Russia's Egor Kornev FLIES through 50m FLY at the Swimming World Cup, Tashkent https://t.co/DNyrcf27nK
— RT (@RT_com) October 10, 2026
The long-course 50m butterfly will be making its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
Kornev tied Australian Kyle Chalmers’ 2021 100m freestyle short-course world record of 44.84 seconds in Baku last week.
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