Egor Kornev Fires Off 21.12 in 50 Free at Russian Championships; Goes Sixth All-Time
Egor Kornev fired off a 21.12 effort in the 50 free to go sixth in the all-time rankings at the Russian Championships in Kazan.
Kornev cut 0.15 from the national record of 21.27 that had stood to Vladimir Morozov since 2019 in the semis on Monday and will return for the final on Tuesday.
He sliced a 0.31 chunk off his PB of 21.43 from last year’s national championships with Cam McEvoy the only man quicker this year with his 20.88 world record at the China Open in March.
Kornev is now the sixth-fastest man in history with his 21.12 blast the 10th swiftest performance.
All-Time Rankings
20.88: Cameron McEvoy, China Open, 2026
20.91: Cesar Cielo, Brazilian Championships, 2009
20.94: Fred Bousquet, French Championships, 2009
21.04: Caeleb Dressel, Olympic Trials, 2021
21.11: Ben Proud, European Championships, 2018
21.12: Egor Kornev, Russian Championships, 2026
Elsewhere Klement Kolesnikov broke 24secs for the 10th time in 23.86, 0.31 off his world record of 23.55 set in 2023. Pavel Samusenko (24.12) and Miron Lifintsev (24.43) joined the world champion on the podium.
The championships come as European Aquatics confirmed to Swimming World their request that the full reintegration of Russians and Belarusians be delayed until 1 September has been agreed to by World Aquatics.
As a result, athletes from those countries will have to meet strict criteria to be awarded Neutral Individual Athlete status for the showcase in Paris in July and August.
