Ukraine’s Andriy Govorov couldn’t touch his own world record set las month, but he still dominated the men’s 50 fly final. Great Britain’s Ben Proud got off to the best start and held a comfortable lead through 25 meters, only for Govorov to swim right by him and win by three tenths.
Govorov touched in 22.48, breaking his own championship record of 22.73 set two years ago. Only Govorov himself (22.27) and Rafael Munoz (22.43) have ever swum quicker.
Proud, last year’s World Champion in the event, finished second in 22.78, and Russia’s Oleg Kostin also broke 23 to claim bronze in 22.97.
Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev finished fourth in 23.19, followed by Poland’s Konrad Czerniak (23.34), the Netherlands’ Nyls Jan Korstanje (23.38), Germany’s Damian Wierling (23.46) and Italy’s Andrea Vergani (23.49).
