Russia’s Kirill Prigoda tied Fabio Scozolli’s European record in qualifying first for the men’s 50 breast final, posting a mark of 25.72. Scozolli previously swam that time back in August of 2013 in Berlin.
It won’t be an easy path for Prigoda to take gold, however, as Scozolli, representing Italy, qualified second in 25.74, just two hundredths back, while Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, the long course World Champion and world record-holder, took third in 25.81.
Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich (25.96) and Slovenia’s Peter John Stevens (25.97) also got under the 26-second mark, and joining them in the final will be Germany’s Fabien Schwingenschlogl (26.02), Turkey’s Huseyin Emre Sakci (26.18) and Italian world junior record-setter Nicolo Marginenghi (26.31).
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