Vlad Morozov Ties World Record In 100 IM During FINA World Cup In Tokyo

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Vlad Morozov had a fantastic swim in the men’s 100 IM at the 2018 FINA World Cup stop in Tokyo, equaling his own world record from earlier in the World Cup with a 50.26.

? WORLD RECORD ALERT ?@v1addy was astonishing, in it’s triumphal #100IM, won in 50.26!
It’s a new #WorldRecord for the Russian star! ?? pic.twitter.com/doptrcDID1

— FINA (@fina1908) November 9, 2018

He was well ahead of the rest of the field, outpacing second place Hiromasa Fujimori by over a second (51.58). In third was American Michael Andrew (51.59). You can see the complete video of the race below:

Russian sprint-king Vladimir Morozov was looking sharp in his first race of the meet – the Men’s 100m Individual Medley https://t.co/bEozhdW5qV #FINA #Swimming #SWC18 #Tokyo pic.twitter.com/dzxlHBFLSJ

— FINA (@fina1908) November 9, 2018

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