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Egor Kornev Fires Off 21.12 in 50 Free Semis at Russian Championships; Goes Sixth All-Time<\/h4>\n
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Egor Kornev<\/strong> fired off a 21.12 effort in the 50 free to go sixth in the all-time rankings at the Russian Championships in Kazan.<\/p>\n
Kornev cut 0.15 from the national record of 21.27 that had stood to Vladimir Morozov<\/strong> since 2019 in the semis on Monday and will return for the final on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He sliced a 0.31 chunk off his PB of 21.43 from last year\u2019s national championships with Cam McEvoy<\/strong> the only man quicker this year with his 20.88 world record at the China Open in March.<\/p>\n
Kornev is now the sixth-fastest man in history with his 21.12 blast the 10^{th<\/sup> swiftest performance.<\/p>\n}
All-Time Rankings<\/p>\n
20.88: Cameron McEvoy, China Open, 2026<\/p>\n
20.91: Cesar Cielo, Brazilian Championships, 2009<\/p>\n
20.94: Fred Bousquet, French Championships, 2009<\/p>\n
21.04: Caeleb Dressel, Olympic Trials, 2021<\/p>\n
21.11: Ben Proud, European Championships, 2018<\/p>\n
21.12: Egor Kornev, Russian Championships, 2026<\/p>\n
Elsewhere Klement Kolesnikov broke 24secs for the 10^{th<\/sup> 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.<\/p>\n}
The championships come as European Aquatics confirmed to Swimming World<\/a> their request that the full reintegration of Russians and Belarusians be delayed until 1 September has been agreed to by World Aquatics.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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