Egor Kornev Fires Off 21.06 50 Free To Transfer To #5 All-Time, Reset Russian Record

2026 RUSSIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Twenty 4 hours after shattering the Russian Record and turning into the sixth-fastest performer of all-time within the males’s 50 free, Egor Kornev one-upped himself on Tuesday on the Russian Swimming Championships.

The 22-year-old blasted his method to a time of 21.06 within the 50 free remaining, chopping six one-hundredths off his day-old nationwide report of 21.12 whereas shifting up one spot into fifth on the all-time performers record.

During the semi-finals on Monday, Kornev clocked 21.12 to interrupt Vladimir Morozov‘s Russian Record of 21.27 from 2019 whereas taking greater than three-tenths off his earlier lifetime better of 21.43, set final yr.

In the historic rankings, Kornev strikes previous Great Britain’s Ben Proud for #5 all-time, turning into the second-fastest European ever and the quickest ever in a textile go well with.

Frenchman Frederick Bousquet owns the super-suited European Record of 20.94 from 2009.

All-Time Performers, Men’s 50 Freestyle (LCM)

1. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 20.88 – 2026 China Open
2. Cesar Cielo (BRA), 20.91 – 2009 Brazilian Nationals
3. Frederick Bousquet (FRA), 20.94 – 2009 French Nationals
4. Caeleb Dressel (USA), 21.04 – 2019 World Championships
5. Egor Kornev (RUS), 21.06 – 2026 Russian Swimming Championships
6. Ben Proud (GBR), 21.11 – 2018 European Championships
7. Ashley Callus (AUS) / Florent Manaudou (FRA), 21.19 – 2009 AIS Invitational / 2015 World Championships
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9. George Bovell (TRI), 21.20 – 2009 World Championships
10. Alain Bernard (FRA), 21.23 – 2009 French Nationals

In phrases of textile performances, Kornev now owns two of the eight quickest ever, tying Cameron McEvoy‘s 21.06 from the 2023 World Championships for fourth all-time.

All-Time Textile Performances, Men’s 50 Freestyle (LCM)

1. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 20.88 – 2026 China Open
2. Caeleb Dressel (USA) / Caeleb Dressel (USA), 21.04 – 2019 World Championships / 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
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4. Cameron McEvoy (AUS) / Egor Kornev (RUS), 21.06 – 2023 World Championships / 2026 Russian Swimming Championships
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6. Caeleb Dressel (USA), 21.07 – 2021 Olympic Games
7. Ben Proud (GBR), 21.11 – 2018 European Championships
8. Egor Kornev (RUS), 21.12 – 2026 Russian Swimming Championships
9. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 21.13 – 2024 World Championships
10. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 21.14 – 2025 World Championships

After respiration 4 occasions on Monday in his 21.12 efficiency, Kornev appeared to solely breathe twice tonight en path to his report efficiency.

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In the 2025-26 world rankings, Kornev nonetheless sits 2nd behind McEvoy, who broke the super-suited world report earlier this yr on the China Open in a time of 20.88.

In Tuesday’s 50 free remaining, St. Petersburg swept the rostrum, as Kornev’s teammates Daniil Kosenkov (21.78) and Vasily Kukushkin (21.91) set private greatest occasions to position 2nd and third and transfer into seventeenth and twenty second on the planet this season, respectively.

Given his type within the 50 free, all eyes shall be on Kornev on Wednesday and Thursday within the 100 freestyle, with Kliment Kolesnikov‘s Russian Record of 47.11 doubtlessly in his crosshairs.