Ilya Kharun Swims 19.4 50 Fly At ASU Follow

Earlier this week head ASU swim coach Herbie Behm posted a video on Instagram of Ilya Kharun swimming a 19.4 50 butterfly towards a few ASU freshmen.

The video depicts Kharun in a center lane racing 4 freshmen who’re swimming freestyle.

Kharun got here out on high of the race, swimming 19.43 in response to Behm’s stopwatch. This is unofficially the quickest 50 fly swim in historical past, overtaking the 19.56 that Hubert Kos break up within the opening 50 of his 100 fly closing on the 2026 NCAA Championships.

Kharun’s quickest recorded 50 fly stands at 19.94 from October of 2024. This can also be the quickest official particular person 50 fly swim in historical past. At final 12 months’s ASU Intrasquad meet, he swam 19.84.

Finishing simply behind Kharun was Jake Lloyd, who was timed in 19.52 swimming freestyle. This is simply a few tenth off his lifetime better of 19.39 from February.

London Rising was the ultimate swimmer below 20 seconds, coming in at 19.92, additionally somewhat greater than a tenth off his better of 19.77 from March.

Tyler Porter was timed in 20.00 for 4th and Dillon Albertyn swam 20.35 to take fifth.

ASU will race an Intrasquad meet on September twenty fifth and their first official meet of the season might be October 2nd vs UNLV.