Kornev wins gold in 50m butterfly at European Championships

St. Petersburg swimmer Yegor Kornev won the gold medal at the European Championships in Paris in the 50-meter butterfly event.

Consensus

Egor Kornev won gold in the 50m butterfly at the European Championships in Paris.
Kornev's final time was 22.52 seconds.
Maxime Grosse of France finished second with a time of 22.54 seconds.
Grigory Pekarski of Belarus finished third with a time of 22.68 seconds.
Kornev set a new European Championships record in the semifinals with a time of 0.36 seconds.
Russian athletes have won 16 medals at the European Championships: 7 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze.
Russian athletes are competing in a neutral status.
The European Championships in Paris are scheduled to end on August 16.
Ilya Borodin won gold in the 400m individual medley at the same championships.

Ilya Borodin set a new European Championships record in the 400m individual medley with a time of 4:08.17. — vm
Ilya Borodin's time in the 400m individual medley was 4 minutes 8.17 seconds, with Alberto Razzetti of Italy finishing second and Max Lichfield of Britain third. — m24
The previous European Championships record in the 50m butterfly was held by Ukrainian Andriy Hovorov, who swam 22.48 seconds in 2018. — kommersant
Kornev previously won gold at the 2025 World Championships in the 4x100m mixed medley relay and silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay. — fontanka
The European Aquatics President announced on August 9 that Russia has the right to host the 2028 European Championships, with Kazan still listed as a potential host. — vm