Russian swimmer Kornev wins two golds, sets world record
Russian swimmer Yegor Kornev became the winner of the first stage of the World Cup in short course swimming on the 100-meter freestyle distance, repeating the world record.
Consensus
- Egor Kornev won the 100-meter freestyle at the first stage of the World Cup in Baku.
- Kornev repeated the world record in the 100-meter freestyle, set by Kyle Chalmers in October 2021.
- Kornev won the 50-meter backstroke at the same event.
- The event took place in Baku.
- The first stage of the World Cup lasted until October 3.
- Russian swimmers competed under their own flag and anthem for the first time since 2022.
Points of divergence
- Vasily Kukushkin finished third in the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.77 seconds. — fontanka
- Cameron McEvoy from Australia won silver in the 100m freestyle. — fontanka
- Pavel Samusenko from Russia finished second in the 50m backstroke with a time of 22.51 seconds. — kommerchant
- Peter Kutzee from South Africa finished third in the 50m backstroke. — kommerchant
- Kornev set a new Russian record in the 50m freestyle with a time of 20.26 seconds. — kommerchant
- Boris Piotrovsky, deputy governor of St. Petersburg, congratulated Kornev on his victory. — fontanka
- Kornev is a world champion on short course (2024), three-time European champion, silver medalist at the 2025 World Championships in mixed freestyle relay, and world record holder in the relay. — fontanka
Coverage (4 sources)
- Kornev's third gold and already 16 medals for Russia. St. Petersburg native broke the record again — Фонтанка
- Russian swimmer Yegor Korniyev won at the World Cup stage, repeating the world record — Вечерняя Москва
- Swimmer from St. Petersburg Yegor Kornev won two golds at the World Cup and repeated the world record — Фонтанка
- Russian Kornev won 50m backstroke stage of World Cup — Коммерсантъ
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