SwimmingSwimming world record
50 m butterfly, men, 25 m pool
Record
21.28 s
- Holder
- Egor Kornev
- Date
- Place
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Standing since
- 2026
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What to remember
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hosted a World Cup stop on October 10, 2026. Russia's Egor Kornev swam the short course 50 m butterfly there in 21.28 s.
In relays, Kornev won the world title in the 4 × 100 m medley twice. He has also set three short course world records.
The 50 m butterfly has been raced at the short course World Championships since 1999 and at the long course championships since 2001. World Aquatics, formerly FINA, recognises separate records depending on pool length.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of world records in swimming” (revision used 1379527312). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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