Tag: Egor Kornev
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Highlights of Stop 3 | Swimming World Cup 2026 | Silk Road Tour | Astana | World Aquatics
The final stop of the 2026 Swimming World Cup took us to Astana, and what a way to close out the Silk Road Tour! Let’s relive some of the best swims from three unforgettable days of racing in Astana!
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Inside The Sprint Battle: McEvoy Vs Kornev | Swimming World Cup 2026 | Swimpad With James Gibson | World Aquatics
Ahead of the final stop of the Swimming World Cup 2026 in Astana, let’s take a closer look at one of the Silk Road Tour’s biggest rivalries! Cameron McEvoy and Egor Kornev have been going head to head in the Men’s 50m Freestyle. 🇦🇺🇷🇺 James Gibson breaks down their performances and technique from the first…
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Egor Kornev Is An Absolute Monster | The Swim Scribe
Russian sprint superstar Egor Kornev had an EXPLOSIVE summer season in 2026, he went from a very fast sprinter to one of the FASTEST in HISTORY with a historically dangerous 1-2 punch of 21.06 and 46.74 in the 50 and 100 freestyles. But that was the long course season, now as we transition into the…
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Egor Kornev Smashes The World Record | Swimming World Cup 2026 | Men’s 50m Butterfly | Tashkent | World Aquatics
After equalling Kyle Chalmers’ Men’s 100m Freestyle World Record, he set another World Record on the final day of racing in Tashkent, this time in the Men’s 50m Butterfly! The new best mark: 21.28!
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Egor Kornev’s Stunning Swim | Men’s 100m Freestyle | Swimming World Cup 2026 | Baku | Day 2 | World Aquatics
Egor Kornev already set the tone on the second day of racing in Baku, when he set the World Cup Record in the Men’s 50m Backstroke. But then came another brilliant swim: in the Men’s 100m Freestyle Kornev went on to equal Kyle Chalmers’ World Record of 44.84! Will we see an even better time…
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What Just Happened in This 100 Free Final | 2026 Euros | The Swim Scribe
The men’s 100 freestyle was one of THE premiere events going into the 2026 European Championships, and it DELIVERED. A surprise three way battle emerged during this race and when it was all over we had one of the FASTEST podiums EVER SEEN in this event as the men’s 100 freestyle may have just reached…
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What Makes Egor Kornev’s 50 Free So Weird? | The Swim Scribe
Rising Russian star Egor Kornev just had a pair of RIDICULOUS 50 freestyle swims at the 2026 Russian national championships breaking the Russian record TWICE and becoming one of the fastest humans EVER over 50 meters of swimming. What were these swims? What does this maybe mean for his 100 free in a couple of…