**Russian swimmer set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at a leg of the World Cup.**

Russian swimmer Egor Kornev set a short-course world record in the 50m butterfly today at the second leg of the World Aquatics World Cup in Tashkent, clocking **21.28 seconds**. The 22-year-old broke the previous mark of 21.32, held by Switzerland's Noe Ponti since the 2024 Short Course World Championships, by 0.04 seconds.

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