Egor Kornev takes silver in Astana World Cup 50m freestyle

Russia’s Egor Kornev finished second in the men’s 50m freestyle at the short-course Swimming World Cup in Astana on October 16, clocking 20.59 seconds.

Fellow Australian Isaac Cooper took bronze in 21.13 seconds, according to results reported by Match TV and Championat.

Russian finalists Daniil Markov and Egor Yurchenko finished ninth and tenth. Championat reported times of 21.60 seconds for Markov and 21.71 for Yurchenko.

The third World Cup stop runs in Astana from October 15 to 17. It concludes the series after earlier stops in Baku and Tashkent, according to World Aquatics.