Samusenko and Kornev take 50m backstroke silver and bronze in Astana

Pavel Samusenko and Egor Kornev won silver and bronze in the men's 50-metre backstroke at the final short-course Swimming World Cup stop in Astana on October 17.

South Africa's Pieter Coetze won in 22.36 seconds. Samusenko finished in 22.49 and Kornev in 22.81.

Kliment Kolesnikov placed fifth in 23.03 seconds. The Astana competition concludes on October 17.