Russian Chupkov sets world record in men's 200m breaststroke final

Swimming - 18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Semi-Finals - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - July 25, 2019. Anton Chupkov of Russia competes. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - Copyright KIM HONG-JI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 26/07/2019 - 15:03•Updated 18/04/2024 - 14:39

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GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Russian Anton Chupkov set a world record of 2:06.12 to win gold in the men's 200 metres breaststroke final at the world swimming championships in Gwangju.

Chupkov, the defending champion, knocked 0.55 seconds off the previous record of 2:06.67, which was set by Japan's Ippei Watanabe in Tokyo in 2017 and equalled by Australian Matthew Wilson in Thursday's semi-finals.

(Reporting by Peter Rutherford; Editing by Toby Davis)

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Russian Chupkov sets world record in men's 200m breaststroke final

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