PARIS, August 11. /TASS/. Russian swimmer Egor Kornev won gold at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris in the Men’s 50m Butterfly event.

The Russian athlete covered the distance in 22.52 seconds. Maxime Grousset of France won silver (22.54 seconds), and Grigori Pekarski of Belarus finished third (22.68). Kornev set a European championship record in semifinals (22.36 seconds).

Russian athletes have won 16 medals at the tournament, including seven gold, four silver, and five bronze medals.

The 2026 European Aquatics Championships is hosted by the French capital of Paris between July 31 and August 16 at the 5,000-seat capacity Paris Aquatic Center. The tournament’s program in France includes competitions in Artistic Swimming, Diving, High Diving, Open Water and Swimming. A total of 80 sets of medals are at stake across all competitions.

Russia is competing at the European Championships for the first time since 2021.