Russian swimmer Anton Chupkov set a new world record on Friday in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the championships in South Korea's Gwangju
GWANGJU (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th July, 2019) Russian swimmer Anton Chupkov set a new world record on Friday in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the championships in South Korea's Gwangju.He broke the record of 2 minutes 6.67 seconds set by Japan's Ippei Watanabe in 2017, covering the distance in 2 minutes 6.12 seconds.
Matthew Wilson of Australia came home 0.56 seconds behind Chupkov, after improving Watanabe's record in the semifinals a day earlier. Third-placed Watanabe was behind the Russian swimmer by 0.61 seconds.
