This happened on Thursday in the swimming semifinal in the final of the Russian Cup, which takes place in Kazan. Kolesnikov covered the distance in the 50-meter backstroke in 23.55 seconds.
The previous best achievement belonged to American swimmer Hunter Armstrong. In 2022, he showed a result of 23.71 seconds.
Previously, Kolesnikov showed the best result of the season in the world in the hundred meters backstroke.
Kolesnikov is an Olympic silver medalist, six-time world champion in short course.
