2019 FINA WORLD CUP #3 – SINGAPORE
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Last year’s overall men’s winner of the FINA World Cup Series is kicking off the 2019 circuit with a bang, as Vlad Morozov of Russia just hit a lifetime best mark in the men’s 50m freestyle.
Entering this 3-day meet in Singapore, Morozov’s personal best and Russian National Record in the 50m free rested at the 21.44 he produced at the 2017 Russian National Championships and then matched at the 2018 European Championships. Tonight, however, the 27-year-old former USC Trojan cranked out a massive time of 21.27 to drop .17 off of that previous LTB and take gold handily at the UCBC Aquatic Centre.
Morozov’s time beat out the 21.53 he notched in Gwangju to fall just short of the podium in 4th. In fact, his 21.27 outing tonight would have taken the silver at those World Championships, surpassing the runner-up time of 21.45 logged by both Brazil’s Bruno Fratus and Greece’s Kristian Gkolomeev that took silver behind World Champion Caeleb Dressel (USA) and his time of 21.04.
For Morozov, his 21.27 monster effort this evening now checks the Russian in as the 10th fastest performer ever in the event worldwide, tying Fratus. His time also represents a new World Cup Series Record, overtaking his own previous standard of 21.49 from last year’s stop in Kazan.
Morozov already started his World Cup season off right with a sub-48 second 100m freestyle last week in Jinan, China, an outing which represented his first time under the 48-second barrier in over a year.
Men’s All-Time 50m Freestyle Performers Worldwide
| #1 20.91 | Cesar Cielo | BRA | 2009 BRA Open | 12/18/2009 | Sao Paulo |
| #2 20.94 | Fred Bousquet | FRA | 2008 Olympic Invite | 4/26/2009 | Montpellier |
| #3 21.04 | Caeleb Dressel | USA | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | 7/27/2019 | Gwangju |
| #4 21.11 | Ben Proud | GBR | 8/3/2018 | Glasgow | |
| #5 21.19 | Ashley Callus | AUS | 2009 Australian Champs | 11/26/2009 | Canberra |
| #5 21.19 | Florent Manaudou | FRA | 2015 World Champs | 8/8/2015 | Kazan |
| #7 21.20 | George Bovell | TRI | 2009 World Champs | 7/31/2009 | Rome |
| #8 21.23 | Alain Bernard | FRA | 2008 Olympic Invite | 4/26/2008 | Montpellier |
| #9 21.25 | Amaury Leveaux | FRA | 2009 World Champs | 8/1/2009 | Rome |
| #10 21.27 | Bruno Fratus | BRA | 7/29/2017 | Budapest | |
| #10 21.27 | Vladimir Morozov | RUS | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 | 8/15/2019 | Singapore |
Update since publishing: A SCM swim from Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov was included in the USA Swimming database on the list of top 10 swims, but this has since been removed. As such, Fratus & Morozov are now the 10th fastest performers ever in the men’s 50m free.
Ive been skeptical of Vlad ever since the disappearance of his sample. His times are suspect.
Vlad still owns MA
It is smart on his side. How much money would he make with silver medal at worlds or how much money he is about to make in this World Cup Series. It is all about the benjamins.
4th, not counting supersuits
Morozov is such a babe
He just keeps hitting those times at the wrong meets… i feel sorry for him. His a bit like Asafa Powell was. Soooo fast but not a champion
Meanwhile, Phelps never broke 22 seconds.
But he could sure make it look like he did on his 2nd 50!
He also never broke 1:00 in the 100 breast. So?
And vlad never broke 4:04 in 400 IM
Did he ever break 23 seconds?
Phelps went our 23 mid in his 100 fly. I’m sure he can break 23 in free
But the answer is he never has.
I think it’s more than just a missed taper. It was probably easier for Morozov to swim a 21.27 in clean water than the 21.5 he swam at worlds in a tsunami of waves. He was the dominant leader here rather than choking on Dressel’s and Fratus’ wake.
I know your probably being figurative but it’s pretty hard to choke on water when u only take 1 or 2( or none) breaths in a 50 free
go swim in someone’s wake, tell me how it goes
it’s like a bouncy ball tryna swim