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World Cup, Day 1 Finals: Cam McEvoy & Egor Kornev Set for Dash Duel in Baku
The first finals session of the 2026 World Cup series gets underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the likes of Cam McEvoy, Egor Kornev, Kasia Wasick and Marrit Steenbergen taking to the water.
The morning prelims featured the men’s 50 free with Kornev going 20.73, 0.83 off the 19.90 WR set by Jordan Crooks at the 2024 short-course worlds. Cam McEvoy was next in 20.96.
Wasick headed the women’s 50 free in 23.56 while Steenbergen led the way in the 50 back (26.08) and was second into the 100IM final in 58.38 behind Roos Vanotterdijk (57.63).
