By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2021 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Swimming: Monday, May 17th – Sunday, May 23rd, 2021
- Budapest, Hungary
- Prelims at 10:00 am local/Finals at 6:00 pm local
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Anton Chupkov earned his home country of Russia another Gold medal on the 4th day of swimming at these European Championships, roaring to victory in the men’s 200 breast. Chupkov tore to a 2:06.99, touching in a season best for the 24-year-old. The swim was not only a season best, it makes Chupkov the 2nd-fastest performer of the year, behind only Shoma Sato of Japan, who has been 2:06.40. Here is the current top 5 performers in the world for 2021:
| Rank | Swimmer | Time | Country |
| 1 | Shoma Sato | 2:06.40 | JPN |
| 2 | Anton Chupkov | 2:06.99 | RUS |
| 3 | Zac Stubblety-Cook | 2:07.00 | AUS |
| 4 | Arno Kamminga | 2:07.35 | NED |
| 5 | Ippei Watanabe | 2:07.54 | JPN |
Chupkov is the World Record holder in the event, with his personal best of 2:06.12 standing as the top time in history. His 2:06.99 tonight marks his 5th-best performance in his career, and his 5th time under 2:07 in the event. Chupkov was just off his own European Championships Record of 2:06.80, which he set back in 2018. 2:06.99 now stands as the #14 performance all-time in the event.
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