WATCH: Anton Chupkov Blasts 2:06.96 200m Breast, No. 2 All Time

Watch race video of Anton Chupkov's 2:06.96 in the 200m breaststroke for the gold medal at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Jul 28, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

WATCH: Anton Chupkov Blasts 2:06.96 200m Breast, No. 2 All Time

2017 FINA World Championships

July 23-30, 2017
Budapest, Hungary
Dagály Aquatics Arena
SCHEDULE
PSYCH SHEET
LIVE RESULTS

Men 200m Breaststroke -- FINAL

World Record: 2:06.67 -- Ippei Watanabe (JPN), 2017
Championship Record: 2:06.96 -- Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2017
World Junior Record: 2:09.39 -- Qin Haiyang (CHN), 2017
American Record: 2:07.17 -- Josh Prenot (USA), 2016

1.) Anton Chupkov (RUS) -- 2:06.96 (Championship Record) (European Record)
2.) Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) -- 2:07.29
3.) Ippei Watanabe (JPN) -- 2:07.47
4.) Ross Murdoch (GBR) -- 2:08.12
5.) Nic Fink (USA) -- 2:08.56
6.) Kevin Cordes (USA) -- 2:08.68
7.) Ilya Khomenko (RUS) -- 2:09.18
8.) Matthew Wilson (AUS) -- 2:10.37

Just like he did in the semifinals on Thursday night, Russia's Anton Chupkov waited until the last 50 meters to strike. Sitting in fourth at the 150 mark, there was no doubt the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist would make a surge -- and surge he did. Chupkov blazed a monster 31.99 split on the last 50 -- 0.79 faster than anyone else in the field -- to claim gold in 2:06.96. That time is a new championship record and European record as well. Chupkov now holds the second-fastest performance of all time and became just the second man to break the 2:07 barrier. The first? World-record holder Ippei Watanabe who finished in third with a 2:07.47. Watanabe's Japanese teammate Yasuhiro Koseki claimed the silver in 2:07.29.

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