RIJEKA – Nikolay Skvortsov has set a world record in the men's 200 metres butterfly at the short-course swimming European championships.

The Russian finished in 1:50.60 seconds Sunday.

The previous record of 1:50.73 was set by Franck Esposito of France six years ago.

World record evolution (Time, Name/Nationality, Place, Date):
1:50.60 Skvortsov Nikolay RUS Rijeka 13.12.08
1:50.73 Esposito Franck FRA Antibes 08.12.02
1:51.21 Rupprath Thomas GER Rostock 01.12.01
1:51.58 Esposito Franck FRA Antibes 14.01.01
1:51.76 Hickman James GBR Paris 28.03.98