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2026 AP RACE LONDON INTERNATIONAL
Saturday, May 23rd – Monday May 25th Prelims at 9:30am local (4:30am ET)/Finals at 7pm local (2pm ET) Sat & Sun/Finals at 6:30pm local (1:30pm ET) on Mon London Aquatics Centre LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Meet Central Entries Results LivestreamThe 2026 AP Race London International got underway from the London Aquatics Centre, with the three-day competition attracting talent from the host nation, Germany, Denmark, and beyond.
There is a strong American contingent racing here as well, including 21-year-old Indiana University standout Alexei Avakov.
Avakov took on the men’s 50m breaststroke heats this morning, which meant he was up against the meet’s namesake swimmer, Olympic champion Adam Peaty. However, Avakov held his own, powering his way to a big-time performance of 26.86 to secure the top seed for tonight’s main event.
The Hoosier represented the sole athlete to dip beneath the 27-second barrier thus far, as Peaty settled for the 2nd seed in 27.02, followed by World Junior Championships multi-gold medalist Filip Nowacki, who earned the 3rd seed in 27.18.
As for Avakov, his 26.86 outing crushed his former best-ever mark of 27.36, a time he established at the 2025 U.S. Open Championships. He now ranks as the 5th-fastest American 50m breaststroke performer in history.
Top 6 USA Men’s LCM 50 Breaststroke Performers All-Time
Nic Fink – 26.45, 2022 Michael Andrew – 26.52, 2022 Van Mathias – 26.57, 2026 Kevin Cordes – 26.76, 2015 Mark Gangloff – 26.86, 2009 & Alexei Avakov, 26.86, 2026Avakov ranks 9th in the world on the season, with the final yet to come.
2025-2026 LCM Men 50 BREAST
VanUSAMATHIAS 04/1926.392SimoneCERASUOLOITA26.5104/183MelvinIMOUDU GER26.5704/254Adam PEATYGBR26.6404/155Chris SmithRSA26.6804/176Michael HoulieRSA26.7212/047HaiyangQIN CHN26.7511/128JackKELLYIRL26.8404/109Yan Zibei CHN26.8611/1210Joao Gomes JuniorBRA26.9205/20View Top 26»Read the full story on SwimSwam: Alexei Avakov Rips 26.86 Lifetime Best In 50 Breast, #5 U.S. Performer All-Time
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