Men’s 50m butterfly final.

Australian veteran and Olympic medallist, Geoff Huegill produced a thrilling swim against his rivals, Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia and Milorad Cavic of Serbia at the 2011 FINA World Cup series in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, October 18.

The men’s 50m fly was something of an upset. While the audience waited for the duel between the world short course champion Eugeny Korotyshkin and vice-champion of Beijing Olympics Milorad Cavic (both swim together in the same group in Italy) the first place went to Geoff Huegill (AUS, 22.96).

The breathtaking swimming effort of Geoff Huegill impressed Moscow’s arena, while the top three players of the respective race were awarded medals and cash prizes after the session’s completion. The next round of the seven stop 2011 FINA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Berlin, Germany, from October 22-23.

Meanwhile, Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia picked silver medal by touching the finishing wall in a time of 23.26 seconds. He won gold medal in 100m butterfly meet at the 2010 World Championships edition, in Dubai. Milorad Cavic of Serbia took home the bronze medal after he touched the finishing wall and posted a unique time of 23.28 seconds. Cavic picked silver medal in 100m butterfly meet at the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing. In addition, he won gold medal in 50m butterfly race at the 2009 World Championships edition, in Rome.

The fourth place went to Tyler Mcgill of United States of America with a time of 23.36 seconds, whereas, Tiago Venancio of Portugal picked fifth spot in a time of 23.74 seconds. Moreover, Alexander Padalets of Russia earned sixth place honours by posting a mark of 23.97 seconds. Evgeniy Lazuka finished seventh with a time of 24.16 seconds, while Nikita Prokofyev of Russia earned eighth position after she touched the finishing wall and ended her swim in a time of 24.21 seconds.