Morozov excelled in the 50m backstroke as part of the Doha World Cup and became inaccessible to his closest pursuer, Danas Rapšys from Lithuania.

For the Russian, this success was the third in his career. Morozov previously won the overall World Cup standings in 2016 and 2018.

Earlier, the president of the WFTU assessed the level of organization of the KM swimming stage in Kazan.