Vipotnik's West Brom strike not quite Swansea's fastest
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It took Zan Vipotnik just under 12 seconds to put Swansea City ahead against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
The striker lobbed Baggies goalkeeper Josh Griffiths after a through ball from Goncalo Franco.
Vipotnik has impressed this season and his strike on the weekend made it seven Championship goals from 16 games.
But while the Slovenian's goal will be one of the quickest scored this season, it is not the fastest Swansea have ever scored.
That record has been held by Leonard Thompson for almost a century, after his strike against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1926.
Thompson spent five years with the Swans from 1922 to 1927, scoring 89 goals in 188 appearances.
His Wolves goal came after just 10 seconds and remains the quickest scored in Swansea's history - just.