McEvoy breaks 16-year-old men's 50m freestyle world record
Published : 21 Mar 2026, 03:05
DF News Desk
Cameron Mcevoy of Australia celebrates after the men's 50m freestyle final at 2026 China Open Swimming Championship in Shenzhen, China, March 20, 2026. Photo: Xinhua by Liang Xu.
Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy broke the men's 50 meters freestyle world record at the China Open swimming championships here on Friday.
The 31-year-old clocked 20.88 seconds to secure the gold medal, trimming 0.03 seconds off the 16-year-old previous mark of 20.91 set by Brazil's Cesar Cielo in December 2009.
McEvoy won the 50m gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a time of 21.25 seconds and went on to claim the world title in this event at last year's Singapore World Championships in 21.14.
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