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2026 CHINA SWIMMING OPEN
March 19th – March 22nd Longgang Universiade Center Natatorium, Shenzhen, China LCM (50m) Psych Sheets Results Livestream Day 1 Finals Recap Day 2 Prelims Recap/Day 2 Finals Recap Day 3 Prelims Recap/Day 3 Finals Recap Day 4 Prelims Recap/Day 4 Finals RecapThe diving block from which Cam McEvoy started in his World Record-setting 50 free at the China Open will be preserved at the Shenzhen Stadium Sports Museum, having been removed by the Chinese Swimming Federation after the recent China Open meet. They had the newly-minted world record holder sign the block before preserving it for posterity, witnessed by his nine-month old son Hartley.
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McEvoy did not spend long on the block during 50 free final, exploding off with a reaction time of 0.53 seconds. The first 15 meters of his swims has been a focus since this time last year, and that work was clearly apparent in Shenzhen.
The block will be on display at the Shenzhen Sports Stadium Museum, on the same grounds as the pool in which McEvoy set the record. The multi-event Shenzhen Sports Stadium was opened on 28th March 2025 and includes, among others, an ice hockey complex and an International Class A standard soccer stadium in addition to the pool facilities.
Despite the prize money on offer and appearance fees of $20,000, there were no bonuses at the event for breaking a world record. McEvoy racked up winnings of $10,000 thanks to his win in the 50 free, but was 0.01 seconds off the podium and a potential payout in the 50 fly.
McEvoy broke Cesar Cielo’s 17-year-old standard of 20.91 in the 50 free with his 20.88 effort, downing one of the final remaining men’s individual super-suited world records from 2008-2009.
Only three now remain in the form of Paul Biedermann’s 1:42.00 in the 200 free, Zhang Lin’s 7:32.00 in the 800 free, and Aaron Peirsol’s 1:51.92 in the 200 back.
This was McEvoy’s first-ever swim under 21 seconds, and outlines his dominance in an event which he had only zeroed in on in the last four years. He was the top seed in the 100 free going into the 2016 Rio Olympics after swimming 47.04 at Australian Trials, but fell to 7th in the final in a time of 48.12.
After winning relay bronze at the Tokyo Olympics but placing 29th (50 free) and 24th (100 free) individually, he took a 12-month hiatus from the sport and radically reformed his training program once he returned.
He dropped his weekly volume tenfold to around 3000 meters a week and focused on explosiveness above all else. That refactoring has seen him win two world championships in the 50 free, as well as finally claiming Olympic gold in the 2024 50 free final.
McEvoy’s result earlier this month is by far his fastest in-season swim, bettering the 21.27 he swam at the 2023 Australian Trials, and points to a potentially rapid summer for him. He will have the opportunity to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine this summer. He did not compete at the most recent edition of the Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham in 2022, but won bronze in the 50 free in a time of 21.92 at the 2018 edition.
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