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2026 China Swimming Open: Day Four Finals Live Recap

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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

We are now onto the final day of the 2026 China Swimming Open in Shenzhen, and will se newly-minted 50 free World Record holder Cam McEvoy back in action.

    He was the 4th-fastest swimmer in the 50 fly heats this morning in 23.56, behind Noe Ponti (23.13), Thomas Ceccon (23.22) and Kyle Chalmers (23.37). After blasting a time of 20.88 in the 50 free final to shave three hundredths off Cesar Cielo’s 2009World Record, he could have the 23-second barrier in his sights.

    Ceccon will also swim the 200 back final tonight after qualifying as the top seed in 1:59.58, while Yu Zidi will be back in action in the 200 IM. She will face off with American Alex Walsh as well as he compatriot Yu Yiting, but Kate Douglass scratched out of the final after placing 4th in the heats.

    Douglass will instead swim the 50 fly, where Gretchen Walsh is the favorite after swimming 25.21 this morning, while Lani Pallister is the top seed in the 400 free in 4:05.87.

     MEN’S 50 FLY – FINAL

    Asian Record – Joseph Schooling (SGP), 22.93, 2017 Chinese Record – Wang Changhao, 23.25, 2023

    GOLD – Noe Ponti (SUI) – 22.97

    SILVER – Kyle Chalmers (AUS) – 23.00

    BRONZE – Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 23.01 

    Cam McEvoy got out to another fast start and led for 48 of the 50 meters, but missed out on the podium in a thrilling finish that saw the top four swimmers separated by just 0.08 seconds.

    Noe Ponti got his hand to the wall first as the only man under 23 seconds, touching 0.03 ahead of Kyle Chalmers in 22.97. Chalmers was only a hundredth ahead of Thomas Ceccon for third, with McEvoy 0.04 seconds back in a new PB of 23.05. He knocks 0.02 seconds off the 23.07 he swam at the 2023 Australian Trials.

    All four men move up in the world rankings this season to sit within the top ten. Ponti moves up to second, Chalmers in third, Ceccon in joint-fourth and McEvoy to sixth.

    2025-2026 LCM Men 50 FLY

    MaximeFRAGROUSSET03/1422.782Ilya Kharun CAN22.9812/063EgorKORNEVRUS23.0102/194Sean Niewold NED23.0403/045VanMATHIASUSA23.0601/176ThomasCECCONITA23.0703/146NoePONTISUI23.0703/146Kaito MasakiJPN23.0709/149Michael Andrew USA23.1003/049Ben ArmbrusterAUS23.1011/29View Top 43»

    Women’s 50 Fly – Final

    Asian Record – Zhang Yufei (CHN), 25.05, 2023 Chinese Record – Zhang Yufei, 25.05, 2023

    MEN’S 200 BACK – FINAL

    Asian Record – Ryosuke Irie (JPN), 1:52.51, 2009 Chinese Record – Xu Jiayu, 1:53.99, 2018

    WOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINAL

    Asian Record – Aya Terakawa (JPN), 58.70, 2013 Chinese Record – Fu Yunhai, 58.72, 2017

    MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

    Asian Record – Wang Shun (CHN), 1:54.62, 2023 Chinese Record – Wang Shun, 1:54.62, 2023

    WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

    Asian Record – Yu Zidi (CHN), 2:07.41, 2025 Chinese Record – Yu Zidi, 2:07.41, 2025

    WOMEN’S 400 FREE – FINAL

    Asian Record – Li Bingjie (CHN), 3:58.21, 2025 Chinese Record – Li Bingjie, 3:58.21, 2025

    MEN’S 800 FREE – FASTEST HEAT

    Asian Record – Zhang Lin (CHN), 7:32.12, 2009 Chinese Record – Zhang Lin, 7:32.12, 2009

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