By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
During the final event of the Enhanced Games last night, enhanced athlete Kristian Gkolomeev swam to a 20.81 in the 50 freestyle. Viewers have already begun to question the validity of the time as the clock displayed on the screen shows a 20.81 when Gkolomeev was still about a full stroke away from the wall.
Some viewers have already pointed out that they hand-timed the 50 free and clocked a 21.0-21.1 rather than a 20.81. The video below uses the clock on the screen which shows Gkolomeev a stroke away from the wall when the clock is at a 20.81. This video also synced the 0.00 mark to when the light went off on the starting blocks.
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There are a few explanations for this and it is hard to know which will be true. There was some incentive for the Enhanced Games to have a timing system be erroneous as the 50 freestyle was the final event of the 6-hour Games and no World Records had been broken yet.
There also is the other side of the explanation that could be the cameras were just not synced up to the clock for the race. It is important to note that a clock was not even displayed during the first swimming race of the night, the men’s 50 backstroke.
With his 20.81, Gkolomeev earned a $1 million bonus, in addition to his $250k for winning the 50 free. Gkolomeev was suited up in a supersuit and also is an enhanced athlete.
The World Record in the 50 freestyle sits at a 20.88 that Cam McEvoy swam earlier this year at the 2026 China Swimming Open. McEvoy already took to his Instagram story with two memes, including one saying “Seriously?! Thats all you got!”
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