Mcevoy Breaks Long-standing 50m Freestyle World Record

Australian Cameron McEvoy has surgery Cesar Cielo's long-standing men's 50m freestyle world record, group during swimming's 'supersuit' era.

McEvoy vanished successful 20.88 seconds astatine nan China Swimming Open successful Shenzhen, narrowly bettering nan 20.91 recorded by Brazilian Cielo successful 2009.

The 31-year-old, who won golden astatine nan Paris Olympics successful 2024 and past a world title past year, said he had been doing "special stuff" successful training and was targeting a individual best.

"I knew I had a chance to do a PB," he said. "My aged PB was 21.06, truthful possibly 20.99, but doing 20.88 is unreal. It's crazy.

"The 50m, I look astatine it arsenic a strength-based skill. It's different to nan different events successful swimming.

"A batch much spot and powerfulness is involved, and men highest successful spot into their 30s, good into their 30s."