Cam McEvoy Rips 20.97 50 Free Commonwealth Games File, #4 All-Time

2026 Commonwealth Games

Cameron McEvoy swam a 50 freestyle with out taking a breath for the primary time on the 2026 Commonwealth Games, throwing down the fourth-fastest swim in historical past with a Commonwealth Games file of 20.97.

He lowered the earlier mark for 21.30, set by England’s Ben Proud in 2018, by 0.33 seconds. Proud gained three title in a row between 2014 and 2022, with McEvoy profitable silver in 2014 and bronze in 2018.

McEvoy was clearly out in entrance by midway, and appeared imperious as Flynn Southam, Jamie Jack, and Josh Liendo trailed in his wake. He touched simply 0.09 seconds off his world file of 20.88 from the China Open, posting his second-fastest efficiency ever.

He now has three swims within the all-time high ten, matching Caeleb Dressel. He turns into the primary man in historical past to interrupt 21 seconds within the occasion on multiple event.

Men’s LCM 50 Free, All-Time Top 10 Performances

1. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2026 China Open – 20.88
2. Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009 Brazilian Championships – 20.91
3. Fred Bousquet (FRA), 2009 French Championships – 20.94
4. Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2026 Commonwealth Games – 20.97
5. Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009 Brazilian Championships – 21.02
6. Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2020(1) U.S. Olympic Trials/Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2019 World Championships – 21.04
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8. Egor Kornev (RUS), 2026 Russian Championships/Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2023 World Championships – 21.06
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10. Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2020(1) Olympic Games – 21.07

McEvoy topped the rostrum tonight to win his fourth main title in 4 years. He gained world titles in 2023 and 2025, Olympic gold in 2024, and eventually will get his particular person Commonwealth title, 12 years after he gained silver on this occasion on this pool, in a time of twenty-two.00.

Flynn Southam set an enormous lifetime better of 21.44 behind McEvoy for silver, saying himself as a critical contender within the dash freestyles now with occasions of 21.44/47.09 after his males’s 4×100 free leadoff leg on Friday. Jamie Jack made it an Australian 1-2-3 as he gained bronze in 21.47, the second-fastest time of his profession.

Josh Liendo was fourth in 21.55, simply off his better of 21.48, as he doubled up after profitable the 100 fly in a Games file of fifty.42.