Paris, France, March 20, 2026 (AFP) - Australian McEvoy breaks 50m freestyle world record set in 2009

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2026-03-20

Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy broke the world record in the men's 50m freestyle, set by Cesar Cielo 17 years ago, at a competition in Shenzhen, China on Friday. With a time of 20.88sec, McEvoy, the Olympic champion in the event at the 2024 Paris Games, shaved three-hundredths of a second off Cielo's mark achieved in the era of polyurethane bodysuits in December 2009. "Congrats, Cam! Lightning fast swim! Incredible!," Brazilian Cielo said in a......

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