Cam McEvoy Pumped To Take On The World After A Scorching 21.38 Season Opener In Tokyo
The world’s quickest man, Cam McEvoy, who will now unleash his energy in opposition to a World Crew in Brisbane after a dynamic 21.38 lengthy course 50m freestyle season opener on the Japan Open in Tokyo in a single day.
Australia’s Queensland-based 31-year-old Olympic and two-time world champion even shocked himself after solely deciding to swim the meet 4 weeks in the past –purely on a gym-based preparation.
The Australia v The World quick course meet at Brisbane’s Valley Pool on December 12, will see Australia’s Dolphins line up in opposition to a European-heavy World’s workforce in entrance of a bought out-crowd – with McEvoy the principle attraction over 25m freestyle.
McEvoy blasted off the blocks in Tokyo, overlaying the primary 25 metres in 9.98secs – the identical break up he did on the Olympics and World Championships.
“I simply had a gymnasium focus with principally sub-max method work coming into the Japan Open. It’s the second 12 months in a row I’ve finished this fashion of prep and break up the identical on the 25 as I did on the Olympics and World Championships,” McEvoy revealed on Instagram.
“The final 20m is clearly the place the precise work actually comes into it however I’m tremendous glad to swim 21.38 right now of the 12 months. So good to see issues switch into the pool whenever you’re shifting the needle correctly within the gymnasium.
“It’s an extended season forward and there’s nonetheless tons to do…however (this swim) …. offers me tonnes of confidence for persevering with by this season as deliberate…now it’s time to get dwelling to the household and reset for Australia v The World.”
And in one other encouraging swim, McEvoy’s Paris workforce mate, Gold Coast-based Flynn Southam (Bond Swimming) clocked his private better of 21.85 – beneath 22 for the primary time – to complete second – the eleventh quickest time by an Australian
And whereas McEvoy was on present in Tokyo, his feminine counterpart, 2025 Girls’s 50m freestyle world champion, Meg Harris was additionally in scorching kind swimming on the Rocky Metropolis Twilight Meet in Rockhampton in Far North Queensland.
The 23-year-old two-time Olympic 4x100m freestyle relay gold medallist in Australia’s world record-breaking workforce and Paris silver medallist, received the 50m freestyle in 24.48 and the 100m in 52.86.
Two powerhouse swims to kick-start her season as she too units her sights to tackle The World on the historic Valley Pool.
Rockhampton was a visit down reminiscence lane for Harris, herself a former Far North Queensland lady, who grew up in Mackay, some 350km north of Rockhampton, who now swims for the Rackley membership beneath coach Damien Jones, based mostly out of the Brisbane Aquatic Centre at Chandler.
