Fastest swim long course 50 metres freestyle (male)

Fastest swim long course 50 metres freestyle (male)
Who
Cameron McEvoy
What
20.88 second(s)
Where
China (Shenzen)
When
20 March 2026

The fastest swim long course 50 metres freestyle (male) is 20.88 seconds, achieved by Cameron McEvoy (Australia) in Shenzen, China, on 20 March 2026.

Cameron McEvoy set a new 50 m freestyle world record at the 2026 China Swimming Open. The previous best of 20.91 seconds, by Brazil’s César Cielo Filho, had stood since the so-called “super suit” era in 2009.