freestyle

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The 32-year-old clocked 20.81 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle, eclipsing Australian Cameron McEvoy's 20.88 which he set in March, but Gkolomeev's time will not be recognised by official authorities.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Stanford-bound Connor Ohl of Newport Harbor won the 50 freestyle sprint for a second straight year in 19.96 — one-hundredth of a second off the meet record set in 2008 by Joey Hale of Redlands.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Norwood senior and USC commit Andrew Maksymowski, who was the fastest qualifier in both the 200 and 500 freestyle, defended both titles, winning the 200 in a personal-best 1:34.70 and the distance race in 4:22.85.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Cameron McEvoy says it is "crazy" he has not received a financial reward for setting a world record in the men's 50m freestyle at the China Open last week.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

And then outta nowhere he tosses the football to the side and takes off sprinting toward the water, dives under and starts swimmin’ freestyle like he’s damn Michael Phelps.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña