Shin Ohashi Just Misses Own WJR in 200 Breaststroke at Japan Open; Cam McEvoy Delivers in 50 Freestyle
Competitions held in Japan routinely end with the men’s 200-meter breaststroke, due to the firepower and depth possessed by the country in the event. Why not give the fans some final excitement, right? Well, teenage star Shin Ohashi came through at the Japan Open on Sunday night, as the world junior record-holder in the 200 breaststroke won his prime event in style.
The 16-year-old Ohashi registered a stellar time of 2:06.96 to easily defeat Kosuke Makino (2:08.69). Ohashi finished just .05 outside his WJR of 2:06.91, which is also the top time in the world for 2025. Ohashi is widely regarded as the future of the breaststroke events and won the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke earlier at the Japan Open. In his victory in the 200 distance, Ohashi was out in 28.46 and turned at the midway point in 1:01.01. He split 1:33.93 at the 150-meter turn, and closed with a last lap of 33.03.
Ahead of Ohashi clocking his latest sub-2:07 performance, the opposite end of the age spectrum shined when Australian Cam McEvoy blazed away from the field in the 50 freestyle. The 31-year-old reigning Olympic and world champion posted an effort of 21.38 to finished nearly a half-second clear of countryman Flynn Southam (21.85). In the women’s 50 free, Canadian Taylor Ruck won in 25.03.
Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, best known for his prowess in the 400 individual medley, won the 200 IM in an impressive showing. Matsushita vaulted to fifth in the world rankings with a swim of 1:55.60, which was more than two seconds faster than the 1:57.51 of Yumeki Kojima. Aussie Jenna Forrester was the women’s winner of the 200 IM, going 2:11.27.
In the women’s 200 breaststroke, 34-year-old Satomi Suzuki completed her breaststroke sweep for the weekend. Like Ohashi, she entered the final night of the meet with victories already secured in the 50 breast and 100 breast. Over four lengths, Suzuki recorded a mark of 2:25.55, exactly a second ahead of runnerup Katomi Kato (2:26.55).
Australian visitors Matt Temple and Ben Armbruster went one-two in the men’s 100 butterfly, Temple taking the top spot in 50,92. Armbruster, who won the 50 fly earlier in the competition, was timed in 51.22. The women’s 100 butterfly was claimed by Japan’s Mizuki Hirai, who will attend the University of Tennessee. Hirai touched the wall in 57.27.
The finals of the 50 backstroke saw Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Mu-Lun (25.32) and Canada’s Ingrid Wilm (27.57) grab first-place finishes.
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