Watch Cam McEvoy’s Sizzling 25m Time Trial For This Weekend’s Japan Open In Tokyo
The world’s fastest swimmer, Cam McEvoy, has laid down a sizzling time trial to put the finishing touches to his preparations for the three-day Japan Open meet beginning tomorrow at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre.
The 31-year-old Olympic and two-time 50m freestyle world champion clocked a sub 10 seconds 9.87secs time in a power-packed 25 metre dash and “in his Speedos” at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane as the defending champion prepares to set Tokyo alight in his pet event on Sunday.
The eye-catching trial captured by the QAS sports science team came on the eve of his departure alongside 12 of his Paris Olympic teammates who form the nucleus of a strong group of Australian swimmers, including a select team from NSW, who will kick-start an action-packed summer of racing down under.
McEvoy (Somerville House, QLD) had earlier posted vision of his final gym session teasing his 157,000 Instagram followers, saying he might (just) do a post later that goes into more detail about the story behind why he is doing the Japan Open, why he did it last year and what he is trying to find out with (his) experiments.(Stay Tuned).
The world’s fourth fastest ever 50m freestyler with his 21.06 to win the 2023 World Championship, clocked 21.70 to win the Japan Open last December and the countdown is on to see how fast the new dad swims in 2025.
McEvoy will be joined by Paris team mates, Iona Anderson (Breakers Swim Club, WA), Ben Armbruster (Bond, QLD), Elizabeth Dekkers (St Peters Western, QLD), Jenna Forrester (St Peters, QLD), Maximillian Giuliani (TSS Aquatic, QLD), William Petric (St Peters, Western, QLD), Brendon Smith (St Peters Western, QLD), Flynn Southam (Bond, QLD), Kai Taylor (St Peters Western, QLD), Matt Temple (Marion, SA), Bradley Woodward (Mingara Aquatic, NSW) and Joshua Yong (UWA West Coast, WA).
The 50m freestyle top gun is also preparing for the unique Australia v The World Duel Meet at Brisbane’s historic Valley Pool on December 12 which will feature 25m races as “The Professor” campaigns for the recognition of official 25m world records.
Before the Hancock Prospecting Queensland State Open Championships, the first of six State meets on the domestic 2025-26 racing season that has an exciting fresh look about it with Swimming Australia announcing the search for the Kings and Queens of the pool.
In a first for the Australian domestic competition calendar – a King and Queen will be crowned after the Australian Open Championships on the Gold Coast (April 6-8) in the following seven categories:
Freestyle (Sprint): 50m and 100m; (Middle Distance): 200m and 400m and (Distance): 800 and 1500m
Backstroke: 50, 100 and 200m
Breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
Butterfly: 50, 100, 200m and;
Individual Medley: 200 and 400m
The Kings and Queens of the Pool will be awarded to the top male and female swimmers who perform the best across the six- meet State Open Series around the country, meets that are already cemented in each State’s calendar – but combined into what could well develop into a game-changing Series.
A simple idea that has been mooted for a long time finally coming to fruition and sure to play a major part in the preparations for the 2026 Australian Trials for next year’s Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.
Swimming Australia saying The State Open Series will be designed to increase athlete participation and raise recognition across the six meets with consistent high quality domestic competition opportunities.
Here are the six meets that make up the 2025-26 State Open Series
2025
December 13-19: Hancock Prospecting Queensland State Open Championships, Brisbane Aquatic Centre
December 19-23: Hancock Prospecting WA State Open Championships, Perth High Performance Centre
2026
January 16-18: SA State Open Championships, SA Aquatic And Leisure Centre
February 13-16: Mattioli Victorian Open LC Championships, MSAC
March 6-8: NSW State Open Championships, SOPAC and;
April 6-8: Australian Open (Grand Final event) Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
STATE OPEN SERIES, Pointscore and Ranking:
Points for the State Open Competitions can be accumulated in two ways; placing within the top 8 and performance time at a State Open competition.
Placing top 8 will give the following points:
1st = 10 points
2nd = 8 points
3rd = 6 points
4th = 5 points
5th = 4 points
6th = 3 points
7th = 2 points
8th = 1 point
Performance based point scores are calculated relative to proximity to the World Record in a given event (World Aquatics Point Score):
Points 990 – 999 = 9.9 points
Points 980 – 989 = 9.8 points etc.
These performance-based points are doubled for all State Open Meets.
Competing in the Australian Open will also grant an athlete double performance-based points and double ranking points.
The State Open Series leader board will be updated and promoted after each meet, based on the points accumulated in each of the seven categories.
Athletes must compete in a minimum of one individual event at two or more SOS competitions to continue to earn points given at the Australian Open and be in the running for the King and Queen titles
The seven Kings and seven Queens of the pool will be crowned after the conclusion of the Australian Open Championships on the Gold Coast (April 6-8).