﻿{"id":627777,"date":"2025-11-27T03:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=627777"},"modified":"2025-11-27T22:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T05:51:40","slug":"watch-cam-mcevoys-sizzling-25m-time-trial-for-this-weekends-japan-open-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/watch-cam-mcevoys-sizzling-25m-time-trial-for-this-weekends-japan-open-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Cam McEvoy Post Sizzling 25m Time Trial For This Weekend\u2019s Japan Open In Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Watch Cam McEvoy\u2019s Sizzling 25m Time Trial For This Weekend\u2019s Japan Open In Tokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world\u2019s fastest swimmer, <strong>Cam McEvoy,<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 \u201cin his Speedos\u201d at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane as the defending champion prepares to set Tokyo alight in his pet event on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRb-ONQj_nI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRb-ONQj_nI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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).<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned 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border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McEvoy will be joined by Paris team mates,<strong> Iona Anderson <\/strong>(Highlanders, WA),<strong> Ben Armbruster <\/strong>(Bond, QLD),<strong> Elizabeth Dekkers <\/strong>(St Peters Western, QLD), <strong>Jenna Forrester <\/strong>(St Peters, QLD), <strong>Maximillian Giuliani <\/strong>(Sydney University, NSW),<strong> William Petric <\/strong>(Nunawading, VIC),<strong> Brendon Smith <\/strong>(St Peters Western, QLD),<strong> Flynn Southam <\/strong>(Bond, QLD),<strong> Kai Taylor <\/strong>(St Peters Western, QLD), <strong>Matt Temple (<\/strong>Marion, SA), <strong>Bradley Woodward <\/strong>(Mingara Aquatic, NSW) and<strong> Joshua Yong <\/strong>(Highlanders, WA).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aquatics.or.jp\/tournament\/50845\/\">2025 Japan Open Event Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 50m freestyle top gun is also preparing for the unique Australia v The World Duel Meet at Brisbane\u2019s historic Valley Pool on December 12 which will feature 25m races as \u201cThe Professor\u201d campaigns for the recognition of official 25m world records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a first for the Australian domestic competition calendar \u2013 a King and Queen will be crowned after the Australian Open Championships on the Gold Coast (April 6-8) in the following seven categories:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Freestyle (Sprint): <\/strong>50m and 100m; (<strong>Middle Distance): <\/strong>200m and 400m and (<strong>Distance): <\/strong>800 and 1500m<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Backstroke: <\/strong>50, 100 and 200m<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Breaststroke: <\/strong>50m, 100m, 200m<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Butterfly: <\/strong>50, 100, 200m and;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Individual Medley:<\/strong> 200 and 400m<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s calendar \u2013 but combined into what could well develop into a game-changing Series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A 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\u2019s Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p 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