{"id":655422,"date":"2026-10-16T06:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=655422"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:45:31","slug":"world-cup-astana-day-2-finals-cameron-mcevoy-captures-50-free-crown-in-20-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-cup-astana-day-2-finals-cameron-mcevoy-captures-50-free-crown-in-20-19\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Astana, Day 2 Finals: Cameron McEvoy Captures 50 Free Crown in 20.19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Cup Astana, Day 2 Finals: Cameron McEvoy Captures 50 Free Crown in 20.19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the name of conserving energy, <strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> almost got things disastrously wrong in prelims of the 50 freestyle on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Out of Lane 1 in the final, he got things very, very right.<\/p>\n<p>McEvoy clocked in at a time of 20.19 seconds to win the 50 free and the Triple Crown at the World Aquatics World Cup stop in Astana.<\/p>\n<p>McEvoy\u2019s time is the second-fastest in his career, trailing only the World Cup record of 20.13 he set in Taskhent last week. It was the first of 10 triple crowns \u2013 and thus 10 $10,000 checks \u2013 up for grabs on Day 2 of the meet in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2026\/world-aquatics-swimming-world-cup-3-astana-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Results\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-cup-astana-day-1-finals-triple-crowns-within-reach-on-final-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup Astana Day 1 Recap\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/final-stop-of-world-cup-headed-for-kazakhstan-who-will-claim-triple-crowns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup Astana Triple Crown Bids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 400 freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>The day started with no triple crown up for grabs, <strong>Anna Peplowski<\/strong> and <strong>Freya Colbert<\/strong> having split the first two races. This rubber match was a more leisurely pace out, with six swimmers within a second after 300 meters.<\/p>\n<p>But the American Peplowski put the foot down coming home, getting the win in 4:00.25. She outdistanced Colbert in the final 100, the British swimmer second in 4:00.93. <strong>Waka Kobori<\/strong> stuck tough with the group in 4:01.03, and <strong>Caitlin Deans<\/strong> was fourth in 4:01.41. It was a gap back to <strong>Gan Ching Hwee<\/strong> in fifth in 4:04.04.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 50 freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>It was an unusual sight to see a crown chase out of Lane 1, but that was the reality after <strong>Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> finished seventh in prelims and slipped into the final by barely two tenths.<\/p>\n<p>It made no difference in the final, the in-form Aussie blowing the field away in 20.19 seconds. It\u2019s second only to his 20.13 from last week. It was decisively better than <strong>Egor Kornev,<\/strong> who was second in 20.59. McEvoy had spoiled the Russian\u2019s triple crown bid in the 100 free a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Third was <strong>Isaac Cooper<\/strong> of Australia in 21.13, a hundredth over <strong>Sean Niewold.<\/strong> Kazakh local <strong>Gleb Kovalenya<\/strong> tied <strong>Dylan Carter<\/strong> for fifth in 21.22.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 100 individual medley<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Marrit Steenbergen<\/strong> has the second of her four triple crowns on the route to the series victory, going 56.54. She bested frequent series antagonist <strong>Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> with ease, the Belgian second in 58.04.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbie Wood<\/strong> was third in 58.68, with <strong>Rebecca Meder<\/strong> of South Africa fourth.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 200 breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Luke Barr\u2019s<\/strong> first of two triple crown bids on the night was spoiled by <strong>Caspar Corbeau.<\/strong> The Dutchman who had been second twice in this event went 2:01.94 to decisively win \u2013 and pocket the $2,500 bonus for breaking up a triple crown bid.<\/p>\n<p>Barr was third in 2:03.27, with a quick turnaround to clear it mentally and physically with the 100 IM bid later in the session. Second was <strong>Kirill Prigoda,<\/strong> who was third in the first two stops. He went 2:02.41. He\u2019s got a chance to capture the 100 breast crown on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth and fifth went to a pair of Hong Kong swimmers, with <strong>Adam Mak<\/strong> in second in 2:05.05, .21 ahead of <strong>Adam Chillingworth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 200 backstroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> picked up her second win in the 200 back, only a loss in Baku denying her the triple crown. In her fastest swim yet, the Canadian went 2:02.29. She bested <strong>Anna Peplowski,<\/strong> who had beaten her in Baku, by more than a second and a half. The American, on the back of the 400 free double, was second in 2:03.81 to finish behind Ruck, who has the 50 free remaining.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Walshe<\/strong> was third in 2:04.33, the Irishwoman expanding her racing aperture. Belarus\u2019 <strong>Anastasiya Shkurdai<\/strong> was fourth in 2:05.11, followed by <strong>Freya Colbert,<\/strong> on a similar 400 free\/200 back double, in 2:05.70.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 100 butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chen Juner\u2019s<\/strong> 200 fly triple crown bid was spoiled by <strong>So Ogata<\/strong> Friday. No such issue on Friday, the 22-year-old Chinese swimmer going 49.59 to capture the prize.<\/p>\n<p>He left no doubt, a full half-second clear of Russian <strong>Andrei Minakov<\/strong> in second. Ogata was third in 50.17, losing two tenths to the field off the block in a slow start. Belarus\u2019 <strong>Grigori Pekarski<\/strong> was fourth in 50.25. Fifth was <strong>Evgenii Shilovskii,<\/strong> the Russian in his first event of the Silk Road World Cup and in the center lane, in 50.69.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 100 butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>In her first 100 fly of the Silk Road circuit, <strong>Yu Yiting<\/strong> nearly played spoiler and got an Asian record for her trouble. But <strong>Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> completed her second triple crown with a time of 54.80, a best time that improves by four tenths her Belgian record from Tashkent.<\/p>\n<p>Yiting was within a tenth at the midway point and two tenths at the 75. Vanotterdijk held off Yu\u2019s surge, though Yu\u2019s time of 55.17 undercut the Asian mark of 55.25 from <strong>Lu Ying<\/strong> set in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Third was Belarus\u2019 <strong>Anastasiya Kuliashova<\/strong> in 56.68. She bested Russia\u2019s <strong>Daria Klepikova<\/strong> by .02 seconds, with <strong>Arina Surkova<\/strong> fifth.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 200 backstroke<\/h3>\n<p>Add a second triple crown and a best time for <strong>Pieter Coetze,<\/strong> the South African going 1:48.08 to dominate the field yet again. He moves to the top of the points leaderboard on the men\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Second was <strong>Shaine Casas<\/strong> of the U.S. in 1:49.48. Czechia\u2019s <strong>Jan Cejka<\/strong> was third in 1:50.14, with <strong>Dmitri Savenko<\/strong> of Russia edging countryman <strong>Pavel Samusenko<\/strong> for fourth.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 200 breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Evgeniia Chikunova<\/strong> made a mockery of the field, the Russian going 2:16.57 to claim the triple crown by nearly four seconds over the field. She was never in any trouble, positively dominating the field.<\/p>\n<p>Second \u2013 and a distant one at that \u2013 was <strong>Tes Schouten<\/strong> of the Netherlands in 2:20.41. She just edged Ireland\u2019s <strong>Mona McSharry<\/strong> by .05 seconds. Fourth was <strong>Sophie Angus<\/strong> in 2:20.71, a tenth up on <strong>Rebecca Meder<\/strong> of South Africa.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 100 individual medley<\/h3>\n<p>After seeing his first triple crown bid spoiled, <strong>Luke Barr<\/strong> bounced back fast. He went 51.91 to secure his first triple crown, starting fast and pushing the edge in his preferred breaststroke leg to lead to get the win. <strong>Finlay Knox<\/strong> of Canada was second in 52.18.<\/p>\n<p>Third was <strong>Shaine Casas<\/strong> in 52.32. Russian <strong>Kliment Kolesnikov<\/strong> faded to fourth in 52.45. <strong>Alberto Razzetti<\/strong> of Italy was fifth.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 50 freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a triple triple crown for <strong>Kasia Wasick,<\/strong> sealing her ninth straight 50 free win. This one she had to work for, with <strong>Marrit Steenbergen<\/strong> swimming the 50 free for the first time on the Silk Road circuit and earning vital points toward her bid to win the series. Wasick just held her off in 23.30, with Steenbergen second in 23.41.<\/p>\n<p>Third was <strong>Siobhan Haughey,<\/strong> shy of her Asian record from Baku, in 23.76. <strong>Aleksandra Kuznetsova<\/strong> of Russia was fourth in 24.05, .08 up on <strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> on the back of her double.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 400 freestyle<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carson Foster\u2019s<\/strong> bid of a triple crown was torpedoed by <strong>Lucas Henveaux\u2019s<\/strong> back half, the Belgian winning in 3:36.01. 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