Sam Short, the fastest Australian ever over the 800m freestyle distance, broke the Australian and Commonwealth records in the final, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of second place.
At the Australian Swim Trials , all eyes were on 50m world record holder Cam McEvoy on Wednesday night, but it was Sam Short who stole the show.
Short smashed the Australian and Commonwealth record in the 800m freestyle final, creating history with a time of 7:36.73, as the 22-year-old continued a brilliant week in the pool. Short was already the fastest Australian ever over the distance, and for the first 300 metres of the final, he looked as though he could be on track to break Lin Zhang’s longstanding world record time of 7:32.12, set way back in 2009.
Short led the rest of the field by half the length of the pool by the halfway mark, but started to fade over the final 200m to miss the world record mark. However, it was still the most dominant swim of this year’s trials, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of second place, Benji Goedemans in 7.47.62. Short’s time was also the third-fastest in history over the distance, taking over a second off his previous best.
Cam McEvoy won the 50m freestyle final while Sam Short smashed the Commonwealth record at the Australian Swim Trials in the 800m final. Image: GettyThe supersuits were banned by World Aquatics in 2010 to restore fair competition after swimmers wearing them broke dozens of world records at the Beijing Olympics.
Short said the 800m world record in the supersuit is the “most untouchable” record, and he feels good now holding the fastest time ever without the supersuit.
“That 7:32, I would say, is arguably the most untouchable , with the 1:42 from Biedermann,” Short said. “But I was definitely aiming for that textile world record for a long time. After running that 7:37 when I was 19, that was a massive drop. I knew I had the potential to get under that.
“I’m keen to see the top 10 all-time list because it’s pretty cool to see my name among those lists of legends. ”He could leave the trials with as many as four golds if he takes home the title in the 1500m on Friday. Source: SuppliedMeanwhile, Cam McEvoy took yet another Australian title, winning Wednesday night’s 50m freestyle final, but admits he was hoping to go “a little bit faster”.
McEvoy finished just under half a second outside of the world record mark he set at this year’s China Open but never looked in doubt in the men’s final. Jamie Jack, brother of Olympian Shayna Jack, finished second in 21.52, qualifying for his first Australian team, with Flynn Southam in third. Source: Supplied“Commonwealth Games is the plan for peaking.
“ is crazy. It’s a pretty exciting landscape. I think by Brisbane our 50s are going to be a powerhouse. ” McEvoy also had some choice words for the Enhanced Games after Greek Olympian Kristian Gkolomeev won the 50m event in 20.81 seconds, faster than McEvoy’s world record.
Gkolomeev wore a previously banned polyurethane super-suit and took performance-enhancing drugs for the swim. And the Aussie said the times are not comparable as it’s like someone beating his time with flippers on.
“It’s an exhibition swim, very much outside the scope that is regular sport. It is marketing, so to speak.
“Across the sports, they didn’t have the top people there. It brought in a lot of views, it dominated the algorithm for a little bit of time, but largely the world of sport will move on. It is what it is. ”
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