Cameron McEvoy inches closer to 50m freestyle world record to open Swimming World Cup in Tashkent - World Aquatics

Share:Oct 13, 2026, 8:14 PM EDTby David Gerhart, USA WrestlingEverest Leydecker competing at the 2026 U20 World Championships in Bratislava, SlovakiaLAS VEGAS, Nevada – Draws for the women’s freestyle portion of the 2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships have been released. The women’s freestyle competition runs Wednesday-Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two-time reigning U23 World champion and two-time Senior World medalist Kylie Welker opens her bid for a third straight U23 World Title against Patrycja Cuber of Poland in the round of 16 at 76 kg. Team USA’s women’s freestyle squad fields four 2026 Senior World Team members: Morgan Turner, Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler, Everest Leydecker, and Adaugo Nwachukwu. Two-time U20 World champion Leydecker’s first match at U23 Worlds comes against 2025 Senior World Team member Mihaela Samoil of Moldova. Two-time Senior World Team member Nwachukwu begins her tournament at 62 kg against Puerto Rico's Elizabeth Watts. Two-time age-group World champion Turner faces Natalia Perdomo Culma of Colombia in the first round at 50 kg.

World Wrestling Championships 2026 will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan at the Barys Arena from October 24 to November 1.

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchsportsTop StoriesOlympicsHockeyCurlingVideoSchedulesShowsFeaturesAll SportsVideoKelowna's Taylor Ruck wins 4th World Cup Baku medal with 100m freestyle bronze | CBC.ca LoadedKelowna's Taylor Ruck wins 4th World Cup Baku medal with 100m freestyle bronzeOctober 3|Duration 5:23October 3SportsDuration 5:23closed captionCanada's Taylor Ruck finished with a time of 52.38 in the women's 100-metre freestyle to take bronze and claim her fourth medal in Baku.

Egor Kornev collected $10,000 after equalling the men’s 100m freestyle short course world record on day 2 of the opening Swimming World Cup of the season at Baku in Azerbaijan. Credit: World Aquatics Egor Kornev equalled the men’s 100m freestyle short course world record on day two of the opening 2026 World Cup in Baku, clocking 44.84 as he held off the challenge of Australia’s world and Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cameron McEvoy, who finished in 45.36.

57 kg – Luke Lilledahl (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)61 kg – Benjamin Davino (South Elgin, Ill./Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)65 kg – Bo Bassett (Windber, Pa./Tech WC/Titan Mercury WC)70 kg – Jordan Williams (Tulsa, Okla./Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)74 kg – Jayden James (Westwood, N. J./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)79 kg – Joseph Sealey (Bear Creek Township, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)86 kg – Aeoden Sinclair (Columbia, Mo./Tiger Style RTC/Titan Mercury WC)92 kg – Seth Shumate (Dublin, Ohio/Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)97 kg – Justin Rademacher (Corvallis, Ore./Beaver Dam RTC/Titan Mercury WC)125 kg – Coby Merrill (Ontario, Calif./Cyclone RTC/New York AC)