Overview
- The 31-year-old Australian clocked 20.88 in Shenzhen to eclipse César Cielo’s 2009 mark of 20.91.
- It is the first sub‑21 performance recorded under post‑2010 suit regulations.
- The record came at an early‑season, preparatory China Open meet rather than a global championship.
- McEvoy won decisively ahead of American Jack Alexy (21.57) and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers (22.01).
- He called the time “unreal” in comments to Chinese state broadcaster CMG, and Cielo congratulated him as McEvoy’s late‑career surge follows world titles in 2023 and 2025 and Olympic gold in 2024.