Trials Day 3 Preview: The World's Fastest Man Dives In

Swimming’s F1 engines hit SOPAC today and in pole position is the fastest man in the world – Cam McEvoy (pictured). The 32-year-old has rewritten the record books and we’re not just talking about the 20.88 he set over the one-lap dash.

Heats from 11am : Finals from 7.30pm

Day 3 Swimmers’ Six Pack

Mollie O’Callaghan | St Peters Western, QLD – Women’s 200m Freestyle
An early flirtation with the 50m backstroke (“although it was just for fun” was the second fastest time recorded this year) and O’Callaghan is primed for one of her favourite events. This is the event that Mollie O won Paris gold, with Ariarne Titmus second, and right beside her will be Lani Pallister and don’t be surprised to see Meg Harris also in the mix.

Sienna Toohey |Albury, NSW – Women’s 50m Breaststroke
OMG dropped a PB in the 100 breast last night to secure Glasgow selection and the teen queen is back in the water today. For this distance, Toohey, 17, swam 30.39 at the Australian Open in April, making her the fifth fastest Australian of all-time, to relegate one of the biggest names in Australian swimming – Leisel Jones to No.6.  Her time was also an Australian age group record – in fact it’s the fastest time ever swum by an Australian aged 18 or under.

Fun fact: Mia O’Leary was second at the Australian Open – she grew up in Thailand and Malaysia and at a random Malaysian meet, when she was 14, met Dean Boxall and made the decision to swim at St Peters Western. She now swims for Griffith University – look for her in heat two.

Tim Hodge | Blacktown, NSW – Men’s 200m IM MC
New elected team leader for the Commonwealth Games, Hodge is a giant in para swimming. Has represented Australia for more than a decade  across three Paralympics, winning gold medals including in this, one of his signature events where he holds the world record. While Glasgow selection is secured, Hodge is going for the double and is keen to add Para Pan Pacific Championships in California in August.

Cam McEvoy | Somerville, Qld – Men’s 50m Freestyle
Swimming’s F1 engines hit SOPAC today and in pole position is the fastest man in the world Cam McEvoy. The 32-year-old has rewritten the record books and we’re not just talking about the 20.88 world record he set in March. From his training methods through to scientific calculations, McEvoy is swimming’s unicorn.  McEvoy has eight of the nine fastest times by an Australian … all set after turning 29. The one piece missing from his pool room is an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal – and it’s time to address this.

Harry Turner | Nudgee College, QLD – Men’s 200m Butterfly
Turner’s bronze medal in this event in Singapore last year was Australia’s first podium finish at a World Championships. As the slowest qualifier for the final he won the bronze from Lane 8, breaking Nick D’Arcy’s Australian record that had stood since 2009.

Mia Hogan | North Albury Swim Club – Women’s 50m Free MC
At 14, Hogan is the youngest athlete currently selected for the Commonwealth Games thus far. Entered in four events – today is her first event, the 50m free. The vision impaired athlete came away from Age Championships in April with eight medals – four gold, two silver and two bronze and five national age records in the 14-years S13 category. She now holds a total of 18 national age records in the S13 category – five as a 14-year-old and 13 in the 13-years-and-under age group.