Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy ka maanna hai ki woh March mein banaye gaye apne 50m freestyle world record mein aur bhi improvement kar sakte hain. Saath hi, ab woh apne career mein 50m butterfly titles bhi add karne ke naye challenge par focus kar rahe hain.
2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games mein pehli baar Olympics mein chaaron strokes ke 50m gold medals include kiye gaye hain. Isi ko dekhte hue Australia ke Cameron McEvoy ab butterfly sprint event mein bhi selection hasil karne ki koshish karenge. National trials ke baad unka target 23 July se 2 August tak Glasgow mein hone wale Commonwealth Games mein medals jeetna hoga.
Halaanki, unke teammates ki yeh umeed toot gayi ki woh 100m freestyle bhi apne events mein add karenge aur Australia ko relay titles jitane mein madad karenge. 31 saal ke McEvoy ka maanna hai ki itne saare sprint events ko ek saath manage karna kaafi mushkil hoga.
Cameron McEvoy ke innovative training methods ko ab unke rivals bhi copy kar rahe hain. McEvoy ka kehna hai ki jis simple aur stripped-back training regime ne unhe Olympic aur world titles jitaye, wahi approach 50m butterfly sprint event mein bhi equally effective ho sakti hai.
Cameron McEvoy ne Reuters se baat karte hue kaha, “Dono almost same hi hain. Sirf technique ka difference hai, baaki sab ek hi category mein aata hai.”
Unhone kaha ki unhe apni training mein koi bada change karne ki zarurat nahi padegi. Bas butterfly ki sahi technique ko samajhne aur perfect karne par kaam karna hoga.
McEvoy ne 2024 Doha World Championships mein lagbhag achanak hi 50m butterfly swim kiya tha aur sabko surprise karte hue bronze medal jeet liya tha. Baad mein unhone Paris Olympics mein 50m freestyle gold par focus karne ke liye butterfly ko side mein rakh diya. Ab unka kehna hai ki butterfly event mein apni performance ko fully optimise karne ki journey abhi shuruaati stage mein hi hai.
Cameron McEvoy ne March mein China Open meet mein 50m butterfly mein 23.05 seconds ka personal best time nikala tha. Yeh performance unke 50m freestyle world record 20.88 ke sirf do din baad aayi thi.
McEvoy ne kaha ki dono events ke beech kaafi crossover hai aur agar woh butterfly par properly training karein, toh apni performance ko aur improve kar sakte hain.
Low Hanging Fruit
Cameron McEvoy butterfly par zyada focus karne ko lekar thode cautious hain, kyunki unka main target abhi freestyle mein standards ko aur upar le jaana hai.
Unhone bataya ki China mein unke world-record swim ke last paanch metres, 2023 ke World Aquatics Championships wale swim ke comparison mein slow the.
McEvoy ne kaha, “Sirf last five metres mein hi lagbhag 0.12 seconds ka difference tha.”
Unka maanna hai ki abhi bhi unki performance mein improvement ki kaafi scope bachi hui hai. Unhone kaha ki kuch “low-hanging fruit” abhi bhi available hai, yani chhote-chhote improvements karke woh timing mein aur ek-do second ka cut la sakte hain.
Cameron McEvoy agar itne confident lagte hain, toh uske peeche solid data aur maths-physics ki deep understanding hai, jo unki perfection ki pursuit ko support karti hai.
Woh apne training regime ke baare mein kaafi openly baat karte hain. Unki training mein kam laps, zyada weight training aur nervous system ko is tarah train karna shamil hai ki gym mein bani strength paani mein power mein convert ho sake.
McEvoy ne bataya ki kai log unhe itna open-source hone ke liye “idiot” bhi bol chuke hain, kyunki woh apni success formula sabke saamne share kar dete hain. Lekin unka maanna hai ki innovation ke through sport ko improve karna bhi unka ek contribution hai.
Cameron McEvoy ne kaha, “Bar-bar aisa dekhne ko milta hai ki log burnout ho jaate hain, sport chhod dete hain aur usse hate karne lagte hain.”
Unhone kaha ki unka aim sirf ek naya training path dikhana nahi tha, balki athletes ko aisa system dena bhi tha jisse woh apne goals achieve kar sakein aur phir bhi sport se pyaar banaye rakhein, usse hate na karein.
McEvoy ke liye yeh legacy chhodna unke chaar Olympic aur 10 World Championship medals jitna hi important lagta hai. Itni badi achievements ke bawajood unhe commercial level par zyada rewards nahi mile hain.
World record banane ke baad bhi McEvoy kisi bade sponsor ke saath signed nahi hain. Unhone maana ki corporate world ki yeh lack of interest unke liye thodi surprising rahi.
Ironically, Las Vegas mein hone wale Enhanced Games mein performance-enhancing drugs use karne wale swimmers ko itni prize money mil sakti hai, jitni clean athletes jaise Cameron McEvoy sirf imagine hi kar sakte hain.
Olympic aur world titles jeetne par focused McEvoy ne kaha ki unhone kabhi seriously Enhanced Games join karne ke baare mein nahi socha, lekin jo athletes usmein ja rahe hain unhe woh judge bhi nahi karte.
Unhone kaha, “Us tarah ki financial opportunity tak pahunchna literally sirf ek message door hai. Aur yeh jaanna emotionally kaafi tough raha hai, lekin yeh kabhi bhi aisa kuch nahi tha jise main actually choose karta.”
