At that point he was nearly a second under world record pace, turning for home in a time of 1:22.32. He led the heat by 2.82 seconds, over four national record holders, a world champion, a World Championships bronze medalist, and the world junior record holder. But that 0.98 second advantage over the world record had turned into a 0.38 margin the other way. Compare the splits across those that persisted and one thing is clear – the final 50 is phenomenal. That appears to be the only sub-28 second final 50 in the men’s LCM 200 back in history.