In the last state meet before the Australian Commonwealth Trials, the Australian women put on some solid in-season racing on Saturday night in Sydney at the New South Wales State Championships. 16-year-old Kaylee McKeown and 23-year-old Emma McKeon posted solid times in the 100 back and 100 fly respectively. Both McKeown and McKeon are some of the best swimmers in the world and are looking to get their 2018’s off to a good start.
Kaylee McKeown posted a sub-minute 100 backstroke on Saturday night in Sydney. McKeown holds the World Junior Record in the 200 back and got her 100 time down to a 59.67. She won ahead of a solid young field that did not include Emily Seebohm.
=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 16 SPRTN 1:02.14 59.67 QT
r:+0.59 29.15 59.67 (30.52)
2 BAKER, HAYLEY 22 MVC 1:01.11 1:00.27 QT
r:+0.49 29.66 1:00.27 (30.61)
3 ATHERTON, MINNA 17 BGRAM 1:01.79 1:00.69 QT
r:+0.61 29.27 1:00.69 (31.42)
4 WHITTAKER, SIAN 20 MVC 1:01.85 1:00.76 QT
r:+0.60 30.15 1:00.76 (30.61)
5 WILSON, MADISON 23 BOND 1:01.13 1:01.43 QT
r:+0.59 29.80 1:01.43 (31.63)
6 CALDWELL, HILAR 26 CAN 1:02.50 1:02.37 QT
r:+0.61 30.87 1:02.37 (31.50)
7 SHIRAI, RIO 18 JAPAN 1:02.51 1:02.70 QT
r:+0.59 30.34 1:02.70 (32.36)
8 FORRESTER, AMY 19 BOND 1:04.27 1:02.94 QT
r:+0.65 30.71 1:02.94 (32.23)
9 BROWN, CHARLI 15 CARL 1:04.16 1:04.30 QT
r:+0.61 30.84 1:04.30 (33.46)
10 LEFOE, OLIVIA 14 MLC 1:05.50 1:04.79 QT
r:+0.63 31.32 1:04.79 (33.47)
Emma McKeon had one of the best meets at the World Championships in Budapest where she won two individual silver medals. McKeon got her 2018 started with a 57.59 in the 100 fly. McKeon swam a 57.59 on Saturday night and finished ahead of South Korean An Sehyeon who also finaled in Budapest in the event.
=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 23 GUSC 59.79 57.59*QT
r:+0.73 27.05 57.59 (30.54)
2 AN, SEYHEON 22 KOREA 59.56 58.17 QT
r:+0.67 27.32 58.17 (30.85)
3 COONEY, GEMMA 18 BGRAM 1:01.33 59.48 QT
r:+0.71 27.72 59.48 (31.76)
4 LICCIARDI, CHRI 22 SOSC 1:00.46 59.94 QT
r:+0.65 27.94 59.94 (32.00)
5 SHINNO, ANNA 18 JAPAN 1:00.68 1:00.19 QT
r:+0.73 28.24 1:00.19 (31.95)
5 TAYLOR, LAURA 18 TSS 1:01.11 1:00.19 QT
r:+0.69 28.93 1:00.19 (31.26)
7 WASHER, EMILY 21 CARL 1:00.95 1:00.47 QT
r:+0.71 28.15 1:00.47 (32.32)
8 MCMASTER, KERYN 24 TRINI 1:01.96 1:01.57 QT
r:+0.73 28.65 1:01.57 (32.92)
9 COSTA, KAYLA 16 NUN 1:01.82 1:01.61 QT
r:+0.69 28.98 1:01.61 (32.63)
10 WHITE, JORDAN 24 SLCA 1:02.16 1:02.20 QT
r:+0.67 29.49 1:02.20 (32.71)
Cate Campbell has been one of the big names of the meet as she swam a 52.37 in the 100 free final on Friday night. She continued her strong meet with a 24.15 in the 50 free ahead of her sister Bronte Campbell (24.71) and 16-year-old Japanese swimmer Sayuki Ouchi (25.32). Campbell’s time tied the meet record that Libby Trickett set in 2009.
=== A - Final ===
1 CAMPBELL, CATE 25 CHAND 25.45 24.15@QT
r:+0.67
2 CAMPBELL, BRONT 23 CHAND 25.31 24.71 QT
r:+0.54
3 OUCHI, SAYUKI 16 JAPAN 25.66 25.32 QT
r:+0.54
4 HAWKINS, JULIA 18 NUN 25.98 25.67 QT
r:+0.55
5 ELMSLIE, BRITTA 23 BGRAM 26.07 25.72 QT
r:+0.60
6 WEBB, ABBEY 16 GIND 26.07 25.86 QT
r:+0.62
7 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 23 MVC 26.01 25.90 QT
r:+0.54
8 KUKLA, YOLANE 22 SOMGC 26.23 25.91 QT
r:+0.57
9 RAMSDEN, NATASH 17 ABBT 26.14 26.00 QT
r:+0.61
10 BUCHANAN, CARLA 22 ACACI 26.08 26.02 QT
r:+0.59
Jessica Ashwood took out the 400 free final with Leah Neale and pulled away over the last 100 with Ashwood prevailing in 4:08.94. Neale was second in 4:10.59.
=== A - Final ===
1 ASHWOOD, JESSIC 24 CHAND 4:14.67 4:08.94 QT
r:+0.74 29.22 1:00.48 (31.26)
1:32.08 (31.60) 2:03.98 (31.90)
2:35.56 (31.58) 3:07.06 (31.50)
3:38.61 (31.55) 4:08.94 (30.33)
2 NEALE, LEAH 22 SPRTN 4:15.80 4:10.59 QT
r:+0.69 29.87 1:01.06 (31.19)
1:33.23 (32.17) 2:04.93 (31.70)
2:36.20 (31.27) 3:07.56 (31.36)
3:39.26 (31.70) 4:10.59 (31.33)
3 BUCHANAN, CARLA 22 ACACI 4:16.52 4:11.73 QT
r:+0.68 28.69 1:00.37 (31.68)
1:32.54 (32.17) 2:05.01 (32.47)
2:36.64 (31.63) 3:09.07 (32.43)
3:40.87 (31.80) 4:11.73 (30.86)
4 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 22 SPRTN 4:15.63 4:12.24 QT
r:+0.71 29.65 1:01.55 (31.90)
1:34.12 (32.57) 2:06.41 (32.29)
2:37.53 (31.12) 3:08.98 (31.45)
3:40.72 (31.74) 4:12.24 (31.52)
5 ROGERS, DAHLAS 22 GSAQU 4:15.74 4:12.25 QT
r:+0.69 29.94 1:02.22 (32.28)
1:34.14 (31.92) 2:06.75 (32.61)
2:38.48 (31.73) 3:10.67 (32.19)
3:42.01 (31.34) 4:12.25 (30.24)
6 MESSER, MIKAYLA 18 CHAND 4:16.20 4:14.02 QT
r:+0.69 29.62 1:01.66 (32.04)
1:33.62 (31.96) 2:05.88 (32.26)
2:37.71 (31.83) 3:10.20 (32.49)
3:42.03 (31.83) 4:14.02 (31.99)
7 MELVERTON, KIAH 21 TSS 4:18.89 4:14.22 QT
r:+0.69 29.63 1:01.29 (31.66)
1:33.58 (32.29) 2:05.76 (32.18)
2:38.46 (32.70) 3:10.95 (32.49)
3:43.66 (32.71) 4:14.22 (30.56)
8 WHITE, JORDAN 24 SLCA 4:18.43 4:15.02 QT
r:+0.70 29.47 1:01.33 (31.86)
1:33.82 (32.49) 2:05.96 (32.14)
2:38.59 (32.63) 3:10.74 (32.15)
3:43.25 (32.51) 4:15.02 (31.77)
9 SATO, CHINATSU 18 JAPAN 4:16.21 4:15.84 QT
r:+0.77 29.82 1:01.44 (31.62)
1:33.70 (32.26) 2:06.33 (32.63)
2:39.14 (32.81) 3:11.79 (32.65)
3:44.95 (33.16) 4:15.84 (30.89)
10 ZÁVADOVÁ, BARBO 24 CZECH 4:18.65 4:19.20 QT
r:+0.71 30.40 1:03.56 (33.16)
1:35.93 (32.37) 2:09.43 (33.50)
2:41.38 (31.95) 3:14.19 (32.81)
3:46.61 (32.42) 4:19.20 (32.59)
19-year-old William Yang won the 50 fly final in a 23.76. The relative no-name beat Christopher Raven (24.21) and Edward Marks in the final. The Australian men have been lacking a true world-class sprint butterflyer since Andrew Lauterstein and Geoff Huegill. They may try and groom Yang into the next great Aussie male butterflyer.
=== A - Final ===
1 YANG, WILLIAM 19 KNXP 24.12 23.76*QT
r:+0.56
2 RAVEN, CHRISTOP 24 SPRTN 24.60 24.21 QT
r:+0.61
3 MARKS, EDWARD 21 CARL 24.50 24.26 QT
r:+0.53
4 SEKI, KAIYA 18 JAPAN 24.68 24.30 QT
r:+0.50
5 HEMSWORTH, ANDR 19 KNXP 24.51 24.46 QT
r:+0.49
6 SAKAMOTO, YUYA 18 JAPAN 24.80 24.48 QT
r:+0.57
7 TREFFERS, BENJA 26 SOMGC 24.60 24.55 QT
r:+0.54
8 TEMPLE, MATTHEW 18 NUN 24.70 24.67 QT
r:+0.53
9 IRVINE, GRANT 26 GUSC 24.97 25.02 QT
r:+0.61
10 PEOPLES, JOSHUA 20 KPD 25.03 25.16 QT
r:+0.61
Another relative no-name in Australian swimming also won an event with Bradley Woodward winning the 200 back final with a 1:58.30 on Saturday night in Sydney. Woodward broke the meet record that was held by Matthew Hawes (1:59.29) set in 2011.
=== A - Final ===
1 WOODWARD, BRADL 19 MING 1:59.23 1:58.30*QT
r:+0.64 27.39 57.31 (29.92)
1:27.86 (30.55) 1:58.30 (30.44)
2 MERRILEES, JORD 23 MVC 2:02.73 2:01.48 QT
r:+0.73 28.76 59.89 (31.13)
1:31.06 (31.17) 2:01.48 (30.42)
3 PENDER, MATTHEW 20 VAQC 2:02.78 2:01.80 QT
r:+0.64 28.92 59.87 (30.95)
1:31.00 (31.13) 2:01.80 (30.80)
4 ENDO, SHUTO 17 JAPAN 2:03.78 2:01.89 QT
r:+0.61 28.39 59.10 (30.71)
1:30.69 (31.59) 2:01.89 (31.20)
5 MILLS, PETER 21 BGRAM 2:02.90 2:02.37 QT
r:+0.60 28.70 1:00.38 (31.68)
1:31.73 (31.35) 2:02.37 (30.64)
6 LUDLOW, TRISTAN 20 RACKL 2:03.86 2:03.13 QT
r:+0.65 28.32 58.50 (30.18)
1:30.37 (31.87) 2:03.13 (32.76)
7 SWINBURN, STUAR 16 UNSW 2:03.74 2:03.45 QT
r:+0.55 28.94 1:00.46 (31.52)
1:32.36 (31.90) 2:03.45 (31.09)
8 MACALISTER, LEO 17 CARL 2:04.02 2:04.12 QT
r:+0.58 29.16 1:00.57 (31.41)
1:32.58 (32.01) 2:04.12 (31.54)
9 ROBINSON, NATHA 18 CHAND 2:04.92 2:05.16 QT
r:+0.61 29.76 1:01.57 (31.81)
1:33.89 (32.32) 2:05.16 (31.27)
10 SELMAN, JACK 23 SPRTN 2:04.87 2:05.83 QT
r:+0.61 28.63 1:00.61 (31.98)
1:33.57 (32.96) 2:05.83 (32.26)
Korean visitor Moon Jaekwon won the men’s 100 breast with a 1:00.49 just ahead of veteran Jake Packard (1:00.64). Packard sat out the World Championships this past summer and has shown that he is back on track as 2018 gets in full swing with the looming Commonwealth Games on the horizon.
=== A - Final ===
1 MOON, JAEKWON 19 KOREA 1:02.92 1:00.49 QT
r:+0.69 28.62 1:00.49 (31.87)
2 PACKARD, JAKE 23 SPRTN 1:00.11 1:00.64 QT
r:+0.64 27.97 1:00.64 (32.67)
3 HUNTER, LIAM 20 CHAND 1:01.64 1:01.10 QT
r:+0.67 28.47 1:01.10 (32.63)
4 CAVE, DANIEL 18 MVC 1:02.37 1:01.32 QT
r:+0.62 29.12 1:01.32 (32.20)
5 STUBBLETY-COOK, 19 WBAC 1:02.03 1:01.65 QT
r:+0.75 29.49 1:01.65 (32.16)
6 WILSON, MATTHEW 19 SOSC 1:02.38 1:02.01 QT
r:+0.67 29.05 1:02.01 (32.96)
7 OSAKI, IKUMA 18 JAPAN 1:02.93 1:02.26 QT
r:+0.65 29.38 1:02.26 (32.88)
8 MIYAMOTO, IPPEI 18 JAPAN 1:02.95 1:02.47 QT
r:+0.62 29.52 1:02.47 (32.95)
9 TRELOAR, MATTHE 23 TRGR 1:02.98 1:03.73 QT
r:+0.75 29.20 1:03.73 (34.53)
10 BELL, GRAYSON 20 TSS 1:03.39 1:03.91 QT
r:+0.70 29.63 1:03.91 (34.28)
Kaylee McKeown’s older sister Taylor McKeown has been one of the queens of consistency as she won the 200 breast final with a 2:25.31 as she has been a staple on the Australian team since 2014. McKeown won the final comfortably ahead of veteran Tessa Wallace (2:27.40) and Japanese Shiori Asaba (2:29.60). McKeown was well ahead of the NSW record by Samantha Marshall (2:27.99).
=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 22 SPRTN 2:28.03 2:25.31@QT
r:+0.75 33.89 1:11.67 (37.78)
1:48.05 (36.38) 2:25.31 (37.26)
2 WALLACE, TESSA 24 PWCAL 2:31.20 2:27.40@QT
r:+0.67 33.58 1:11.20 (37.62)
1:48.93 (37.73) 2:27.40 (38.47)
3 ASABA, SHIORI 17 JAPAN 2:33.66 2:29.60 QT
r:+0.75 33.40 1:10.71 (37.31)
1:49.23 (38.52) 2:29.60 (40.37)
4 STRAUCH, JENNA 20 BOND 2:32.27 2:29.89 QT
r:+0.76 34.52 1:12.09 (37.57)
1:50.22 (38.13) 2:29.89 (39.67)
5 HANSEN, JESSICA 22 NUN 2:35.35 2:30.37 QT
r:+0.66 33.64 1:11.72 (38.08)
1:50.29 (38.57) 2:30.37 (40.08)
6 BEALE, SARAH 17 ACACI 2:32.98 2:31.35 QT
r:+0.72 34.85 1:13.26 (38.41)
1:52.05 (38.79) 2:31.35 (39.30)
7 VAN BREUGEL, CA 23 WOYW 2:38.07 2:35.06 QT
r:+0.73 34.18 1:13.49 (39.31)
1:54.09 (40.60) 2:35.06 (40.97)
8 SMITH, MIKAYLA 19 NUN 2:36.78 2:36.45 QT
r:+0.64 34.34 1:14.03 (39.69)
1:54.47 (40.44) 2:36.45 (41.98)
9 EVERINGHAM, MEK 20 TRGR 2:38.83 2:37.30 QT
r:+0.71 35.49 1:15.98 (40.49)
1:56.40 (40.42) 2:37.30 (40.90)
10 TREWAVIS, KEILA 16 NUN 2:39.96 2:40.00 QT
r:+0.78 36.31 1:16.74 (40.43)
1:58.33 (41.59) 2:40.00 (41.67)
17-year-old Elijah Winnington is one of the rising stars in Australian swimming as he posted a strong 1:48.59 in the 200 free on Saturday in Sydney. Winnington finished ahead of Aussie star Cameron McEvoy (1:49.23) and veteran Daniel Smith (1:49.80). Australia has not won a major international meet in the 4×200 free relay since 2003 when Ian Thorpe was still on the team and the Australians have been lacking in the relay ever since, having not picked up anything higher than a bronze since 2007.
=== A - Final ===
1 WINNINGTON, ELI 17 BOND 1:50.73 1:48.59 QT
r:+0.66 25.08 52.67 (27.59)
1:20.83 (28.16) 1:48.59 (27.76)
2 MCEVOY, CAMERON 23 BOND 1:49.29 1:49.23 QT
r:+0.61 24.92 52.75 (27.83)
1:20.96 (28.21) 1:49.23 (28.27)
3 SMITH, DANIEL 26 GUSC 1:50.26 1:49.80 QT
r:+0.70 25.32 52.85 (27.53)
1:21.02 (28.17) 1:49.80 (28.78)
4 PARKER, JAMIE 20 SOSC 1:51.73 1:50.12 QT
r:+0.64 25.86 53.56 (27.70)
1:21.69 (28.13) 1:50.12 (28.43)
5 ATTARD, ZACHARY 18 CARL 1:51.70 1:50.49 QT
r:+0.71 25.47 53.29 (27.82)
1:21.67 (28.38) 1:50.49 (28.82)
6 MCKEON, DAVID 25 GUSC 1:51.26 1:50.89 QT
r:+0.67 25.74 53.61 (27.87)
1:22.17 (28.56) 1:50.89 (28.72)
7 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 22 CHAND 1:51.73 1:51.11 QT
r:+0.69 26.36 54.41 (28.05)
1:22.86 (28.45) 1:51.11 (28.25)
8 EDIE, JACK 17 RAVN 1:52.18 1:52.24 QT
r:+0.70 26.27 54.68 (28.41)
1:23.71 (29.03) 1:52.24 (28.53)
9 DAVENPORT-WRIGH 20 MVC 1:52.53 1:52.28 QT
r:+0.61 25.73 54.04 (28.31)
1:23.36 (29.32) 1:52.28 (28.92)
10 SEKI, KAIYA 18 JAPAN 1:51.97 1:58.88 QT
r:+0.60 25.11 54.24 (29.13)
1:26.98 (32.74) 1:58.88 (31.90)
The final event of the night was the men’s 200 IM where it was won by 23-year-old Tomas Elliott (2:02.12) in a tight race with James Traiforos (2:02.25), Masayuki Otake (2:02.44) and Jared Gilliland (2:02.85).
=== A - Final ===
1 ELLIOTT, TOMAS 23 SOSC 2:05.56 2:02.12 QT
r:+0.65 26.88 58.03 (31.15)
1:31.90 (33.87) 2:02.12 (30.22)
2 TRAIFOROS, JAME 21 TRGR 2:04.62 2:02.25 QT
r:+0.66 26.69 57.19 (30.50)
1:32.24 (35.05) 2:02.25 (30.01)
3 OTAKE, MASAYUKI 17 JAPAN 2:04.31 2:02.44 QT
r:+0.66 26.36 57.36 (31.00)
1:32.89 (35.53) 2:02.44 (29.55)
4 GILLILAND, JARE 23 BGRAM 2:04.90 2:02.85 QT
r:+0.68 26.33 58.75 (32.42)
1:33.81 (35.06) 2:02.85 (29.04)
5 SCHLICHT, DAVID 18 MLC 2:04.80 2:03.99 QT
r:+0.67 26.41 1:00.06 (33.65)
1:34.33 (34.27) 2:03.99 (29.66)
6 SAKAMOTO, YUYA 18 JAPAN 2:04.83 2:05.09 QT
r:+0.66 25.86 57.83 (31.97)
1:34.96 (37.13) 2:05.09 (30.13)
7 SHERINGTON, CAL 20 CARL 2:05.49 2:05.18 QT
r:+0.64 26.85 58.28 (31.43)
1:35.54 (37.26) 2:05.18 (29.64)
8 LEE, SE-BOM 16 CARL 2:08.22 2:07.45 QT
r:+0.67 27.64 59.80 (32.16)
1:37.12 (37.32) 2:07.45 (30.33)
9 HINDS-SYDENHAM, 21 SOSC 2:05.57 2:07.54 QT
r:+0.73 27.47 59.23 (31.76)
1:37.10 (37.87) 2:07.54 (30.44)
10 WENDT, SAMUEL 18 BOND 2:08.67 2:09.48 QT
r:+0.67 27.41 59.85 (32.44)
1:40.08 (40.23) 2:09.48 (29.40)