The third night of the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships kicked off with a full slate of events scheduled.
Ariarne Titmus broke the Australian Record in the 200 free with a 1:54.30, which would have been the fastest time in the world for 2018. Mitch Larkin and Matthew Wilson also won titles with Larkin coming within six tenths of his best time in the 200 IM, an event he has added to his repertoire.
Swimming Australia also paid tribute to the late Kenneth To, who passed away a few weeks ago.
Men’s 200 IM
St Peters Western’s Mitch Larkin stood atop of the podium to collect his gold medal in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley – marking his third national title at the championships. In a dominant display, the Rio Olympian broke away from the pack with more than 25 metres to go to beat SOPAC’s Matthew Wilson by more than two seconds, 1:56.83 to 1:59.41. Placing third was Jared Gilliland from Brisbane Grammar (2:00.07).
2019 World Rakings:
- Wang Shun, CHN, 1:56.66
- Daiya Seto, JPN, 1:56.69
- Mitch Larkin, AUS, 1:56.83
- Chase Kalisz, USA, 1:57.68
- Alexis Santos, POR, 1:58.19
- Jeremy Desplanches, SUI, 1:58.22
- Gabriel Lopez, ARU, 1:58.59
- Juran Mizohata, JPN, 1:58.66
Event 25 Men 200 LC Metre IM
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World: 1:54.00 28/07/2011Ryan Lochte, USA
Commonwealth: 1:56.21 11/08/2018Mitch Larkin, AUS
Australian: R 1:56.21 11/08/2018Mitch Larkin, SPW
All Comers: A 1:54.98 29/03/2007Michael Phelps, USA
UQ: U 2:01.34
Meet Qualifying: 2:08.41
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 25-93 STPET 2:01.68 1:56.83U 929
r:+0.72 25.01 54.11 (29.10)
1:28.83 (34.72) 1:56.83 (28.00)
2 WILSON, MATTHEW 20-98 SOSC 2:01.66 1:59.41U 870
r:+0.65 25.42 57.80 (32.38)
1:30.71 (32.91) 1:59.41 (28.70)
3 GILLILAND, JARE 24-94 BGRAM 2:02.53 2:00.07U 855
r:+0.69 25.87 57.05 (31.18)
1:31.21 (34.16) 2:00.07 (28.86)
4 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 28-90 MARI 2:02.90 2:00.82U 840
r:+0.70 26.20 56.60 (30.40)
1:31.70 (35.10) 2:00.82 (29.12)
5 TRAIFOROS, JAME 22-96 TRGR 2:03.94 2:01.29U 830
r:+0.65 26.41 57.17 (30.76)
1:31.94 (34.77) 2:01.29 (29.35)
6 SMITH, BRENDON 18-00 NUN 2:03.97 2:02.37 808
r:+0.69 26.12 56.66 (30.54)
1:33.30 (36.64) 2:02.37 (29.07)
7 IRELAND, KALANI 17-01 PERC 2:03.80 2:03.99 777
r:+0.62 25.72 56.75 (31.03)
1:33.90 (37.15) 2:03.99 (30.09)
8 MILLIGAN, ALEX 21-98 UWSC 2:04.73 2:08.38 700
r:+0.66 26.86 1:00.00 (33.14)
1:34.68 (34.68) 2:08.38 (33.70)
Women’s 200 Free
Setting a new Australian and Commonwealth record in the Women’s 200m Freestyle, St Peters Western’s Ariarne Titmus blitzed the field in a time of 1:54.30 to claim another title at the 2019 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships.
Already achieving a gold medal in the 800m free and the 4x100m freestyle relay, the 18-year-old secured the crown in front of Griffith University’s Emma McKeon (1:56.00), while local Dolphin Madison Wilson (Marion) took home the bronze with a time of 1:56.90.
Titmus swam the fastest 200 free the world has seen since Katie Ledecky was a 1:53 at the 2016 Olympics. She also moved to fifth all-time with her swim Tuesday.
2019 World Rankings:
- Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 1:54.30
- Sarah Sjostrom, SWE, 1:55.44
- Katie Ledecky, USA, 1:55.78
- Emma McKeon, AUS, 1:56.00
- Femke Heemskerk, NED, 1:56.48
- Federica Pellegrini, ITA, 1:56.60
- Qiu Yuhan, CHN, 1:56.79
- Madison Wilson, AUS, 1:56.90
All-Time Rankings:
- Federica Pellegrini, ITA, 1:52.98 (2009)
- Allison Schmitt, USA, 1:53.61 (2012)
- Katie Ledecky, USA, 1:53.73 (2016)
- Sarah Sjostrom, SWE, 1:54.08 (2016)
- Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 1:54.30 (2019)
- Taylor Ruck, CAN, 1:54.44 (2018)
- Camille Muffat, FRA, 1:54.66 (2012)
- Femke Heemskerk, NED, 1:54.68 (2015)
Event 26 Women 200 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: 1:52.98 29/07/2009Federica Pellegrini, ITA
Commonwealth: 1:54.30 9/04/2019 Ariane Titmus, AUS
Australian: R 1:54.30 9/04/2019 Ariane Titmus, SPW
All Comers: A 1:54.30 9/04/2019 Ariane Titmus, SPW
UQ: U 1:59.83
Meet Qualifying: 2:05.63
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18-00 STPET 1:58.32 1:54.30R 965
r:+0.77 27.05 56.06 (29.01)
1:25.28 (29.22) 1:54.30 (29.02)
2 MCKEON, EMMA 24-94 GUSC 1:59.69 1:56.00U 923
r:+0.74 26.66 56.26 (29.60)
1:26.27 (30.01) 1:56.00 (29.73)
3 WILSON, MADISON 24-94 MARI 1:57.97 1:56.90U 902
r:+0.76 27.22 56.67 (29.45)
1:26.83 (30.16) 1:56.90 (30.07)
4 THROSSELL, BRIA 23-96 UWSC 1:59.01 1:56.91U 902
r:+0.69 27.29 57.19 (29.90)
1:27.27 (30.08) 1:56.91 (29.64)
5 JACK, SHAYNA 20-98 STPET 1:58.72 1:57.23U 895
r:+0.73 26.83 56.61 (29.78)
1:26.96 (30.35) 1:57.23 (30.27)
6 HARKIN, ABBEY 20-98 STPET 2:00.24 1:57.63U 886
r:+0.72 27.28 56.99 (29.71)
1:27.01 (30.02) 1:57.63 (30.62)
7 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 24-95 USCS 2:00.33 2:00.05 833
r:+0.72 28.01 58.70 (30.69)
1:29.24 (30.54) 2:00.05 (30.81)
8 NEALE, LEAH 23-95 USCS 1:59.87 2:02.37 787
r:+0.69 27.93 59.03 (31.10)
1:30.76 (31.73) 2:02.37 (31.61)
Women’s 50 Back
Kaylee McKeown (USC Spartans) added another title to her 2019 national championships’ campaign, touching first in the Women’s 50m Backstroke. In a fast-paced sprint to the finish, the 17-year-old recorded a time of 27.65 to secure the gold in front of Brisbane Grammar’s Minna Atherton (28.03) and Rockingham’s Holly Barratt (28.22).
Event 27 Women 50 LC Metre Backstroke
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World: 26.98 21/08/2018Liu Xiang, CHN
Commonwealth: 27.37 27/07/2017Emily Seebohm, AUS
Australian: R 27.37 27/07/2017Emily Seebohm, Brisbane Grammar
All Comers: A 27.47 7/04/2015 Emily Seebohm, Brothers
Meet Qualifying: 30.36
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17-01 USCS 27.92 27.65 937
r:+0.60
2 ATHERTON, MINNA 18-00 BGRAM 28.67 28.03 899
r:+0.64
3 BARRATT, HOLLY 31-88 ROC 28.76 28.22 881
r:+0.53
4 SCHOORL, ABIGAI 17-01 BOND 29.31 29.28 789
r:+0.59
5 OLDSEN, ELLYSIA 23-95 MARI 29.49 29.43 777
r:+0.63
6 CAMPBELL, BRONT 24-94 KNXP 29.42 29.48 773
r:+0.69
7 DAY, LAYLA 15-03 BDE 30.06 29.54 768
r:+0.66
8 TONNER, JORDANA 21-98 SHILD 29.62 29.69 757
r:+0.53
Men’s 100 Breast
SOPAC’s Matthew Wilson, who set a new Australian and Commonwealth record in the Men’s 200m Breaststroke on Monday night, capitalized on his momentum the following evening. Speeding away at the 25-metre mark in the 100m breaststroke, Wilson clocked 59.67 to beat out Zac Stubblety-Cook (1:00.20) from West Brisbane and Melbourne Vicentre’s Daniel Cave (1:00.22).
Event 28 Men 100 LC Metre Breaststroke
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World: 57.10 4/08/2018 Adam Peaty, GBR
Commonwealth: 57.10 4/08/2018 Adam Peaty, GBR
Australian: R 58.58 27/07/2009Brenton Rickard, Brothers
All Comers: A 57.84 7/04/2018 Adam Peaty, ENG
UQ: U 1:01.02
Meet Qualifying: 1:05.76
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 WILSON, MATTHEW 20-98 SOSC 1:00.63 59.67U 877
r:+0.63 27.79 59.67 (31.88)
2 STUBBLETY-COOK, 20-99 WBAC 1:00.85 1:00.20U 854
r:+0.72 28.72 1:00.20 (31.48)
3 CAVE, DANIEL 20-99 MVC 1:00.82 1:00.22U 853
r:+0.62 28.29 1:00.22 (31.93)
4 PACKARD, JAKE 24-94 USCS 1:01.27 1:00.64U 836
r:+0.63 28.20 1:00.64 (32.44)
5 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 21-98 RACKL 1:01.80 1:00.99U 821
r:+0.58 27.73 1:00.99 (33.26)
6 BELL, GRAYSON 22-97 TSS 1:01.61 1:01.18 814
r:+0.67 28.42 1:01.18 (32.76)
7 WILLIAMSON, SAM 21-97 FAS 1:01.13 1:01.56 799
r:+0.65 28.23 1:01.56 (33.33)
8 BENNETT, EWAN 24-94 MLC 1:02.18 1:01.98 783
r:+0.62 29.32 1:01.98 (32.66)
Men’s 200 IM MC
In his second event Hodge also came out on top – claiming the gold medal in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley Multi-Class. He finished ahead of Kawana Waters’ Liam Schluter (SM14) and Auburn teammate Ricky Betar (SM14).
Event 23 Men 12 & Over 200 LC Metre IM Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 HODGE, TIMOTHY 18-01 AUBN 2:19.50 2:16.92 929
r:+0.70 29.01 1:02.76 (33.75)
1:44.49 (41.73) 2:16.92 (32.43)
2 SCHLUTER, LIAM 20-99 KAWTR 2:16.06 2:12.75 917
r:+0.72 27.67 1:02.28 (34.61)
1:42.45 (40.17) 2:12.75 (30.30)
3 BETAR, RICKY SM 15-03 AUBN 2:15.69 2:15.02 872
r:+0.63 27.96 1:01.79 (33.83)
1:43.72 (41.93) 2:15.02 (31.30)
4 IRELAND, JACK S 19-99 UQSC 2:18.11 2:17.22 830
r:+0.77 28.48 1:03.63 (35.15)
1:45.75 (42.12) 2:17.22 (31.47)
5 AUNGLES, JESSE 23-95 MARI 2:29.59 2:29.07 829
r:+0.68 30.87 1:07.61 (36.74)
1:52.99 (45.38) 2:29.07 (36.08)
6 ALFORD, JOSHUA 23-95 TNGV 2:20.43 2:20.80 769
r:+0.73 28.03 1:04.11 (36.08)
1:48.12 (44.01) 2:20.80 (32.68)
7 PEARSE, COL SM1 15-03 MH2O 2:21.80 2:23.64 669
28.26 1:04.43 (36.17)
1:50.49 (46.06) 2:23.64 (33.15)
-- GILSON, DARCY S 17-01 VAQC 2:22.02 DQ
r:+0.76 29.88 1:07.42 (37.54)
1:48.36 (40.94) DQ (34.87)
Women’s 200 IM MC
Bay and Basin’s rising star Jasmine Greenwood (SM10) collected the national title in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley Multi-Class. The 14-year-old took the title ahead of silver medallist, Perth City’s Katherine Downie (SM10) and bronze medallist, Lawnton’s Lakeisha Patterson (SM9).
Event 24 Women 12 & Over 200 LC Metre IM Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 GREENWOOD, JASM 14-04 BBASC 2:31.52 2:31.93 868
r:+0.78 30.90 1:10.12 (39.22)
1:55.71 (45.59) 2:31.93 (36.22)
2 DOWNIE, KATHERI 23-96 PERC 2:34.51 2:34.54 824
r:+0.76 32.24 1:10.95 (38.71)
1:58.00 (47.05) 2:34.54 (36.54)
3 PATTERSON, LAKE 20-99 LAWNT 2:45.81 2:41.24 771
r:+0.77 35.05 1:17.45 (42.40)
2:06.08 (48.63) 2:41.24 (35.16)
4 THOMAS KANE, TI 17-01 MNTE 3:07.24 3:04.90 756
r:+0.59 39.97 1:31.27 (51.30)
2:21.88 (50.61) 3:04.90 (43.02)
5 SCOTT, MADELEIN 26-93 NUN 2:41.41 2:43.16 744
r:+0.75 33.13 1:16.28 (43.15)
2:03.67 (47.39) 2:43.16 (39.49)
6 JONES, JENNA SM 18-01 AUBN 2:41.35 2:37.99 723
r:+0.65 33.74 1:15.03 (41.29)
2:01.25 (46.22) 2:37.99 (36.74)
7 GETSON, JAIME-L 20-99 MTOR 2:36.72 2:35.43 706
r:+0.78 33.65 1:12.53 (38.88)
1:58.84 (46.31) 2:35.43 (36.59)
8 BEECROFT, EMILY 19-99 TRL 2:47.06 2:51.00 646
r:+0.76 33.79 1:20.33 (46.54)
2:12.35 (52.02) 2:51.00 (38.65)
Men’s 50 Back MC
After powering through and taking the top honor in the Men’s 100m Backstroke Multi-Class event on night two, Timothy Hodge (S9) set the pool alight on Tuesday evening. In his first event of the night, the Auburn product set a new world record to take gold in the Men’s 50m Backstroke Multi-Class race.
Fittingly, the 18-year-old broke the record with a time of 29.70 in the very pool named after the athlete who set the record of 29.80 in 2007 – South Australian’s own Paralympian, Matt Cowdrey. Finishing a close second was Rod Welsh (S10) from Yarra Plenty while the bronze went to Brisbane Jet, Harrison Vig (S9).
“It’s definitely something I’ve been looking forward too (breaking the record) – I’ve been chasing that record for four or five years now,” Hodge said.
“I’ve always had it in the back of my mind when I do a 50m backstroke, and it’s rather ironic that I break it in a pool named after the record holder – it’s one in a lifetime.”
Event 29 Men 12 & Over 50 LC Metre Backstroke Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 HODGE, TIMOTHY 18-01 AUBN 30.48 29.70 866
r:+0.65
2 WELSH, ROD S10 33-85 YAP 29.10 28.83 774
r:+0.60
3 VIG, HARRISON S 16-02 BJETS 31.80 30.97 764
r:+0.79
4 MCCLURE, JEREMY 31-87 STSH 34.92 33.84 708
r:+0.57
5 STEWART, BAILEY 18-01 UQSC 32.59 31.92 640
r:+0.63
6 DYER, JARROD S1 18-00 WGNG 33.15 32.37 614
r:+0.76
7 YOURELL, AIDAN 19-99 LISM 31.36 31.49 594
r:+0.67
8 SMITH, LIAM S9 24-94 UWSC 34.09 34.17 569
r:+0.63
Women’s 50 Back MC
A superb performance by Nelson Bay’s Taylor Corry (S14) in the Women’s 50m Backstroke Multi-Class has seen the experienced campaigner edge closer to the history books. The win marked her 16th gold medal at an Australian Championships – one more title would see her equal the national record of 17 for a female para athlete. Securing silver was St Hilda’s Madeleine McTernan (S14) and Nicole Fielden (S14) from the University of Queensland received the bronze.
Event 30 Women 12 & Over 50 LC Metre Backstroke Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 CORRY, TAYLOR S 24-95 NBAY 33.13 32.43 699
r:+0.68
2 MCTERNAN, MADEL 18-00 STHIL 33.04 32.79 676
r:+0.66
3 FIELDEN, NICOLE 23-95 UQSC 34.28 34.25 593
r:+0.78
4 KING, BROOKE S1 14-04 ALBU 34.71 33.83 559
r:+0.70
5 BARRAS, LILY S1 17-01 BJETS 37.27 36.87 544
r:+0.67
6 BECKWITH, MONIQ 21-98 MLC 35.38 34.61 522
r:+0.76
7 STORM, RUBY S14 15-03 TRL 35.18 35.78 520
r:+0.70
8 VINCENT, ISABEL 13-06 NWD 45.48 45.48 500
r:+0.68
Women’s 1500 Free
In the tightest of finishes, TSS Aquatics teammates Kiah Melverton and Maddy Gough battled it out in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle, with Melverton nabbing the gold in the final few strokes in 15:58.09 and Gough whiskers behind in 15:58.26. Nunawading’s Sophie Caldwell touched for the bronze in 16:27.61.
