The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials opened today in Brisbane with the first prelims session of the meet.
Swimmers from Down Under will be vying for spots on the 2019 World Championship team for next month’s worlds in Gwangju, South Korea.
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Women’s 100 Fly
Australian record-holder Emma McKeon started the meet in strong fashion, earning the top seed for the finals in the 100 fly with a swim of 57.52. The time bettered the field by more than a seconds, but was well off her record time of 56.18.
Brianna Throssell took the second seed in 57.52, followed by Yolane Kukla (59.59), Laura Taylor (59.99), Jemma Schlicht (1:00.01), Alice Stuart (1:00.44), Kayla Costa (1:00.51) and Alexandra Perkins (1:00.56).
Event 1 Women 100 LC Metre Butterfly
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World: W 55.48 7/08/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
Commonwealth: C 56.18 24/07/2017Emma McKeon, Australia
Australian: A 56.18 24/07/2017Emma McKeon, SPW
All Comers: R 56.61 de Bruin/McKeon, NED/AUS
WCQT: Q 57.64
Meet Qualifying: 1:03.86
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 25 GUSC 56.54 57.52Q q897
r:+0.74 26.97 57.52 (30.55)
2 THROSSELL, BRIA 23 UWSC 57.30 58.74 q842
r:+0.66 27.52 58.74 (31.22)
3 KUKLA, YOLANE 23 PBC 1:00.18 59.59 q807
r:+0.64 27.47 59.59 (32.12)
4 TAYLOR, LAURA 19 TSS 58.91 59.99 q790
r:+0.73 28.41 59.99 (31.58)
5 SCHLICHT, JEMMA 22 KAWTR 59.79 1:00.01 q790
r:+0.72 28.04 1:00.01 (31.97)
6 STUART, ALICE 21 TSS 59.97 1:00.44 q773
r:+0.66 28.56 1:00.44 (31.88)
7 COSTA, KAYLA 17 NUN 59.87 1:00.51 q770
r:+0.64 28.42 1:00.51 (32.09)
8 PERKINS, ALEXAN 18 USCS 1:00.77 1:00.56 q768
r:+0.65 28.30 1:00.56 (32.26)
Men’s 100 Breast
Tonight’s final should be a climactic one, as five tightly packed seeds will vie for the win. Jake Packard managed to nab the preliminary win with a time of 1:00.29, narrowly out-swimming Daniel Cave (1:00.46) and Matthew Wilson (1:00.49), who will prepare to take their spots beside Packard tonight. Zac Stubblety-Cook eclipsed the top three with a time of 1:00.85, while Sam Williamson turned in a 1:00.89 as the final seed under 1:01.
James McKechnie will be an outside threat with a seed of 1:01.21, while Liam Hunter (1:01.39) and Louis Townsend (1:01.91) will be looking for an upset from the outside lanes.
Event 3 Women 200 LC Metre IM
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World: W 2:06.12 3/08/2015 Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
Commonwealth: C 2:06.88 9/08/2016 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Great Britain
Australian: A 2:07.03 27/07/2009Stephanie Rice, SPW
All Comers: R 2:08.63 27/04/2013Alicia Coutts, Redlands
WCQT: Q 2:10.45
Meet Qualifying: 2:23.22
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17 USCS 2:11.04 2:14.60 822
r:+0.69 29.09 1:02.35 (33.26)
1:41.30 (38.95) 2:14.60 (33.30)
2 BAILEY, MEG 22 HUNT 2:13.28 2:14.81 818
r:+0.74 29.24 1:03.16 (33.92)
1:42.52 (39.36) 2:14.81 (32.29)
3 EVANS, BLAIR 28 UWSC 2:12.76 2:15.31 809
r:+0.70 29.76 1:04.07 (34.31)
1:43.51 (39.44) 2:15.31 (31.80)
4 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 24 MVC 2:14.24 2:15.71 802
r:+0.71 29.28 1:04.42 (35.14)
1:43.76 (39.34) 2:15.71 (31.95)
5 HARKIN, ABBEY 21 STPET 2:12.26 2:16.00 797
r:+0.73 29.11 1:04.29 (35.18)
1:43.23 (38.94) 2:16.00 (32.77)
6 WALLACE, TESSA 25 PWCAL 2:13.95 2:16.16 794
r:+0.71 29.06 1:04.21 (35.15)
1:42.66 (38.45) 2:16.16 (33.50)
7 BROWN, CHARLI 16 MANLY 2:15.48 2:16.54 788
r:+0.71 29.71 1:03.94 (34.23)
1:44.61 (40.67) 2:16.54 (31.93)
8 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23 USCS 2:16.48 2:16.94 781
r:+0.69 29.25 1:04.25 (35.00)
1:44.62 (40.37) 2:16.94 (32.32)
Women’s 200 IM
Kaylee McKeown (2:14.60) and Meg Bailey (2:14.81) battled for the center lane in the 200 IM, with McKeown coming out victorious. Despite out-splitting McKeown in the final 50, Bailey was unable to recover from the deficit she conceded in the breaststroke leg of the race. Blair Evans was not to be ignored, as she turned in a 2:15.31 to out-swim Kotuku Ngawati (2:15.71) for third; while Abbey Harkin (2:16.00) and Tessa Wallace (2:16.16) fought for a seed in the top five. Charli Brown (2:16.54) managed to nab a spot in the top eight, accompanied by Tianni Gilmour (2:16.94) to round out the heat.
Event 3 Women 200 LC Metre IM
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World: W 2:06.12 3/08/2015 Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
Commonwealth: C 2:06.88 9/08/2016 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Great Britain
Australian: A 2:07.03 27/07/2009Stephanie Rice, SPW
All Comers: R 2:08.63 27/04/2013Alicia Coutts, Redlands
WCQT: Q 2:10.45
Meet Qualifying: 2:23.22
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17 USCS 2:11.04 2:14.60 822
r:+0.69 29.09 1:02.35 (33.26)
1:41.30 (38.95) 2:14.60 (33.30)
2 BAILEY, MEG 22 HUNT 2:13.28 2:14.81 818
r:+0.74 29.24 1:03.16 (33.92)
1:42.52 (39.36) 2:14.81 (32.29)
3 EVANS, BLAIR 28 UWSC 2:12.76 2:15.31 809
r:+0.70 29.76 1:04.07 (34.31)
1:43.51 (39.44) 2:15.31 (31.80)
4 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 24 MVC 2:14.24 2:15.71 802
r:+0.71 29.28 1:04.42 (35.14)
1:43.76 (39.34) 2:15.71 (31.95)
5 HARKIN, ABBEY 21 STPET 2:12.26 2:16.00 797
r:+0.73 29.11 1:04.29 (35.18)
1:43.23 (38.94) 2:16.00 (32.77)
6 WALLACE, TESSA 25 PWCAL 2:13.95 2:16.16 794
r:+0.71 29.06 1:04.21 (35.15)
1:42.66 (38.45) 2:16.16 (33.50)
7 BROWN, CHARLI 16 MANLY 2:15.48 2:16.54 788
r:+0.71 29.71 1:03.94 (34.23)
1:44.61 (40.67) 2:16.54 (31.93)
8 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23 USCS 2:16.48 2:16.94 781
r:+0.69 29.25 1:04.25 (35.00)
1:44.62 (40.37) 2:16.94 (32.32)
Women’s 400 Free
Spectators will be in for another loaded heat in the women’s 400 free, as tonight’s championship will be up for grabs if this morning’s prelim was any indication. Ariane Titmus will be the favorite, as she crashed the pads with a time of 4:09.72, just under Kiah Melverton’s mark of 4:09.95. Madelein Gough will surely be in the pack, as he 4:10.34 earned her a spot in the top three just ahead of Leah Neale (4:10.93).
Carla Buchanan will enter as an under dog, as her time of 4:11.47 landed her at fifth seed. She hopes to fend off Lani Pallister (4:11.64) and Mikka Sheridan (4:11.73) to climb in the rankings, while Jenna Forrester (4:13.39) hopes to turn heads from the outside lane.
Event 4 Women 400 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 3:56.46 12/08/2016Katie Ledecky, USA
Commonwealth: C 3:59.66 11/08/2018Ariarne Titmus, Australia
Australian: A 3:59.66 11/08/2018Ariarne Titmus, SPW
All Comers: R 3:58.37 21/08/2014Katie Ledecky, USA
WCQT: Q 4:06.48
Meet Qualifying: 4:27.39
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18 STPET 3:59.66 4:09.72 849
r:+0.80 28.67 1:00.03 (31.36)
1:32.00 (31.97) 2:03.84 (31.84)
2:35.86 (32.02) 3:07.72 (31.86)
3:39.31 (31.59) 4:09.72 (30.41)
2 MELVERTON, KIAH 22 TSS 4:06.25 4:09.95 846
r:+0.74 29.41 1:00.41 (31.00)
1:32.20 (31.79) 2:04.15 (31.95)
2:36.21 (32.06) 3:08.05 (31.84)
3:39.58 (31.53) 4:09.95 (30.37)
3 GOUGH, MADELEIN 20 TSS 4:08.42 4:10.34 842
r:+0.85 29.65 1:00.80 (31.15)
1:32.28 (31.48) 2:04.08 (31.80)
2:35.70 (31.62) 3:07.53 (31.83)
3:39.16 (31.63) 4:10.34 (31.18)
4 NEALE, LEAH 23 USCS 4:10.59 4:10.93 836
r:+0.68 29.15 1:00.43 (31.28)
1:32.40 (31.97) 2:04.10 (31.70)
2:36.11 (32.01) 3:08.15 (32.04)
3:40.30 (32.15) 4:10.93 (30.63)
5 BUCHANAN, CARLA 23 ACACI 4:11.73 4:11.47 831
r:+0.75 29.24 1:01.29 (32.05)
1:33.08 (31.79) 2:05.25 (32.17)
2:36.66 (31.41) 3:08.82 (32.16)
3:40.26 (31.44) 4:11.47 (31.21)
6 PALLISTER, LANI 17 CTREE 4:07.76 4:11.64 829
r:+0.73 29.10 1:00.54 (31.44)
1:32.32 (31.78) 2:04.50 (32.18)
2:36.45 (31.95) 3:08.68 (32.23)
3:40.69 (32.01) 4:11.64 (30.95)
7 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 24 USCS 4:09.36 4:11.73 828
r:+0.72 28.87 1:00.31 (31.44)
1:32.19 (31.88) 2:04.41 (32.22)
2:36.16 (31.75) 3:08.20 (32.04)
3:40.36 (32.16) 4:11.73 (31.37)
8 FORRESTER, JENN 15 STPET 4:13.55 4:13.39 812
r:+0.76 29.11 1:00.76 (31.65)
1:32.84 (32.08) 2:05.19 (32.35)
2:37.02 (31.83) 3:09.41 (32.39)
3:41.55 (32.14) 4:13.39 (31.84)
Men’s 400 Free
Jack McLoughlin will be the one to beat in tonight’s final, as his time of 3:48.09 bettered Mack Horton’s (3:50.50) second-place mark by over two seconds. Eli Winnington will be chasing McLoughlin in the adjacent lane with a seed time of 3:51.09, while Thomas Neill hopes to break his way into the top three after a 3:52.71 morning swim.
Joshua Parrish’s 3:53.28 was good enough for fifth seed, as he and Nick Sloman (3:53.86) aim to send shock waves throughout the natatorium with break-out swims tonight. Mitchell Tinsley (3:54.27) and Daniel Jacobson (3:54.96) hope to create some outside smoke from the far lanes, as the men reconvene this evening for the championship final.
Event 5 Men 400 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 3:40.07 26/07/2009Paul Biedermann, Germany
Commonwealth: C 3:40.08 26/07/2002Ian Thorpe, Australia
Australian: A 3:40.08 30/07/2002Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot
All Comers: R 3:40.54 27/03/2002Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot
WCQT: Q 3:46.14
Meet Qualifying: 4:05.37
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 24 CHAND 3:44.20 3:48.09 898
r:+0.67 26.20 54.42 (28.22)
1:23.29 (28.87) 1:51.84 (28.55)
2:20.94 (29.10) 2:49.83 (28.89)
3:19.25 (29.42) 3:48.09 (28.84)
2 HORTON, MACK 23 MVC 3:43.76 3:50.50 870
r:+0.69 26.68 55.37 (28.69)
1:24.30 (28.93) 1:53.64 (29.34)
2:23.22 (29.58) 2:52.70 (29.48)
3:22.04 (29.34) 3:50.50 (28.46)
3 WINNINGTON, ELI 19 BOND 3:44.68 3:51.09 863
r:+0.67 26.48 55.13 (28.65)
1:24.17 (29.04) 1:53.34 (29.17)
2:22.86 (29.52) 2:52.29 (29.43)
3:21.98 (29.69) 3:51.09 (29.11)
4 NEILL, THOMAS 17 RACKL 3:50.99 3:52.71 845
r:+0.70 26.87 55.74 (28.87)
1:24.98 (29.24) 1:54.53 (29.55)
2:23.89 (29.36) 2:53.67 (29.78)
3:23.50 (29.83) 3:52.71 (29.21)
5 PARRISH, JOSHUA 22 TSS 3:49.06 3:53.28 839
r:+0.66 27.30 56.66 (29.36)
1:26.03 (29.37) 1:55.61 (29.58)
2:25.07 (29.46) 2:54.79 (29.72)
3:24.63 (29.84) 3:53.28 (28.65)
6 SLOMAN, NICK 21 NOOSA 3:56.30 3:53.86 833
r:+0.76 27.18 56.45 (29.27)
1:26.21 (29.76) 1:56.09 (29.88)
2:25.85 (29.76) 2:55.39 (29.54)
3:24.95 (29.56) 3:53.86 (28.91)
7 TINSLEY, MITCHE 18 CHAND 3:52.33 3:54.27 828
r:+0.69 26.53 54.98 (28.45)
1:23.89 (28.91) 1:53.26 (29.37)
2:22.87 (29.61) 2:53.44 (30.57)
3:24.69 (31.25) 3:54.27 (29.58)
8 JACOBSON, DANIE 20 ALBAN 3:55.16 3:54.96 821
r:+0.68 27.10 55.82 (28.72)
1:25.26 (29.44) 1:55.06 (29.80)
2:25.09 (30.03) 2:55.25 (30.16)
3:25.33 (30.08) 3:54.96 (29.63)
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