The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials continued today in Brisbane with the second finals 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.
Top seeds from the morning’s prelims included: Minna Atherton, Mitch Larkin, Jessica Hansen and Alexander Graham.
Larkin and Atherton qualified for worlds, along with Kyle Chalmers and five mile swimmers.
LIVE RESULTS of the 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials
Women’s 100 Back
Minna Atherton hung on to her top seed in the 100 back to earned a narrow victory and reach the world championships.
Atherton won the race in 59.20 to finish just eight hundredths of a second ahead of Kaylee McKeown (59.29). They are the seventh and eighth fastest swimmers in the world this year in the event, respectively.
Both swimmers were under the 59.82 Australian automatic world championship qualifying time.
Thirty-one-year-old Holly Barratt finished third in 1:00.24, holding off Australian record holder Emily Seebohm (1:00.29).
Madison Wilson finished fifth (1:00.41), followed by Molly O’Callaghan (1:01.12), Jessica Unicomb (1:02.72) and Tahli Thornton (1:02.74).
Event 6 Women 100 LC Metre Backstroke
==================================================================
World: W 58.00 28/07/2018Kathleen Baker, USA
Commonwealth: C 58.10 25/07/2017Kylie Masse, Canada
Australian: A 58.23 28/07/2012Emily Seebohm, Brothers
All Comers: R 58.62 10/04/2017Emily Seebohm, Brisbane Grammar
WCQT: Q 59.82
Meet Qualifying: 1:05.68
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
==================================================================
=== A - Final ===
1 ATHERTON, MINNA 19 BGRAM 59.25 59.20Q 940
r:+0.62 28.80 59.20 (30.40)
2 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17 USCS 1:00.74 59.28Q 936
r:+0.58 28.83 59.28 (30.45)
3 BARRATT, HOLLY 31 ROC 1:01.48 1:00.24 892
r:+0.59 29.31 1:00.24 (30.93)
4 SEEBOHM, EMILY 27 BGRAM 1:00.26 1:00.29 890
r:+0.89 29.12 1:00.29 (31.17)
5 WILSON, MADISON 25 MARI 1:01.34 1:00.41 885
r:+0.60 29.31 1:00.41 (31.10)
6 O'CALLAGHAN, MO 15 STPET 1:02.12 1:01.12 854
r:+0.56 29.66 1:01.12 (31.46)
7 UNICOMB, JESSIC 22 GUSC 1:03.00 1:02.72 790
r:+0.62 30.45 1:02.72 (32.27)
8 THORNTON, TAHLI 16 BGRAM 1:03.32 1:02.74 790
r:+0.64 30.35 1:02.74 (32.39)
Men’s 100 Back
Australian record holder Mitch Larkin punched his ticket to the world championships with a dominating performance in the men’s 100 back.
Larkin won the race in 52.38, more than a second off the qualifying standard of 53.76.
He was the only one to qualify for worlds in the event.
William Yang finished second in 54.46, followed by Bradley Woodward (54.61), Travis Mahoney (54.99), Jordan Merrilees (56.07), Kevin Kalember (56.44), Tom Jeffries (56.87) and Zac Incerti (57.61).
Event 7 Men 100 LC Metre Backstroke
==================================================================
World: W 51.85 13/08/2016Ryan Murphy, USA
Commonwealth: C 52.11 6/11/2015 Mitch Larkin, Australia
Australian: A 52.11 6/11/2015 Mitch Larkin, SPW
All Comers: R 52.48 8/04/2016 Mitch Larkin, SPW
WCQT: Q 53.76
Meet Qualifying: 58.73
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
==================================================================
=== A - Final ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 25 STPET 53.18 52.38R 969
r:+0.58 25.65 52.38 (26.73)
2 YANG, WILLIAM 20 SYDU 55.11 54.46 863
r:+0.63 26.34 54.46 (28.12)
3 WOODWARD, BRADL 20 MING 54.75 54.61 855
r:+0.88 26.62 54.61 (27.99)
4 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 28 MARI 55.04 54.99 838
r:+0.62 26.68 54.99 (28.31)
5 MERRILEES, JORD 24 MVC 55.99 56.07 790
r:+0.62 27.46 56.07 (28.61)
6 KALEMBER, KEVIN 21 ROC 56.29 56.44 775
r:+0.62 27.01 56.44 (29.43)
7 JEFFRIES, TOM 22 RACKL 56.41 56.87 757
r:+0.60 27.83 56.87 (29.04)
8 INCERTI, ZAC 22 UWSC 56.33 57.61 729
r:+0.59 27.37 57.61 (30.24)
Women’s 100 Breast
Jessica Hansen kept her top seed by winning the 100 breast in 1:07.06. The time was a quarter of a second off the Australian automatic qualifying standard.
Jenna Strauch finished second in 1:07.79, followed by Abbey Harkin (1:07.03).
Leiston Pickett finished fourth (1:08.00), ahead of Georgia Bohl (1:08.08), Tessa Wallace (1:08.76), Taylor McKeown (1:09.08) and Zoe Deacon (1:09.55).
Event 8 Women 100 LC Metre Breaststroke
==================================================================
World: W 1:04.13 25/07/2017Lilly King, USA
Commonwealth: C 1:05.09 20/03/2006Leisel Jones, Australia
Australian: A 1:05.09 20/03/2006Leisel Jones, Commercial
All Comers: R 1:05.09 20/03/2006Leisel Jones, Commercial
WCQT: Q 1:06.81
Meet Qualifying: 1:14.49
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
==================================================================
=== A - Final ===
1 HANSEN, JESSICA 23 NUN 1:07.33 1:07.06 874
r:+0.66 31.26 1:07.06 (35.80)
2 STRAUCH, JENNA 22 BOND 1:08.73 1:07.79 846
r:+0.75 31.87 1:07.79 (35.92)
3 HARKIN, ABBEY 21 STPET 1:09.08 1:07.93 841
r:+0.74 32.18 1:07.93 (35.75)
4 PICKETT, LEISTO 27 STHPT 1:08.77 1:08.00 838
r:+0.72 31.94 1:08.00 (36.06)
5 BOHL, GEORGIA 22 GUSC 1:07.94 1:08.08 835
r:+0.67 31.66 1:08.08 (36.42)
6 WALLACE, TESSA 25 PWCAL 1:09.32 1:08.76 811
r:+0.64 32.29 1:08.76 (36.47)
7 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 24 GUSC 1:09.34 1:09.08 800
r:+0.70 33.08 1:09.08 (36.00)
8 DEACON, ZOE 19 NUN 1:10.52 1:09.55 783
r:+0.74 33.03 1:09.55 (36.52)
Men’s 200 Free
In a star-studded men’s 200 free, three competitors reached the world championship qualifying standard.
Kyle Chalmers used a 26.58 final split to win the race in 1:45.76, holding off Clyde Lewis, who was just behind at 1:45.88.
Alexander Graham also made it under the qualifying standard, by a mere three hundredths of a second to take third in 1:46.25.
Jack McLoughlin finished fourth (1:46.82), followed by Mack Horton (1:47.05).
Thomas Fraser-Holmes finished sixth in 1:47.64 to finish ahead of Cameron McEvoy (1:47.85) and Eli Winnington (1:47.86).
Event 9 Men 200 LC Metre Freestyle
==================================================================
World: W 1:42.00 28/07/2009Paul Biedermann, Germany
Commonwealth: C 1:44.06 25/07/2001Ian Thorpe, Australia
Australian: A 1:44.06 25/07/2001Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot
All Comers: R 1:43.86 27/03/2007Michael Phelps, USA
WCQT: Q 1:46.28
Meet Qualifying: 1:54.97
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
==================================================================
=== A - Final ===
1 CHALMERS, KYLE 20 MARI 1:46.35 1:45.76Q 897
r:+0.71 24.89 52.06 (27.17)
1:19.18 (27.12) 1:45.76 (26.58)
2 LEWIS, CLYDE 21 STPET 1:47.10 1:45.88Q 894
r:+0.70 24.64 51.36 (26.72)
1:18.54 (27.18) 1:45.88 (27.34)
3 GRAHAM, ALEXAND 24 BOND 1:46.14 1:46.25Q 884
r:+0.70 24.68 51.58 (26.90)
1:18.83 (27.25) 1:46.25 (27.42)
4 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 24 CHAND 1:47.52 1:46.82 870
r:+0.68 25.11 52.13 (27.02)
1:19.50 (27.37) 1:46.82 (27.32)
5 HORTON, MACK 23 MVC 1:47.83 1:47.05 865
r:+0.71 25.27 52.32 (27.05)
1:19.90 (27.58) 1:47.05 (27.15)
6 FRASER-HOLMES, 27 GUSC 1:48.55 1:47.64 850
r:+0.67 24.85 52.32 (27.47)
1:20.24 (27.92) 1:47.64 (27.40)
7 MCEVOY, CAMERON 25 TSS 1:47.43 1:47.85 845
r:+0.61 24.97 52.18 (27.21)
1:20.07 (27.89) 1:47.85 (27.78)
8 WINNINGTON, ELI 19 BOND 1:48.11 1:47.86 845
r:+0.66 25.01 52.18 (27.17)
1:20.19 (28.01) 1:47.86 (27.67)
Women’s 1500
The session finished with a bang as five women’s mile swimmers swam the 1500 free under the Australian qualifying standard for the world championships.
Madeleine Gough had the fastest time of the group, finishing in 15:56.39.
Kiah Melverton finished second in 15:56.46, followed by Lani Pallister (16:06.84), Kareena Lee (16:08.21) and Moesha Johnson (16:17.67), all reaching the qualifying time.
Phoebe Hines finished sixth in 16:24.00, followed by Ebony Blackstone (16:58.03) and Bianca Crisp (17:02.15).
2019 Australian World Championship Trials Event 10 Women 1500 LC Metre Freestyle
==================================================================
World: W 15:20.48 17/05/2018Katie Ledecky, USA
Commonwealth: C 15:40.14 4/08/2015 Lauren Boyle, New Zealand
Australian: A 15:52.17 4/08/2015 Jessica Ashwood, Chandler
All Comers: R 15:28.36 24/08/2014Katie Ledecky, USA
WCQT: Q 16:20.98
Meet Qualifying: 17:40.00
Name Age Team Seed Finals FINA
==================================================================
1 GOUGH, MADELEIN 20 TSS 15:58.26 15:56.39Q 891
r:+0.81 30.24 1:01.90 (31.66)
1:33.90 (32.00) 2:05.78 (31.88)
2:37.83 (32.05) 3:09.71 (31.88)
3:41.83 (32.12) 4:13.83 (32.00)
4:45.83 (32.00) 5:17.81 (31.98)
5:49.63 (31.82) 6:21.52 (31.89)
6:53.43 (31.91) 7:25.30 (31.87)
7:57.21 (31.91) 8:29.26 (32.05)
9:01.09 (31.83) 9:33.14 (32.05)
10:05.16 (32.02) 10:37.26 (32.10)
11:09.13 (31.87) 11:41.19 (32.06)
12:13.22 (32.03) 12:45.27 (32.05)
13:17.26 (31.99) 13:49.38 (32.12)
14:21.58 (32.20) 14:53.80 (32.22)
15:25.64 (31.84) 15:56.39 (30.75)
2 MELVERTON, KIAH 22 TSS 15:58.09 15:56.46Q 891
r:+0.74 30.18 1:01.83 (31.65)
1:33.92 (32.09) 2:05.86 (31.94)
2:38.08 (32.22) 3:10.08 (32.00)
3:42.25 (32.17) 4:14.34 (32.09)
4:46.51 (32.17) 5:18.48 (31.97)
5:50.44 (31.96) 6:22.29 (31.85)
6:54.27 (31.98) 7:26.07 (31.80)
7:58.25 (32.18) 8:30.01 (31.76)
9:02.14 (32.13) 9:33.91 (31.77)
10:06.16 (32.25) 10:38.04 (31.88)
11:10.31 (32.27) 11:42.20 (31.89)
12:14.52 (32.32) 12:46.63 (32.11)
13:18.93 (32.30) 13:50.98 (32.05)
14:23.31 (32.33) 14:55.48 (32.17)
15:27.13 (31.65) 15:56.46 (29.33)
3 PALLISTER, LANI 17 CTREE 16:08.09 16:06.84Q 862
r:+0.71 29.45 1:00.89 (31.44)
1:32.69 (31.80) 2:04.73 (32.04)
2:36.54 (31.81) 3:08.59 (32.05)
3:40.84 (32.25) 4:13.12 (32.28)
4:45.39 (32.27) 5:17.82 (32.43)
5:50.11 (32.29) 6:22.17 (32.06)
6:54.48 (32.31) 7:26.96 (32.48)
7:59.18 (32.22) 8:31.89 (32.71)
9:04.51 (32.62) 9:37.06 (32.55)
10:09.47 (32.41) 10:42.25 (32.78)
11:14.70 (32.45) 11:47.28 (32.58)
12:20.02 (32.74) 12:52.79 (32.77)
13:25.32 (32.53) 13:58.05 (32.73)
14:30.63 (32.58) 15:03.26 (32.63)
15:35.74 (32.48) 16:06.84 (31.10)
4 LEE, KAREENA 25 NOOSA 16:00.14 16:08.21Q 859
r:+0.78 30.19 1:02.24 (32.05)
1:34.69 (32.45) 2:06.80 (32.11)
2:39.14 (32.34) 3:11.17 (32.03)
3:43.47 (32.30) 4:15.49 (32.02)
4:47.73 (32.24) 5:19.97 (32.24)
5:52.38 (32.41) 6:24.53 (32.15)
6:56.93 (32.40) 7:29.07 (32.14)
8:01.56 (32.49) 8:33.73 (32.17)
9:06.15 (32.42) 9:38.74 (32.59)
10:11.30 (32.56) 10:43.79 (32.49)
11:16.16 (32.37) 11:48.61 (32.45)
12:21.26 (32.65) 12:53.82 (32.56)
13:26.56 (32.74) 13:59.02 (32.46)
14:32.08 (33.06) 15:04.92 (32.84)
15:37.39 (32.47) 16:08.21 (30.82)
5 JOHNSON, MOESHA 21 TSS 16:32.09 16:17.67Q 834
r:+0.76 30.03 1:02.36 (32.33)
1:34.62 (32.26) 2:06.92 (32.30)
2:39.11 (32.19) 3:11.66 (32.55)
3:44.05 (32.39) 4:16.56 (32.51)
4:48.90 (32.34) 5:21.24 (32.34)
5:53.69 (32.45) 6:26.43 (32.74)
6:59.05 (32.62) 7:32.10 (33.05)
8:04.60 (32.50) 8:37.28 (32.68)
9:10.13 (32.85) 9:43.08 (32.95)
10:16.07 (32.99) 10:48.89 (32.82)
11:21.87 (32.98) 11:54.67 (32.80)
12:27.62 (32.95) 13:00.56 (32.94)
13:33.74 (33.18) 14:06.87 (33.13)
14:40.11 (33.24) 15:12.96 (32.85)
15:45.70 (32.74) 16:17.67 (31.97)
6 HINES, PHOEBE 20 USCS 16:31.98 16:24.00 818
r:+0.81 30.37 1:02.88 (32.51)
1:35.82 (32.94) 2:09.18 (33.36)
2:42.45 (33.27) 3:15.79 (33.34)
3:49.10 (33.31) 4:22.53 (33.43)
4:55.02 (32.49) 5:27.62 (32.60)
6:00.54 (32.92) 6:33.73 (33.19)
7:06.87 (33.14) 7:39.81 (32.94)
8:12.84 (33.03) 8:45.67 (32.83)
9:18.86 (33.19) 9:52.16 (33.30)
10:24.86 (32.70) 10:57.69 (32.83)
11:30.34 (32.65) 12:03.19 (32.85)
12:35.94 (32.75) 13:08.78 (32.84)
13:41.17 (32.39) 14:13.97 (32.80)
14:46.97 (33.00) 15:19.99 (33.02)
15:52.57 (32.58) 16:24.00 (31.43)
7 BLACKSTONE, EBO 23 YERPK 16:57.79 16:58.03 739
r:+0.74 30.77 1:04.25 (33.48)
1:38.34 (34.09) 2:12.22 (33.88)
2:46.34 (34.12) 3:20.41 (34.07)
3:54.51 (34.10) 4:28.66 (34.15)
5:02.94 (34.28) 5:37.28 (34.34)
6:11.23 (33.95) 6:45.26 (34.03)
7:19.44 (34.18) 7:53.62 (34.18)
8:28.07 (34.45) 9:02.45 (34.38)
9:36.55 (34.10) 10:10.91 (34.36)
10:45.12 (34.21) 11:19.20 (34.08)
11:53.13 (33.93) 12:27.23 (34.10)
13:01.28 (34.05) 13:35.49 (34.21)
14:09.50 (34.01) 14:43.89 (34.39)
15:17.84 (33.95) 15:52.06 (34.22)
16:25.64 (33.58) 16:58.03 (32.39)
8 CRISP, BIANCA 20 TSS 16:49.94 17:02.15 730
r:+0.73 30.79 1:04.04 (33.25)
1:36.98 (32.94) 2:10.35 (33.37)
2:43.85 (33.50) 3:17.56 (33.71)
3:51.27 (33.71) 4:24.96 (33.69)
4:58.78 (33.82) 5:32.57 (33.79)
6:06.65 (34.08) 6:40.80 (34.15)
7:14.89 (34.09) 7:49.22 (34.33)
8:23.43 (34.21) 8:57.82 (34.39)
9:32.25 (34.43) 10:06.85 (34.60)
10:41.50 (34.65) 11:16.03 (34.53)
11:50.80 (34.77) 12:25.56 (34.76)
13:00.10 (34.54) 13:34.73 (34.63)
14:09.54 (34.81) 14:44.39 (34.85)
15:19.26 (34.87) 15:54.15 (34.89)
16:28.54 (34.39) 17:02.15 (33.61)
.jpg "2019 Australian World Swimming Trials - logo"){kind=logo}
Mekayla Everingham