The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials entered its fourth day of finals with a range of events, spanning from sprint free to the women’s 400 IM, led by Ariarne Titmus, Kyle Chalmers and Mitch Larkin, who each clocked a top five performance in the world this year to qualify for the world championships.
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Men’s 100 Free
Kyle Chalmers opened the final session with a bang, throwing down the fastest 100 free in the world this year.
Chalmers won the race in 47.35 to qualify for the world championships.
Russia’s Vladislav Grinev had the top time in the world, a 47.43, and Chalmers was second at 47.48 from nationals in April, prior to tonight’s swim.
Clyde Lewis was seconds in 48.46, followed by Cameron McEvoy (48.66), Alexander Graham (49.06), Louis Townsend (49.19), James Roberts (49.29), Matthew Davis (49.55) and Ash Brinkworth (49.58).
Event 14 Men 100 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 46.91 30/07/2009Cesar Cielo, Brazil
Commonwealth: C 47.04 11/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, Australia
Australian: A 47.04 11/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, Bond
All Comers: R 47.04 11/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, Bond
WCQT: Q 48.31
Meet Qualifying: 52.37
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 CHALMERS, KYLE 20 MARI 47.91 47.35Q 972
r:+0.66 23.13 47.35 (24.22)
2 LEWIS, CLYDE 21 STPET 48.78 48.46 907
r:+0.69 23.72 48.46 (24.74)
3 MCEVOY, CAMERON 25 TSS 48.75 48.66 895
r:+0.61 23.10 48.66 (25.56)
4 GRAHAM, ALEXAND 24 BOND 48.95 49.06 874
r:+0.70 23.65 49.06 (25.41)
5 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 21 RACKL 48.99 49.19 867
r:+0.60 23.81 49.19 (25.38)
6 ROBERTS, JAMES 28 SOMGC 49.55 49.29 862
r:+0.67 23.61 49.29 (25.68)
7 DAVIS, MATTHEW 23 PBC 49.80 49.55 848
r:+0.69 23.87 49.55 (25.68)
8 BRINKWORTH, ASH 19 UWSC 49.31 49.58 846
r:+0.66 23.57 49.58 (26.01)
Women’s 200 Fly
Brianna Throssell dropped three seconds from her prelim time to earn a one-second victory in the 200 fly.
Throssell finished in 2:07.39 to qualify for the world championships. It makes her the tenth-fastest performer in the world this year.
Laura Taylor was second (2:08.42), followed by Brittany Castelluzzo (2:10.83), Alice Stuart (2:11.21), Tianni Gilmour (2:12.27), Isabelle Mason (2:15.61), Lauren Wilson (2:15.63) and Jaime Krueger (2:16.44).
Event 15 Women 200 LC Metre Butterfly
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World: W 2:01.81 21/10/2009Liu Zige, China
Commonwealth: C 2:03.41 30/07/2009Jessicah Schipper, Australia
Australian: A 2:03.41 30/07/2009Jessicah Schipper, Commercial
All Comers: R 2:05.41 7/04/2015 Madeline Groves, SPW
WCQT: Q 2:07.82
Meet Qualifying: 2:20.46
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Finals ===
1 THROSSELL, BRIA 23 UWSC 2:10.90 2:07.39Q 874
r:+0.69 28.81 1:01.25 (32.44)
1:34.30 (33.05) 2:07.39 (33.09)
2 TAYLOR, LAURA 19 TSS 2:11.88 2:08.42 853
r:+0.69 28.86 1:01.19 (32.33)
1:34.21 (33.02) 2:08.42 (34.21)
3 CASTELLUZZO, BR 18 TTG 2:13.57 2:10.83 807
r:+0.73 29.52 1:03.44 (33.92)
1:37.29 (33.85) 2:10.83 (33.54)
4 STUART, ALICE 21 TSS 2:12.65 2:11.21 800
r:+0.66 29.31 1:02.49 (33.18)
1:36.97 (34.48) 2:11.21 (34.24)
5 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23 USCS 2:13.01 2:12.27 781
r:+0.68 29.63 1:03.22 (33.59)
1:37.22 (34.00) 2:12.27 (35.05)
6 MASON, ISABELLE 17 TGSC 2:15.96 2:15.61 724
r:+0.69 30.16 1:04.32 (34.16)
1:39.98 (35.66) 2:15.61 (35.63)
7 WILSON, LAUREN 24 MANLY 2:16.64 2:15.63 724
r:+0.73 30.58 1:04.77 (34.19)
1:40.04 (35.27) 2:15.63 (35.59)
8 KRUEGER, JAIME 15 FAIRY 2:16.56 2:16.44 711
r:+0.74 30.31 1:05.31 (35.00)
1:40.40 (35.09) 2:16.44 (36.04)
Men’s 200 IM
Mitch Larkin turned in a stunning performance in the 200 IM, breaking the Australian and Commonwealth records in the process.
Larkin won the 200 IM in 1:55.72, which makes him the fourth-fastest performer in the world this year. It also was enough to qualify for the world championships.
He was the only one to qualify.
Thomas Fraser-Holmes finished second in 1:58.76, followed by Jared Gilliland (1;59.86), Travis Mahoney (2:00.44), Liam Hunter (2:01.29), Se-Bom Lee (2:02.72), Brendon Smith (2:02.78) and James McKechnie (2:03.39).
Event 16 Men 200 LC Metre IM
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World: W 1:54.00 28/07/2011Ryan Lochte, USA
Commonwealth: C 1:55.72 12/06/2019Mitch Larkin, SPW
Australian: A 1:55.72 12/06/2019Mitch Larkin, SPW
All Comers: R 1:54.98 29/03/2007Michael Phelps, USA
WCQT: Q 1:57.81
Meet Qualifying: 2:09.21
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Finals ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 25 STPET 1:59.93 1:55.72C 956
r:+0.70 25.03 54.49 (29.46)
1:28.04 (33.55) 1:55.72 (27.68)
2 FRASER-HOLMES, 27 GUSC 2:00.39 1:58.76 884
r:+0.69 25.62 55.57 (29.95)
1:30.20 (34.63) 1:58.76 (28.56)
3 GILLILAND, JARE 24 BGRAM 2:02.28 1:59.86 860
r:+0.69 25.78 56.93 (31.15)
1:31.01 (34.08) 1:59.86 (28.85)
4 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 28 MARI 2:01.20 2:00.44 848
r:+0.65 25.98 56.25 (30.27)
1:31.15 (34.90) 2:00.44 (29.29)
5 HUNTER, LIAM 22 CHAND 2:02.46 2:01.29 830
r:+0.66 26.52 58.82 (32.30)
1:32.09 (33.27) 2:01.29 (29.20)
6 LEE, SE-BOM 17 CARL 2:02.85 2:02.72 801
r:+0.66 26.62 57.09 (30.47)
1:33.01 (35.92) 2:02.72 (29.71)
7 SMITH, BRENDON 18 NUN 2:03.69 2:02.78 800
r:+0.71 26.28 58.22 (31.94)
1:34.41 (36.19) 2:02.78 (28.37)
8 MCKECHNIE, JAME 23 STP 2:03.57 2:03.39 788
r:+0.71 27.01 59.17 (32.16)
1:33.45 (34.28) 2:03.39 (29.94)
Women’s 400 IM
In a rare event, no one earned an automatic world championship qualifying time in the women’s 400 IM.
The standard was set at 4:37.14.
Blair Evans won the race in 4:40.40, a strong race, but not quite a qualifier.
Meg Bailey finished second in 4:41.61, followed by Jenn Forrester (4:44.39), Sophie Caldwell (4:44.48), Fran Fitzhenry (4:50.21), Mikayla Smith (4:51.71), Charli Brown (4:54.86) and Madeline Snell (4:56.15).
Event 17 Women 400 LC Metre IM
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World: W 4:26.36 6/08/2016 Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
Commonwealth: C 4:29.45 10/08/2008Stephanie Rice, Australia
Australian: A 4:29.45 10/08/2008Stephanie Rice, SPW
All Comers: R 4:31.46 22/03/2008Stephanie Rice, SPW
WCQT: Q 4:37.14
Meet Qualifying: 5:03.24
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Finals ===
1 EVANS, BLAIR 28 UWSC 4:44.98 4:40.40 857
r:+0.72 30.05 1:03.88 (33.83)
1:40.48 (36.60) 2:15.68 (35.20)
2:56.08 (40.40) 3:35.88 (39.80)
4:08.53 (32.65) 4:40.40 (31.87)
2 BAILEY, MEG 22 HUNT 4:46.92 4:41.61 846
r:+0.74 29.74 1:03.51 (33.77)
1:39.70 (36.19) 2:15.07 (35.37)
2:55.35 (40.28) 3:36.19 (40.84)
4:09.53 (33.34) 4:41.61 (32.08)
3 FORRESTER, JENN 15 STPET 4:47.84 4:44.39 821
r:+0.72 30.26 1:04.84 (34.58)
1:41.87 (37.03) 2:17.79 (35.92)
2:58.20 (40.41) 3:39.36 (41.16)
4:12.77 (33.41) 4:44.39 (31.62)
4 CALDWELL, SOPHI 19 NUN 4:46.12 4:44.48 820
r:+0.75 30.34 1:05.48 (35.14)
1:41.82 (36.34) 2:17.75 (35.93)
2:58.97 (41.22) 3:39.85 (40.88)
4:12.90 (33.05) 4:44.48 (31.58)
5 FITZHENRY, FRAN 19 TRGR 4:49.52 4:50.21 773
r:+0.69 30.09 1:04.96 (34.87)
1:42.01 (37.05) 2:19.20 (37.19)
3:00.67 (41.47) 3:42.46 (41.79)
4:17.08 (34.62) 4:50.21 (33.13)
6 SMITH, MIKAYLA 20 NUN 4:55.05 4:51.71 761
r:+0.67 30.01 1:05.26 (35.25)
1:44.91 (39.65) 2:23.84 (38.93)
3:03.89 (40.05) 3:44.86 (40.97)
4:19.23 (34.37) 4:51.71 (32.48)
7 BROWN, CHARLI 16 MANLY 4:54.18 4:54.86 737
r:+0.75 30.46 1:06.06 (35.60)
1:43.80 (37.74) 2:22.03 (38.23)
3:04.19 (42.16) 3:47.28 (43.09)
4:21.29 (34.01) 4:54.86 (33.57)
8 SNELL, MADELINE 17 ACACI 4:55.93 4:56.15 727
r:+0.71 31.55 1:07.53 (35.98)
1:46.16 (38.63) 2:24.22 (38.06)
3:06.07 (41.85) 3:48.37 (42.30)
4:22.61 (34.24) 4:56.15 (33.54)
Women’s 800 Free
Teenage sensation Ariarne Titmus closed the session with a strong performance in the 800 free. She didn’t quit reach her Australian-record seed time of 8:17.07, but she managed to win the event in 8:18.23 to qualify for the world championships. It makes her the fourth-fastest performer of the year.
One event after no one qualified for worlds, four swimmers reached the standard in the 800 free.
Kiah Melverton finished second in 8:22.83, followed by Lani Pallister (8:25.66) and Madeleine Gough (8:25.94), all reaching the standard.
Moesha Johnson finished fifth (8:36.84), followed by Dahlas Rogers (8:41.66), Phoebe Hines (8:44.46) and Bianca Crisp (8:54.54).
Event 18 Women 800 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 8:04.79 18/08/2016Katie Ledecky, USA
Commonwealth: C 8:14.10 16/08/2008Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
Australian: A 8:17.07 10/08/2018Ariarne Titmus, SPW
All Comers: R 8:11.35 21/08/2014Katie Ledecky, USA
WCQT: Q 8:30.66
Meet Qualifying: 9:07.52
Name Age Team Seed Finals FINA
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1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18 STPET 8:17.07 8:18.23Q 921
r:+0.78 28.70 59.34 (30.64)
1:30.49 (31.15) 2:01.62 (31.13)
2:32.65 (31.03) 3:03.71 (31.06)
3:34.99 (31.28) 4:06.52 (31.53)
4:37.78 (31.26) 5:09.22 (31.44)
5:40.47 (31.25) 6:12.11 (31.64)
6:43.79 (31.68) 7:15.95 (32.16)
7:47.62 (31.67) 8:18.23 (30.61)
2 MELVERTON, KIAH 22 TSS 8:25.64 8:22.83Q 896
r:+0.76 29.07 59.78 (30.71)
1:30.89 (31.11) 2:02.11 (31.22)
2:33.48 (31.37) 3:05.11 (31.63)
3:36.66 (31.55) 4:08.55 (31.89)
4:40.50 (31.95) 5:12.22 (31.72)
5:44.08 (31.86) 6:16.32 (32.24)
6:48.47 (32.15) 7:20.50 (32.03)
7:52.38 (31.88) 8:22.83 (30.45)
3 PALLISTER, LANI 17 CTREE 8:28.54 8:25.66Q 881
r:+0.66 29.04 1:00.15 (31.11)
1:31.49 (31.34) 2:02.81 (31.32)
2:34.36 (31.55) 3:06.45 (32.09)
3:38.28 (31.83) 4:10.13 (31.85)
4:42.01 (31.88) 5:14.09 (32.08)
5:46.49 (32.40) 6:18.56 (32.07)
6:50.86 (32.30) 7:23.00 (32.14)
7:54.91 (31.91) 8:25.66 (30.75)
4 GOUGH, MADELEIN 20 TSS 8:26.89 8:25.94Q 879
r:+0.78 29.95 1:01.06 (31.11)
1:32.93 (31.87) 2:04.49 (31.56)
2:36.34 (31.85) 3:08.17 (31.83)
3:40.06 (31.89) 4:11.82 (31.76)
4:43.33 (31.51) 5:14.97 (31.64)
5:46.94 (31.97) 6:18.66 (31.72)
6:50.81 (32.15) 7:22.67 (31.86)
7:54.88 (32.21) 8:25.94 (31.06)
5 JOHNSON, MOESHA 21 TSS 8:41.61 8:36.84 825
r:+0.76 30.02 1:01.94 (31.92)
1:34.20 (32.26) 2:06.78 (32.58)
2:39.59 (32.81) 3:12.03 (32.44)
3:44.43 (32.40) 4:17.08 (32.65)
4:49.40 (32.32) 5:21.84 (32.44)
5:54.68 (32.84) 6:27.38 (32.70)
7:00.19 (32.81) 7:33.09 (32.90)
8:05.49 (32.40) 8:36.84 (31.35)
6 ROGERS, DAHLAS 24 USCS 8:41.62 8:41.66 802
r:+0.71 30.35 1:02.67 (32.32)
1:35.42 (32.75) 2:08.43 (33.01)
2:41.48 (33.05) 3:14.31 (32.83)
3:47.25 (32.94) 4:19.86 (32.61)
4:52.45 (32.59) 5:25.38 (32.93)
5:58.39 (33.01) 6:31.20 (32.81)
7:04.19 (32.99) 7:37.03 (32.84)
8:09.83 (32.80) 8:41.66 (31.83)
7 HINES, PHOEBE 20 USCS 8:35.49 8:44.46 789
r:+0.81 30.40 1:02.49 (32.09)
1:35.31 (32.82) 2:08.35 (33.04)
2:41.61 (33.26) 3:15.00 (33.39)
3:48.60 (33.60) 4:21.84 (33.24)
4:54.93 (33.09) 5:27.93 (33.00)
6:01.23 (33.30) 6:34.11 (32.88)
7:07.11 (33.00) 7:40.03 (32.92)
8:12.84 (32.81) 8:44.46 (31.62)
8 CRISP, BIANCA 20 TSS 8:49.32 8:54.54 745
r:+0.72 31.02 1:04.07 (33.05)
1:37.46 (33.39) 2:11.03 (33.57)
2:44.74 (33.71) 3:18.45 (33.71)
3:52.49 (34.04) 4:26.34 (33.85)
5:00.23 (33.89) 5:33.83 (33.60)
6:07.85 (34.02) 6:41.72 (33.87)
7:15.58 (33.86) 7:49.31 (33.73)
8:22.80 (33.49) 8:54.54 (31.74)
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