Ariarne Titmus crushed the field to set a new Australian and Commonwealth record in the 400 free during the first night of finals at the 2019 Australian World Championship Trials in Brisbane.
Titmus won the race in 3:59.35 to break her own record set last year (3:59.66). The time qualified her for the world championships.
Kiah Melverton finished second in 4:05.30 to also qualify for the world championships.
Lani Pallister nearly made it three qualifiers, but missed by nine hundredths of a second with her 4:06.57.
Leah Neale was fourth (4:07.42), followed by Madeleine Gough (4:07.97), Mikka Sheridan (4:11.81), Carla Buchanan (4:14.15) and Jenn Forrester (4:14.81).
LIVE RESULTS of Ariarne Titmus and the rest of the field.
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 Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Finals ===
1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18 STPET 4:09.72 3:59.35C 964
r:+0.80 27.76 57.26 (29.50)
1:27.54 (30.28) 1:57.67 (30.13)
2:27.99 (30.32) 2:58.42 (30.43)
3:29.06 (30.64) 3:59.35 (30.29)
2 MELVERTON, KIAH 22 TSS 4:09.95 4:05.30Q 895
r:+0.75 28.78 59.06 (30.28)
1:29.87 (30.81) 2:00.88 (31.01)
2:32.20 (31.32) 3:03.76 (31.56)
3:35.38 (31.62) 4:05.30 (29.92)
3 PALLISTER, LANI 17 CTREE 4:11.64 4:06.57 881
r:+0.73 28.81 59.50 (30.69)
1:30.63 (31.13) 2:01.81 (31.18)
2:33.30 (31.49) 3:04.86 (31.56)
3:36.13 (31.27) 4:06.57 (30.44)
4 NEALE, LEAH 23 USCS 4:10.93 4:07.42 872
r:+0.69 28.44 59.40 (30.96)
1:30.51 (31.11) 2:02.07 (31.56)
2:33.37 (31.30) 3:04.99 (31.62)
3:36.64 (31.65) 4:07.42 (30.78)
5 GOUGH, MADELEIN 20 TSS 4:10.34 4:07.97 867
r:+0.78 29.18 59.70 (30.52)
1:30.91 (31.21) 2:02.15 (31.24)
2:33.73 (31.58) 3:05.33 (31.60)
3:36.92 (31.59) 4:07.97 (31.05)
6 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 24 USCS 4:11.73 4:11.81 828
r:+0.72 28.64 1:00.06 (31.42)
1:32.10 (32.04) 2:03.98 (31.88)
2:35.88 (31.90) 3:08.01 (32.13)
3:40.07 (32.06) 4:11.81 (31.74)
7 BUCHANAN, CARLA 23 ACACI 4:11.47 4:14.15 805
r:+0.70 28.76 1:00.19 (31.43)
1:31.58 (31.39) 2:03.57 (31.99)
2:35.58 (32.01) 3:08.84 (33.26)
3:41.84 (33.00) 4:14.15 (32.31)
8 FORRESTER, JENN 15 STPET 4:13.39 4:14.81 799
r:+0.74 29.17 1:00.54 (31.37)
1:32.62 (32.08) 2:04.92 (32.30)
2:37.42 (32.50) 3:10.18 (32.76)
3:42.89 (32.71) 4:14.81 (31.92)
Women’s 100 Fly
Emma McKeon held on to her top seed from prelims and used a quick start to win the 100 fly and qualify for the world championships.
McKeon won the event in 57.28. She holds the Australian and Commonwealth record at 56.18, which she set in 2017. McKeon is the second-fastest performer in the world this year, but that time came from the national championships in April (56.85).
Brianna Throssell finished second in 57.57, also under the Australian world standard time of 57.64 to qualify.
Jemma Schlicht finished third in 59.51, followed by Laura Taylor (59.56), Alice Stuart (59.82), Yolane Kukla (59.85), Kayla Costa (1:00.34) and Alexandra Perkins (1:00.68).
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 Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 25 GUSC 57.52 57.28Q 908
r:+0.72 26.75 57.28 (30.53)
2 THROSSELL, BRIA 23 UWSC 58.74 57.57Q 894
r:+0.68 27.08 57.57 (30.49)
3 SCHLICHT, JEMMA 22 KAWTR 1:00.01 59.51 810
r:+0.70 27.98 59.51 (31.53)
4 TAYLOR, LAURA 19 TSS 59.99 59.56 808
r:+0.65 27.91 59.56 (31.65)
5 STUART, ALICE 21 TSS 1:00.44 59.82 797
r:+0.69 28.16 59.82 (31.66)
6 KUKLA, YOLANE 23 PBC 59.59 59.85 796
r:+0.65 27.33 59.85 (32.52)
7 COSTA, KAYLA 17 NUN 1:00.51 1:00.34 777
r:+0.65 27.97 1:00.34 (32.37)
8 PERKINS, ALEXAN 18 USCS 1:00.56 1:00.68 764
r:+0.68 28.20 1:00.68 (32.48)
Men’s 100 Breast
Matthew Wilson won the men’s 100 breast in 59.78, under the qualifying standard, to open the men’s portion of the finals.
Daniel Cave finished second in 1:00.18, followed by Zac Stubblety-Cook (1:00.30), Jake Packard (1:00.42), Sam Williamson (1:01.00), Louis Townsend (1:01.43), James McKechnie (1L01.45) and Liam Hunter (1:01.68).
Event 2 Men 100 LC Metre Breaststroke
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World: W 57.10 4/08/2018 Adam Peaty, Great Britain
Commonwealth: C 57.10 4/08/2018 Adam Peaty, Great Britain
Australian: A 58.58 27/07/2009Brenton Rickard, Brothers
All Comers: R 58.84 7/04/2018 Adam Peaty, England
WCQT: Q 59.24
Meet Qualifying: 1:06.32
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 WILSON, MATTHEW 20 SOSC 1:00.49 59.78 871
r:+0.63 27.88 59.78 (31.90)
2 CAVE, DANIEL 20 MVC 1:00.46 1:00.18 854
r:+0.62 28.37 1:00.18 (31.81)
3 STUBBLETY-COOK, 20 WBAC 1:00.85 1:00.39 845
r:+0.72 28.80 1:00.39 (31.59)
4 PACKARD, JAKE 24 USCS 1:00.29 1:00.42 844
r:+0.65 28.16 1:00.42 (32.26)
5 WILLIAMSON, SAM 21 FAS 1:00.89 1:01.00 820
r:+0.69 28.22 1:01.00 (32.78)
6 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 21 RACKL 1:01.91 1:01.43 803
r:+0.58 28.27 1:01.43 (33.16)
7 MCKECHNIE, JAME 23 STP 1:01.21 1:01.45 802
r:+0.70 28.27 1:01.45 (33.18)
8 HUNTER, LIAM 22 CHAND 1:01.39 1:01.68 793
r:+0.63 28.98 1:01.68 (32.70)
Women’s 200 IM
Kaylee McKeown dominated the women’s 200 IM, winning the event by nearly four seconds and punching her ticket to the world championships.
The 17-year-old won the race in 2:09.94, a half second faster than the Australian worlds qualifying time. She is the fifth-fastest performer in the world this year in the event.
Blair Evans finished second in 2:13.55, followed by Meg Bailey (2:14.39), Abbey Harkin (2:15.96), Kotuku Ngawati (2:16.97), Charli Brown (2:17.10), Tianni Gilmour (2:17.28) and Keryn Clark (2:18.37).
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 Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Finals ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17 USCS 2:14.60 2:09.94Q 914
r:+0.68 28.59 1:01.08 (32.49)
1:38.75 (37.67) 2:09.94 (31.19)
2 EVANS, BLAIR 28 UWSC 2:15.31 2:13.55 842
r:+0.71 29.97 1:03.69 (33.72)
1:42.33 (38.64) 2:13.55 (31.22)
3 BAILEY, MEG 22 HUNT 2:14.81 2:14.39 826
r:+0.72 28.96 1:03.38 (34.42)
1:41.95 (38.57) 2:14.39 (32.44)
4 HARKIN, ABBEY 21 STPET 2:16.00 2:15.96 798
r:+0.71 28.98 1:04.34 (35.36)
1:43.19 (38.85) 2:15.96 (32.77)
5 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 24 MVC 2:15.71 2:16.97 780
r:+0.69 29.17 1:04.46 (35.29)
1:44.45 (39.99) 2:16.97 (32.52)
6 BROWN, CHARLI 16 MANLY 2:16.54 2:17.10 778
r:+0.70 29.55 1:04.42 (34.87)
1:45.19 (40.77) 2:17.10 (31.91)
7 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23 USCS 2:16.94 2:17.28 775
r:+0.71 29.21 1:04.62 (35.41)
1:45.09 (40.47) 2:17.28 (32.19)
8 CLARK, KERYN 25 TRINI 2:18.46 2:18.37 757
r:+0.70 29.79 1:04.20 (34.41)
1:45.54 (41.34) 2:18.37 (32.83)
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Forget the King and Efimova rivalry, Titmus and Ledecky will be the race to watch at the worlds.
Agreed with that one!!
Congratulations
She was awesome the crowd got right behind her