Cate Campbell did not compete at this summer’s World Championships in Budapest, but she was in town to watch as Sarah Sjostrom took down Campbell’s world record in the 100 free. Refreshed and re-focused after a disappointing performance at the 2016 Olympics, Campbell returned in the fall and took down the world record in the short course 100 free, and now she appears to be back in form in long course.
At the New South Wales State Championships Friday, Campbell recorded a time of 52.37 in the 100 free, the 11th-fastest performance in history. Only Sjostrom, Campbell, Britta Steffen and Simone Manuel have ever swum quicker..
Campbell was followed in that race by younger sister Bronte Campbell, who finished second in 53.81, while Emma McKeon took third in 53.98.
1 CAMPBELL, CATE 25 CHAND 54.66 52.37@QT
r:+0.81 25.19 52.37 (27.18)
2 CAMPBELL, BRONT 23 CHAND 54.50 53.81 QT
r:+0.67 25.78 53.81 (28.03)
3 MCKEON, EMMA 23 GUSC 55.38 53.98 QT
r:+0.70 26.30 53.98 (27.68)
4 JACK, SHAYNA 19 CHAND 55.79 54.61 QT
r:+0.72 26.32 54.61 (28.29)
5 WILSON, MADISON 23 BOND 54.65 54.84 QT
r:+0.74 26.72 54.84 (28.12)
6 ELMSLIE, BRITTA 23 BGRAM 55.50 55.80 QT
r:+0.70 26.81 55.80 (28.99)
7 COONEY, GEMMA 18 BGRAM 56.45 56.11 QT
r:+0.72 27.16 56.11 (28.95)
8 BUCHANAN, CARLA 22 ACACI 56.42 56.19 QT
r:+0.69 27.12 56.19 (29.07)
9 OUCHI, SAYUKI 16 JAPAN 56.81 56.72 QT
r:+0.64 27.17 56.72 (29.55)
10 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 23 MVC 56.49 56.85 QT
r:+0.68 27.59 56.85 (29.26)
Cate Campbell also picked up a win in the 50 fly on day one of the Sydney meet, touching in 25.68. That’s two tenths short of Marieke Guehrer’s Australian record of 25.48, and that’s in an event Campbell has never raced internationally. McKeon finished second in this one, tying with South Korea’s An Seyheon at 26.72.
1 CAMPBELL, CATE 25 CHAND 26.16 25.68@QT
r:+0.81
2 AN, SEYHEON 22 KOREA 26.97 26.72 QT
r:+0.65
2 MCKEON, EMMA 23 GUSC 26.52 26.72 QT
r:+0.70
4 OUCHI, SAYUKI 16 JAPAN 27.31 26.96 QT
r:+0.62
5 SHINNO, ANNA 18 JAPAN 27.19 27.27 QT
r:+0.68
6 LICCIARDI, CHRI 22 SOSC 27.49 27.58 QT
r:+0.62
7 FYDLER, CLAUDIA 16 KNXP 27.77 27.74 QT
r:+0.71
7 WASHER, EMILY 21 CARL 27.80 27.74 QT
r:+0.71
7 RAMSDEN, NATASH 17 ABBT 27.80 27.74 QT
r:+0.73
10 WALLACE, TESSA 24 PWCAL 27.65 28.13 QT
r:+0.67
16-year-old Kaylee McKeown recorded a strong effort in the women’s 200 back, leading the field with a time of 2:08.57. That’s about two seconds short of her own world junior record (2:06.76), which she set on her way to a fourth-place finish in the event at the World Championships. Sian Whittaker (2:09.76) and Hayley Baker (2:11.30) took second and third, respectively.
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 16 SPRTN 2:12.13 2:08.57*QT
r:+0.60 31.26 1:04.74 (33.48)
1:37.26 (32.52) 2:08.57 (31.31)
2 WHITTAKER, SIAN 20 MVC 2:13.94 2:09.76 QT
r:+0.59 30.73 1:03.40 (32.67)
1:36.98 (33.58) 2:09.76 (32.78)
3 BAKER, HAYLEY 22 MVC 2:16.24 2:11.30 QT
r:+0.47 30.72 1:04.27 (33.55)
1:38.27 (34.00) 2:11.30 (33.03)
4 CALDWELL, HILAR 26 CAN 2:13.78 2:11.71 QT
r:+0.62 31.53 1:04.94 (33.41)
1:38.59 (33.65) 2:11.71 (33.12)
5 ATHERTON, MINNA 17 BGRAM 2:14.71 2:13.23 QT
r:+0.60 30.47 1:04.31 (33.84)
1:39.22 (34.91) 2:13.23 (34.01)
6 SHIRAI, RIO 18 JAPAN 2:14.50 2:13.46 QT
r:+0.55 30.77 1:04.56 (33.79)
1:38.80 (34.24) 2:13.46 (34.66)
7 FORRESTER, AMY 19 BOND 2:13.21 2:13.58 QT
r:+0.69 31.82 1:04.30 (32.48)
1:38.50 (34.20) 2:13.58 (35.08)
8 WHITE, JORDAN 24 SLCA 2:18.22 2:17.52 QT
r:+0.61 31.87 1:06.41 (34.54)
1:42.27 (35.86) 2:17.52 (35.25)
9 KOBORI, WAKA 17 JAPAN 2:17.13 2:19.82 QT
r:+0.58 32.48 1:07.54 (35.06)
1:43.68 (36.14) 2:19.82 (36.14)
10 WOODS, ELYSE 19 MVC 2:19.05 2:20.88 QT
r:+0.64 33.24 1:08.15 (34.91)
1:44.44 (36.29) 2:20.88 (36.44)
Cameron McEvoy swam under 49 seconds as he posted a win in the men’s 100 free. He touched in 48.99, holding off late charges from 2011/2013 World Champion James Magnussen (49.11) and two-time Olympian James Roberts (49.24).
1 MCEVOY, CAMERON 23 BOND 49.12 48.99 QT
r:+0.61 23.19 48.99 (25.80)
2 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 26 RAVN 49.98 49.11 QT
r:+0.70 23.68 49.11 (25.43)
3 ROBERTS, JAMES 26 SOMGC 49.90 49.24 QT
r:+0.66 23.84 49.24 (25.40)
4 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 20 RACKL 50.29 50.39 QT
r:+0.63 24.39 50.39 (26.00)
5 JONES, BLAKE 22 SOMGC 50.90 50.44 QT
r:+0.63 24.25 50.44 (26.19)
6 ITO, HAYATA 18 JAPAN 50.88 50.61 QT
r:+0.65 24.35 50.61 (26.26)
11 SEKI, KAIYA 18 JAPAN 50.91 50.94 QT
r:+0.62 24.13 50.94 (26.81)
12 GRABICH, FEDERI 27 ARGE 50.75 51.00 QT
r:+0.65 24.24 51.00 (26.76)
13 WINNINGTON, ELI 17 BOND 50.99 51.08 QT
r:+0.67 24.83 51.08 (26.25)
14 GERRARD, JACK 23 MVC 50.97 51.26 QT
r:+0.60 24.95 51.26 (26.31)
17-year-old Elijah Winnington got the better of two Olympic gold medalists in the men’s 400 free, winning the race in 3:49.96. Mack Horton, the 400 free gold medalist in Rio, took second in 3:50.93, while Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, the 1500 gold medalist, touched third in 3:51.04.
1 WINNINGTON, ELI 17 BOND 3:54.65 3:49.96 QT
r:+0.68 26.51 55.05 (28.54)
1:24.63 (29.58) 1:53.87 (29.24)
2:23.57 (29.70) 2:53.14 (29.57)
3:22.15 (29.01) 3:49.96 (27.81)
2 HORTON, MACK 21 MVC 3:50.88 3:50.93 QT
r:+0.74 26.63 55.64 (29.01)
1:24.74 (29.10) 1:54.19 (29.45)
2:23.66 (29.47) 2:53.27 (29.61)
3:22.82 (29.55) 3:50.93 (28.11)
3 PALTRINIERI, GR 23 ITALY 3:56.39 3:51.04 QT
r:+0.74 26.82 55.84 (29.02)
1:24.97 (29.13) 1:54.48 (29.51)
2:23.89 (29.41) 2:53.16 (29.27)
3:22.38 (29.22) 3:51.04 (28.66)
4 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 22 CHAND 3:52.58 3:51.52 QT
r:+0.69 26.84 55.61 (28.77)
1:24.91 (29.30) 1:54.35 (29.44)
2:23.70 (29.35) 2:53.05 (29.35)
3:22.69 (29.64) 3:51.52 (28.83)
5 MCKEON, DAVID 25 GUSC 3:56.23 3:52.44 QT
r:+0.69 26.37 55.34 (28.97)
1:24.62 (29.28) 1:54.53 (29.91)
2:24.15 (29.62) 2:54.17 (30.02)
3:23.67 (29.50) 3:52.44 (28.77)
6 SMITH, DANIEL 26 GUSC 3:53.58 3:53.43 QT
r:+0.69 26.05 54.95 (28.90)
1:24.39 (29.44) 1:54.14 (29.75)
2:23.87 (29.73) 2:53.90 (30.03)
3:24.16 (30.26) 3:53.43 (29.27)
7 ROBINSON, NATHA 18 CHAND 3:56.28 3:54.47 QT
r:+0.66 27.01 56.34 (29.33)
1:26.00 (29.66) 1:55.72 (29.72)
2:25.22 (29.50) 2:54.67 (29.45)
3:24.56 (29.89) 3:54.47 (29.91)
11 ATTARD, ZACHARY 18 CARL 3:57.61 3:58.82 QT
r:+0.73 27.14 56.57 (29.43)
1:26.15 (29.58) 1:56.16 (30.01)
2:26.10 (29.94) 2:56.73 (30.63)
3:28.10 (31.37) 3:58.82 (30.72)
15 SHOIKE, TATSUKI 17 JAPAN 3:58.41 4:00.68 QT
r:+0.67 26.67 55.62 (28.95)
1:24.73 (29.11) 1:54.88 (30.15)
2:25.45 (30.57) 2:56.84 (31.39)
3:28.90 (32.06) 4:00.68 (31.78)
18 HANSFORD, JACOB 22 SOSC 3:58.64 4:03.23 QT
r:+0.66 27.00 56.76 (29.76)
1:27.22 (30.46) 1:58.03 (30.81)
2:29.49 (31.46) 3:00.53 (31.04)
3:32.17 (31.64) 4:03.23 (31.06)
Japan’s Yuka Sakamoto dominated the men’s 200 fly finals, finishing in a time of 1:58.05. Brodie Cook took second in 2:01.06, and Shaun Burnett was third in 2:02.02.
1 SAKAMOTO, YUYA 18 JAPAN 1:59.73 1:58.05 QT
r:+0.68 26.17 55.54 (29.37)
1:26.26 (30.72) 1:58.05 (31.79)
2 COOK, BRODIE 21 HELEN 2:03.90 2:01.06 QT
r:+0.73 26.84 57.72 (30.88)
1:29.34 (31.62) 2:01.06 (31.72)
3 BURNETT, SHAUN 27 TSS 2:01.69 2:02.02 QT
r:+0.64 27.53 59.05 (31.52)
1:30.23 (31.18) 2:02.02 (31.79)
4 BENEHOUTSOS, TH 19 MVC 2:00.84 2:02.49 QT
r:+0.67 26.36 56.85 (30.49)
1:28.97 (32.12) 2:02.49 (33.52)
5 SHERINGTON, CAL 20 CARL 2:03.79 2:02.67 QT
r:+0.65 27.56 59.22 (31.66)
1:30.47 (31.25) 2:02.67 (32.20)
6 ELLIOTT, TOMAS 23 SOSC 2:04.50 2:03.23 QT
r:+0.67 27.19 58.32 (31.13)
1:30.16 (31.84) 2:03.23 (33.07)
7 IRVINE, GRANT 26 GUSC 2:03.05 2:03.52 QT
r:+0.70 26.72 57.57 (30.85)
1:30.19 (32.62) 2:03.52 (33.33)
8 PENDER, MATTHEW 20 VAQC 2:05.55 2:04.72 QT
r:+0.65 27.32 58.83 (31.51)
1:31.09 (32.26) 2:04.72 (33.63)
9 GILLILAND, JARE 23 BGRAM 2:05.50 2:06.43 QT
r:+0.69 27.59 58.90 (31.31)
1:32.21 (33.31) 2:06.43 (34.22)
10 QUACH, ALEX 16 AUBN 2:05.89 2:08.09 QT
r:+0.69 28.85 1:01.80 (32.95)
1:34.93 (33.13) 2:08.09 (33.16)
In the women’s 100 breast, Jessica Hansen topped Kaylee McKeown, 1:07.19 to 1:07.80. Tessa Wallace grabbed third in 1:09.57.
1 HANSEN, JESSICA 22 NUN 1:09.32 1:07.19 QT
r:+0.66 31.91 1:07.19 (35.28)
2 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 22 SPRTN 1:09.05 1:07.80 QT
r:+0.71 32.42 1:07.80 (35.38)
3 WALLACE, TESSA 24 PWCAL 1:10.52 1:09.57 QT
r:+0.67 32.93 1:09.57 (36.64)
4 ASABA, SHIORI 17 JAPAN 1:10.19 1:09.83 QT
r:+0.75 32.96 1:09.83 (36.87)
5 STRAUCH, JENNA 20 BOND 1:11.10 1:10.52 QT
r:+0.73 32.93 1:10.52 (37.59)
6 ERIKSSON, JESSI 24 SWED 1:11.28 1:10.66 QT
r:+0.75 33.39 1:10.66 (37.27)
7 VAN BREUGEL, CA 23 WOYW 1:11.45 1:11.78 QT
r:+0.73 32.89 1:11.78 (38.89)
8 BEALE, SARAH 17 ACACI 1:11.76 1:12.00 QT
r:+0.70 33.98 1:12.00 (38.02)
9 SMITH, MIKAYLA 19 NUN 1:13.59 1:12.69 QT
r:+0.65 34.17 1:12.69 (38.52)
10 EVERINGHAM, MEK 20 TRGR 1:12.54 1:12.84 QT
r:+0.70 34.63 1:12.84 (38.21)
Jake Packard touched out Moon Jaekwon for the men’s 50 breast title, 27.88 to 27.90, while Matthew Hunter was a close third (28.10).
1 PACKARD, JAKE 23 SPRTN 27.88 27.88 QT
r:+0.62
2 MOON, JAEKWON 19 KOREA 27.69 27.90 QT
r:+0.66
3 WILSON, MATTHEW 19 SOSC 28.08 28.10 QT
r:+0.62
4 HUNTER, LIAM 20 CHAND 28.43 28.12 QT
r:+0.62
5 CAVE, DANIEL 18 MVC 28.46 28.54 QT
r:+0.66
6 BELL, GRAYSON 20 TSS 28.49 28.89 QT
r:+0.71
7 TRELOAR, MATTHE 23 TRGR 29.06 28.95 QT
r:+0.74
8 OSAKI, IKUMA 18 JAPAN 29.10 29.18 QT
r:+0.68
9 MIYAMOTO, IPPEI 18 JAPAN 29.23 29.26 QT
r:+0.61
10 HEMSWORTH, ANDR 19 KNXP 29.03 29.53 QT
r:+0.62
The women’s 400 IM had a bit of an international flavor, as the Czech Republic’s Barbora Zavadova won the race in 4:42.58 and Japan’s Mana Irisawa took second in 4:43.87. Third went to Aussie Keryn McMaster in 4:46.77.
1 ZÁVADOVÁ, BARBO 24 CZECH 4:47.82 4:42.58@QT
r:+0.71 30.35 1:04.60 (34.25)
1:41.00 (36.40) 2:17.01 (36.01)
2:56.83 (39.82) 3:37.87 (41.04)
4:11.14 (33.27) 4:42.58 (31.44)
2 IRISAWA, MANA 18 JAPAN 4:49.02 4:43.87*QT
r:+0.73 30.57 1:04.85 (34.28)
1:41.69 (36.84) 2:18.24 (36.55)
2:58.26 (40.02) 3:38.28 (40.02)
4:11.53 (33.25) 4:43.87 (32.34)
3 MCMASTER, KERYN 24 TRINI 4:49.52 4:46.77 QT
r:+0.80 30.65 1:05.02 (34.37)
1:41.64 (36.62) 2:17.43 (35.79)
2:59.95 (42.52) 3:42.21 (42.26)
4:15.36 (33.15) 4:46.77 (31.41)
4 SASAKI, ANNA 16 JAPAN 4:53.83 4:46.93 QT
r:+0.64 29.09 1:03.00 (33.91)
1:41.23 (38.23) 2:19.12 (37.89)
2:59.35 (40.23) 3:40.99 (41.64)
4:14.64 (33.65) 4:46.93 (32.29)
5 SHINNO, ANNA 18 JAPAN 4:52.79 4:47.08 QT
r:+0.75 29.65 1:03.78 (34.13)
1:42.40 (38.62) 2:19.34 (36.94)
3:01.10 (41.76) 3:41.78 (40.68)
4:15.04 (33.26) 4:47.08 (32.04)
6 GILMOUR, TIANNI 21 SPRTN 4:52.59 4:49.46 QT
r:+0.80 30.04 1:04.58 (34.54)
1:41.72 (37.14) 2:18.43 (36.71)
2:59.84 (41.41) 3:42.22 (42.38)
4:16.30 (34.08) 4:49.46 (33.16)
7 KOBORI, WAKA 17 JAPAN 4:51.76 4:51.60 QT
r:+0.71 31.32 1:06.88 (35.56)
1:44.11 (37.23) 2:20.32 (36.21)
3:03.14 (42.82) 3:45.27 (42.13)
4:18.66 (33.39) 4:51.60 (32.94)
8 FITZHENRY, FRAN 18 TRGR 4:54.80 4:52.60 QT
r:+0.69 30.63 1:05.92 (35.29)
1:43.94 (38.02) 2:21.38 (37.44)
3:03.18 (41.80) 3:44.85 (41.67)
4:19.19 (34.34) 4:52.60 (33.41)
9 TREWAVIS, KEILA 16 NUN 4:58.96 4:56.89 QT
r:+0.78 31.20 1:06.34 (35.14)
1:45.98 (39.64) 2:24.82 (38.84)
3:06.90 (42.08) 3:48.23 (41.33)
4:23.41 (35.18) 4:56.89 (33.48)
10 CALDWELL, SOPHI 18 NUN 4:55.92 5:00.26 QT
r:+0.77 30.86 1:07.48 (36.62)
1:45.60 (38.12) 2:24.09 (38.49)
3:06.94 (42.85) 3:50.70 (43.76)
4:25.64 (34.94) 5:00.26 (34.62)
Veteran Ben Treffers scored a win in the men’s 50 back with a time of 25.45, and he was followed by Bradley Woodward (25.65) and Will Stockwell (25.82).
1 TREFFERS, BENJA 26 SOMGC 25.16 25.45 QT
r:+0.59
2 WOODWARD, BRADL 19 MING 26.13 25.65 QT
r:+0.63
3 STOCKWELL, WILL 22 CHAND 26.02 25.82 QT
r:+0.62
4 HURLEY, BOBBY 29 WRAQ 26.36 26.21 QT
r:+0.59
5 SELMAN, JACK 23 SPRTN 26.26 26.30 QT
r:+0.61
6 MILLS, PETER 21 BGRAM 26.41 26.47 QT
r:+0.60
7 DEJAGER, JASPER 18 ALLSA 26.49 26.52 QT
r:+0.50
8 LUDLOW, TRISTAN 20 RACKL 26.94 26.78 QT
r:+0.60
9 MACALISTER, LEO 17 CARL 26.49 26.81 QT
r:+0.55
-- TRAIFOROS, JAME 21 TRGR 26.33 DQ
r:+0.55
Jessica Ashwood dominated the women’s 800 free, as she finished with a time of 8:28.73. Completing the top three were Japan’s Chinatsu Sato (8:37.96) and Kiah Melverton (8:39.97).
1 ASHWOOD, JESSIC 24 CHAND 8:25.61 8:28.73*QT
r:+0.76 29.28 1:00.87 (31.59)
1:32.66 (31.79) 2:04.35 (31.69)
2:36.28 (31.93) 3:08.27 (31.99)
3:40.36 (32.09) 4:12.55 (32.19)
4:44.43 (31.88) 5:16.30 (31.87)
5:48.41 (32.11) 6:20.75 (32.34)
6:52.93 (32.18) 7:25.35 (32.42)
7:57.72 (32.37) 8:28.73 (31.01)
2 SATO, CHINATSU 18 JAPAN 8:32.52 8:37.96 QT
r:+0.75 29.66 1:01.48 (31.82)
1:33.87 (32.39) 2:06.41 (32.54)
2:38.92 (32.51) 3:11.71 (32.79)
3:44.36 (32.65) 4:17.19 (32.83)
4:49.69 (32.50) 5:22.62 (32.93)
5:55.48 (32.86) 6:28.66 (33.18)
7:01.54 (32.88) 7:34.80 (33.26)
8:07.15 (32.35) 8:37.96 (30.81)
3 MELVERTON, KIAH 21 TSS 8:30.97 8:39.97 QT
r:+0.76 29.71 1:01.52 (31.81)
1:34.01 (32.49) 2:06.70 (32.69)
2:39.66 (32.96) 3:12.43 (32.77)
3:45.41 (32.98) 4:18.14 (32.73)
4:51.06 (32.92) 5:23.74 (32.68)
5:56.72 (32.98) 6:29.24 (32.52)
7:02.50 (33.26) 7:35.14 (32.64)
8:08.09 (32.95) 8:39.97 (31.88)
4 ROGERS, DAHLAS 22 GSAQU 8:41.29 8:41.78 QT
r:+0.70 29.85 1:02.37 (32.52)
1:34.87 (32.50) 2:07.82 (32.95)
2:40.63 (32.81) 3:13.49 (32.86)
3:46.41 (32.92) 4:19.40 (32.99)
4:52.31 (32.91) 5:25.54 (33.23)
5:58.46 (32.92) 6:31.64 (33.18)
7:04.41 (32.77) 7:37.34 (32.93)
8:10.24 (32.90) 8:41.78 (31.54)
5 MESSER, MIKAYLA 18 CHAND 8:36.25 8:43.39 QT
r:+0.69 30.33 1:02.51 (32.18)
1:35.32 (32.81) 2:08.03 (32.71)
2:40.64 (32.61) 3:13.66 (33.02)
3:46.71 (33.05) 4:19.65 (32.94)
4:52.27 (32.62) 5:25.32 (33.05)
5:58.72 (33.40) 6:31.99 (33.27)
7:05.24 (33.25) 7:38.60 (33.36)
8:11.36 (32.76) 8:43.39 (32.03)
The Japanese squad of Rio Shirai, Shiori Asaba, Anna Shinno and Sayuki Ouchi scored a win in the women’s 400 medley relay, finishing in 4:08.27. The men’s 400 medley relay also went to Japan, with Masayuki Otake, Ippei Miyamoto, Yuya Sakamoto and Hayata Ito clocking 3:42.92.
Multi-class winners included Simone Barlaam in the men’s 50 free (25.45), Emily Beecroft in the women’s 50 free (29.79), Matthew Levy in the men’s 200 IM (2:38.10) and Madeline Scott in the women’s 200 IM (2:40.43).
Sisters are th best
And 15 year old Brooke Napper from All Saints Gold Coast won the B final of the 50 fly, which would have placed her 6th on the A final