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Women’s 200 IM Finals (Multiclass)
Tiffany Thomas Kane was the top qualifier out of the morning heats, and won the event tonight in 3:08.98 for 879 points. Katherine Downie was a second ranked 2:34.84 and Madeline Scott finished third in 2:38.68.
Lakeisha Patterson (2:49.24), Paige Leonhardt (2:39.11), Taylor Corry (2:35.42), Kayla Clarke (2:36.27), and Kate Wilson (3:22.92) rounded out the top 8.
=== Finals === 1 THOMAS KANE, TI 14 RAVN 3:11.93 3:08.98 879 r:+0.71 39.73 1:31.23 (51.50) 2:24.84 (53.61) 3:08.98 (44.14) 2 DOWNIE, KATHERI 20 WCA 2:34.80 2:34.84. 832 r:+0.73 32.77 1:11.39 (38.62) 1:58.96 (47.57) 2:34.84 (35.88) 3 SCOTT, MADELEIN 23 CBRA 2:39.69 2:38.68. 809 r:+0.75 33.66 1:15.33 (41.67) 2:00.06 (44.73) 2:38.68 (38.62) 4 PATTERSON, LAKE 17 UNAQ 2:49.72 2:49.24 783 r:+0.84 36.45 1:21.50 (45.05) 2:12.61 (51.11) 2:49.24 (36.63) 5 LEONHARDT, PAIG 15 WGHM 2:39.79 2:39.11. 767 r:+0.69 32.37 1:14.22 (41.85) 1:59.86 (45.64) 2:39.11 (39.25) 6 CORRY, TAYLOR S 21 NBAY 2:34.33 2:35.42. 752 r:+0.80 31.37 1:10.02 (38.65) 2:00.19 (50.17) 2:35.42 (35.23) 7 CLARKE, KAYLA S 24 WWORX 2:37.35 2:36.27. 740 r:+0.82 32.83 1:13.24 (40.41) 1:59.36 (46.12) 2:36.27 (36.91) 8 WILSON, KATE SM 17 KNGC 3:23.92 3:22.92 710 r:+0.60 44.95 1:39.82 (54.87) 2:37.96 (58.14) 3:22.92 (44.96)
Men’s 200 IM Finals (Multiclass)
Matthew Levy won the event with a 2:36.67, good for 934 points. Jesse Aungles finished second with a 2:28.68. Third went to Timothy Disken in 2:21.54.
Jeremy Tidy (2:18.51), Brendan Hall (2:22.41), Matthew Stark (2:23.06), Liam Schluter (2:18.81), and Joshua Alford (2:20.88) also competed in finals.
=== Finals ===
1 LEVY, MATTHEW S 29 CRAN 2:36.77 2:36.67. 934
r:+0.82 32.20 1:14.48 (42.28)
2:00.61 (46.13) 2:36.67 (36.06)
2 AUNGLES, JESSE 20 MARI 2:29.84 2:28.68. 851
r:+0.64 30.91 1:07.79 (36.88)
1:51.68 (43.89) 2:28.68 (37.00)
3 DISKEN, TIMOTHY 19 PLC 2:22.17 2:21.54. 841
r:+0.73 30.73 1:07.45 (36.72)
1:50.00 (42.55) 2:21.54 (31.54)
4 TIDY, JEREMY SM 28 NUN 2:18.21 2:18.51. 827
r:+0.81 28.50 1:03.65 (35.15)
1:44.91 (41.26) 2:18.51 (33.60)
5 HALL, BRENDEN S 22 LAWNT 2:22.61 2:22.41. 826
r:+0.90 29.04 1:04.85 (35.81)
1:50.83 (45.98) 2:22.41 (31.58)
6 STARK, MATTHEW 16 GENES 2:23.59 2:23.06. 814
r:+0.75 30.92 1:07.56 (36.64)
1:50.26 (42.70) 2:23.06 (32.80)
7 SCHLUTER, LIAM 17 KAWTR 2:18.68 2:18.81. 802
r:+0.72 29.77 1:07.14 (37.37)
1:48.37 (41.23) 2:18.81 (30.44)
8 ALFORD, JOSHUA 20 TNGV 2:22.10 2:20.88. 767
r:+0.75 29.06 1:05.30 (36.24)
1:48.37 (43.07) 2:20.88 (32.51)
Men’s 50 Freestyle Semi-Final
Cameron McEvoy emerges from the Semi-Final as the top seed with a 22.12, still a tenth over Australia’s own Olympic Qualifying time. Matthew Abood is second seed for finals in 22.24. James Magnussen posted a 22.34 for third.
William Stockwell (22.36), James Roberts (22.39), David Morgan (22.45), Andrew Abood (22.47), and Kenneth To (22.51) also move onto finals.
=== Semi-Finals === 1 MCEVOY, CAMERON 21 BOND 22.60 22.12 844 r:+0.61 2 ABOOD, MATTHEW 29 CBRA 22.54 22.24 831 r:+0.73 3 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 24 RAVN 22.39 22.34 819 r:+0.73 4 STOCKWELL, WILL 20 COMM 22.73 22.36 817 r:+0.65 5 ROBERTS, JAMES 24 SOMGC 22.98 22.39 814 r:+0.66 6 MORGAN, DAVID 22 TSS 22.61 22.45 808 r:+0.61 7 ABOOD, ANDREW 25 MARI 22.66 22.47 805 r:+0.75 8 TO, KENNETH 23 TRGR 22.93 22.51 801 r:+0.62 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 CHALMERS, KYLE 17 MARI 22.95 22.53 799 r:+0.71 10 MAXWELL, TE HAU 21 SYDU 22.83 22.67 784 r:+0.63 11 JONES, CAMERON 19 STPET 23.04 22.71 780 r:+0.66 12 LINDSAY, BENJAM 22 SYDU 22.72 22.74 777 r:+0.62 13 ROSE, HAMISH 25 PERC 22.65 22.78 773 r:+0.74 14 DAI, VINCENT 18 SOSC 22.99 22.87 764 r:+0.66 15 MEGGITT, THOMAS 23 SYDU 23.10 22.95 756 r:+0.62 16 STACK, JAIMIE 23 SSSD 22.76 23.07 744 r:+0.64 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Women’s 200 Breaststroke Finals
Taylor Mckeown vaulted to third in the world with a 2:21.45, also well under the Australian qualifying time of 2:23.06. Georgia Bohl finished second in 2:23.95, though shy of the Australian time. Tessa Wallace was third in 2:24.37.
Sally Hunter (2:25.01), Jessice Hansen (2:26.15), Jenna Strauch (2:28.78), Sarah Beale (2:31.25), and Lorna Tonks (2:33.95) completed the final heat.
=== Finals === 1 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 21 SPRTN 2:24.77 2:21.45Q 951 r:+0.68 32.12 1:07.94 (35.82) 1:44.18 (36.24) 2:21.45 (37.27) 2 BOHL, GEORGIA 18 STPET 2:24.91 2:23.95 902 r:+0.66 32.45 1:09.26 (36.81) 1:46.00 (36.74) 2:23.95 (37.95) 3 WALLACE, TESSA 22 PWCAL 2:25.53 2:24.37 894 r:+0.69 33.06 1:09.74 (36.68) 1:46.66 (36.92) 2:24.37 (37.71) 4 HUNTER, SALLY 30 MARI 2:27.68 2:25.01 882 r:+0.72 32.88 1:10.21 (37.33) 1:47.55 (37.34) 2:25.01 (37.46) 5 HANSEN, JESSICA 20 NUN 2:26.98 2:26.15 862 r:+0.68 33.24 1:10.73 (37.49) 1:48.32 (37.59) 2:26.15 (37.83) 6 STRAUCH, JENNA 19 UNAQ 2:28.87 2:28.78 817 r:+0.72 33.78 1:10.92 (37.14) 1:48.81 (37.89) 2:28.78 (39.97) 7 BEALE, SARAH 15 ACACI 2:30.22 2:31.25 778 r:+0.73 34.00 1:12.47 (38.47) 1:51.02 (38.55) 2:31.25 (40.23) 8 TONKS, LORNA 27 YERPK 2:32.10 2:33.95 737 r:+0.68 33.19 1:11.12 (37.93) 1:51.33 (40.21) 2:33.95 (42.62)
Men’s 200 Backstroke Finals
Mitch Larkin dominated the 200 backstroke in 1:53.90. That time improved Larkin’s own world leading 1:54.68 from Semi-Finals. Joshua Beaver stopped the clock at 1:56.19, also under Australia’s Olympic qualifying time. Matson Lawson was third in 1:59.37, the only other swimmer under two minutes.
=== Finals ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 22 STPET 1:54.68 1:53.90. 948
r:+0.64 26.39 54.99 (28.60)
1:24.04 (29.05) 1:53.90 (29.86)
2 BEAVER, JOSHUA 23 NUN 1:57.42 1:56.19Q 893
r:+0.55 26.98 56.29 (29.31)
1:26.03 (29.74) 1:56.19 (30.16)
3 LAWSON, MATSON 23 TGSH 1:59.43 1:59.37 824
r:+0.59 27.75 57.87 (30.12)
1:28.68 (30.81) 1:59.37 (30.69)
4 GILLILAND, JARE 21 CHAND 1:59.78 2:00.00 811
r:+0.66 28.23 58.39 (30.16)
1:29.31 (30.92) 2:00.00 (30.69)
5 GROENEWALD, NIC 18 NUN 2:00.22 2:00.31 805
r:+0.57 28.37 58.63 (30.26)
1:29.59 (30.96) 2:00.31 (30.72)
6 LUDLOW, TRISTAN 18 STPET 1:59.51 2:00.80 795
r:+0.61 27.98 58.13 (30.15)
1:29.57 (31.44) 2:00.80 (31.23)
7 EDMONDS, BEN 24 MARI 2:00.61 2:01.08 789
r:+0.58 28.29 58.79 (30.50)
1:29.77 (30.98) 2:01.08 (31.31)
8 BRIDGE, KEELAN 22 SYDU 2:01.50 2:01.77 776
r:+0.58 28.28 58.60 (30.32)
1:29.68 (31.08) 2:01.77 (32.09)
Women’s 200 Backstroke Semi-Final
Emily Seebohm posted the top time of 2:08.10, well under Australia’s own Olympic qualifying time of 2:09.16. She was joined under the cut by the second through fourth place finishers. Belinda Hocking was second in 2:08.55. Madison Wilson, who owns the current world leading time of 2:07.18, and finished third tonight in 2:08.91. Minna Atherton was fourth with a 2:09.10.
=== Semi-Finals === 1 SEEBOHM, EMILY 23 BGRAM 2:10.90 2:08.10Q 908 r:+0.63 29.78 1:01.95 (32.17) 1:35.44 (33.49) 2:08.10 (32.66) 2 HOCKING, BELIND 25 NUN 2:09.31 2:08.55Q 898 r:+0.65 30.47 1:02.77 (32.30) 1:35.50 (32.73) 2:08.55 (33.05) 3 WILSON, MADISON 21 STPET 2:09.40 2:08.91Q 891 r:+0.61 29.99 1:02.56 (32.57) 1:35.54 (32.98) 2:08.91 (33.37) 4 ATHERTON, MINNA 15 BGRAM 2:11.97 2:09.10Q 887 r:+0.63 29.84 1:03.07 (33.23) 1:36.70 (33.63) 2:09.10 (32.40) 5 WHITTAKER, SIAN 18 MVC 2:10.95 2:09.32 882 r:+0.64 30.64 1:03.18 (32.54) 1:36.54 (33.36) 2:09.32 (32.78) 6 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 21 SOSC 2:12.03 2:11.48 840 r:+0.71 31.38 1:04.43 (33.05) 1:38.06 (33.63) 2:11.48 (33.42) 7 FORRESTER, AMY 17 BOND 2:12.06 2:11.96 830 r:+0.70 30.66 1:03.22 (32.56) 1:37.38 (34.16) 2:11.96 (34.58) 8 FULLERTON, ELLE 23 CHAND 2:13.45 2:13.77 797 r:+0.62 32.05 1:05.70 (33.65) 1:39.91 (34.21) 2:13.77 (33.86) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 MCMASTER, KERYN 22 CHAND 2:13.64 2:13.90 795 r:+0.63 31.55 1:05.21 (33.66) 1:39.65 (34.44) 2:13.90 (34.25) 10 UNICOMB, JESSIC 18 ALLSA 2:15.00 2:15.10 774 r:+0.63 31.22 1:05.04 (33.82) 1:40.00 (34.96) 2:15.10 (35.10) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 BURLEIGH, SHANI 23 NUN 2:14.64 2:15.14 773 r:+0.62 32.06 1:06.51 (34.45) 1:40.74 (34.23) 2:15.14 (34.40) 12 MCDONALD, SIENN 15 CHRD 2:16.39 2:16.06 758 r:+0.58 31.73 1:06.12 (34.39) 1:41.00 (34.88) 2:16.06 (35.06) 13 RAE, MONIQUE 17 RYDE 2:16.99 2:16.47 751 r:+0.66 32.61 1:06.97 (34.36) 1:41.96 (34.99) 2:16.47 (34.51) 14 SCHAFER, JACQUE 18 WILB 2:16.36 2:16.74 746 r:+0.69 32.42 1:07.56 (35.14) 1:42.68 (35.12) 2:16.74 (34.06) 15 ADAMS, JESSICA 17 DVE 2:17.71 2:17.05 741 r:+0.62 32.68 1:07.11 (34.43) 1:41.72 (34.61) 2:17.05 (35.33) 16 WILKINS, SAMANT 21 NUN 2:17.56 2:18.24 722 r:+0.69 32.44 1:06.97 (34.53) 1:42.33 (35.36) 2:18.24 (35.91)
Men’s 200 IM Finals
Daniel Tranter was first to the wall in 1:58.72, but came up just short of Australia’s 1:58.54 Olympic qualifying time. Justin James finished second in 1:59.12, the only other swimmer under two minutes. Travis Mahoney swam a 2:00.53 to round out the top three.
=== Finals === 1 TRANTER, DANIEL 24 TRGR 2:00.55 1:58.72. 885 r:+0.73 25.54 55.73 (30.19) 1:29.79 (34.06) 1:58.72 (28.93) 2 JAMES, JUSTIN 23 MACKA 2:00.42 1:59.12 876 r:+0.66 25.52 55.92 (30.40) 1:29.87 (33.95) 1:59.12 (29.25) 3 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 25 NUN 2:00.48 2:00.53 846 r:+0.69 26.06 55.57 (29.51) 1:31.05 (35.48) 2:00.53 (29.48) 4 ELLIOTT, TOMAS 21 SOSC 2:01.67 2:01.21 831 r:+0.69 26.56 57.93 (31.37) 1:31.55 (33.62) 2:01.21 (29.66) 5 LEWIS, CLYDE 18 STPET 2:00.69 2:01.24 831 r:+0.67 26.00 56.44 (30.44) 1:32.29 (35.85) 2:01.24 (28.95) 6 BOSKOVIC, KAZIM 20 SYDU 2:00.87 2:01.29 830 r:+0.67 26.19 56.29 (30.10) 1:31.45 (35.16) 2:01.29 (29.84) 7 GILLILAND, JARE 21 CHAND 2:02.12 2:01.54 825 r:+0.66 26.37 57.67 (31.30) 1:32.42 (34.75) 2:01.54 (29.12) 8 TRAIFOROS, JAME 19 TRGR 2:02.96 2:04.71 763 r:+0.70 27.21 58.53 (31.32) 1:34.17 (35.64) 2:04.71 (30.54)
Women’s 100 Free Finals
The Campbell sisters put up a 1-2 finish to both head to Rio in the 100 freestyle. Cate led the way, posting a 52.38, knocking three hundredths off her own world leading time.
Bronte was just two tenths behind in 52.58, knocking two tenths off her own time, and into position as the sole holder of the second fastest time in the world this year.
Emma McKeon was third in 52.80. That is the world’s fourth ranked time, but will not get an individual berth in Rio. Fourth place Britta Elmslie also cleared Australia’s Olympic cut with a 53.54.
=== Finals === 1 CAMPBELL, CATE 23 COMM 52.41 52.38A 982 r:+0.79 24.86 52.38 (27.52) 2 CAMPBELL, BRONT 21 COMM 52.78 52.58. 971 r:+0.68 24.94 52.58 (27.64) 3 MCKEON, EMMA 21 STPET 52.98 52.80Q 959 r:+0.72 25.34 52.80 (27.46) 4 ELMSLIE, BRITTA 21 BGRAM 53.62 53.54Q 919 r:+0.72 25.94 53.54 (27.60) 5 COUTTS, ALICIA 28 REDLA 54.67 54.09 892 r:+0.74 26.00 54.09 (28.09) 6 NGAWATI, KOTUKU 21 MVC 54.59 54.10 891 r:+0.66 26.39 54.10 (27.71) 7 BARRATT, BRONTE 27 STPET 54.40 54.39 877 r:+0.63 26.29 54.39 (28.10) 8 JACK, SHAYNA 17 COMM 54.39 54.68 863 r:+0.73 25.89 54.68 (28.79)
Men’s 100 Fly Semi-Final
Grant Irvine will head to finals as the top seed in the men’s 100 butterfly after posting a 52.09 tonight. Christopher Wright finished second in 52.49. Daniel Lester was third in 52.65. No swimmer has met Australia’s Olympic qualifying time of 51.51.
=== Semi-Finals === 1 IRVINE, GRANT 25 STPET 52.77 52.09 874 r:+0.68 24.53 52.09 (27.56) 2 WRIGHT, CHRISTO 27 STHPT 52.73 52.49 855 r:+0.65 24.61 52.49 (27.88) 3 LESTER, DANIEL 25 LAWNT 53.54 52.65 847 r:+0.68 24.22 52.65 (28.43) 4 QAIUM, KEIRAN 23 SYDU 53.54 52.69 845 r:+0.63 24.91 52.69 (27.78) 4 MORGAN, DAVID 22 TSS 52.85 52.69 845 r:+0.60 24.77 52.69 (27.92) 6 D'ORSOGNA, TOMM 25 COMM 52.97 52.86 837 r:+0.65 24.32 52.86 (28.54) 7 ROMEO, NATHANIE 22 SOSC 53.15 53.08 826 r:+0.58 24.74 53.08 (28.34) 8 MORRIS, HUGO 21 CBRA 53.37 53.56 804 r:+0.65 25.10 53.56 (28.46) 8 MARKS, EDWARD 19 CHBC 53.33 53.56 804 r:+0.66 24.89 53.56 (28.67) Swim-Off Required ---------------------------------------------- 10 KINGSBURY, SHAN 24 CHBC 53.95 53.90 789 r:+0.70 25.39 53.90 (28.51) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 TIMMS, CALUM 25 SLCA 54.24 53.92 788 r:+0.69 25.59 53.92 (28.33) 12 RAVEN, CHRISTOP 22 SPRTN 53.62 53.95 787 r:+0.75 24.90 53.95 (29.05) 13 JONES, CAMERON 19 STPET 54.09 54.09 781 r:+0.68 24.52 54.09 (29.57) 14 HADLER, JAYDEN 22 COMM 53.59 54.17 777 r:+0.64 25.28 54.17 (28.89) 15 BROWN, NICHOLAS 20 WSS 53.67 54.31 771 r:+0.69 25.13 54.31 (29.18) 16 BRUNT, JORDAN 16 STHPT 53.92 54.32 771 r:+0.68 25.38 54.32 (28.94)
Women’s 50 backstroke Finals (Multiclass)
Men’s 50 Backstroke Prelims (Multiclass)
Jeremy McClure swam a 32.84. Daniel Fox was second in 30.32. Third went to Michael Anderson in 28.66.
=== Preliminaries === 1 MCCLURE, JEREMY S11 28 CNA 32.84 2 FOX, DANIEL S14 24 CHAND 30.32. 3 ANDERSON, MICHAEL S10 28 SPRTN 28.66. 4 HODGE, TIMOTHY S9 15 THIL 30.98 5 RUSSO, SEAN S13 25 MLCM 29.11. 6 HAANAPPEL, MATT S6 21 RND 37.43 7 IRELAND, JACK S14 16 GLAD 32.59 8 YOURELL, AIDAN S10 16 RVLY 30.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 POWELL, LOGAN S9 17 SPRTN 33.44 10 DESSENT, JORDAN S8 17 ABTO 35.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 DYER, JARROD S14 15 WGNG 34.83 12 DONACHIE, PATRICK S14 32 CMBT 35.03 13 ISHERWOOD, CORDELL S6 17 CARL 42.16 14 BETTENS, BRADLEY S14 24 H&G 36.19 15 ROBINS, BEN S15 15 CHBC 33.20 16 GETSON, PATRICK S14 17 MLN 36.75 17 NORBURY, TRAE S9 14 CYMS 37.61 18 PATTERSON, GRANT S3 26 CENCA 58.65 19 KELLY, AHMED S4 24 MVC 59.43
Men’s 50 Breaststroke Finals
Joshua Palmer was first to the wall in 27.85, just .01 ahead of Jake Packard in 27.86. Matthew Treloar earned third in 27.96.
=== Finals === 1 PALMER, JOSHUA 24 MARI 27.95 27.85 873 r:+0.68 2 PACKARD, JAKE 21 SPRTN 27.93 27.86 872 r:+0.67 3 TRELOAR, MATTHE 21 TRGR 28.07 27.96 863 r:+0.74 3 SUCIPTO, TOMMY 21 ROC 27.94 27.96 863 r:+0.60 5 SYKES, BUSTER 22 TSS 28.02 28.18 842 r:+0.65 6 MCKECHNIE, JAME 20 STP 28.15 28.40 823 r:+0.72 7 WILSON, MATTHEW 17 SOSC 28.46 28.44 820 r:+0.62 8 BELL, GRAYSON 19 TSS 28.52 28.57 808 r:+0.69
Women’s 50 Fly Finals
Holly Barratt won the event by nearly a half second, stopping the clock in 26.19. Marieke D’Cruz was second in 26.62. Sara Saal placed third in 26.82.
=== Finals === 1 BARRATT, HOLLY 28 ROC 27.03 26.19 877 r:+0.66 2 D'CRUZ, MARIEKE 30 SOSC 27.30 26.62 835 r:+0.70 3 SAAL, SARA 29 COMM 26.87 26.82 816 r:+0.70 4 DUNCAN, ABBY 17 NWD 27.45 27.05 796 r:+0.64 5 COONEY, GEMMA 16 RIVER 27.13 27.06 795 r:+0.73 6 CORNELISSEN, MI 17 TRL 27.36 27.07 794 r:+0.68 7 THROSSELL, BRIA 20 PERC 27.47 27.12 789 r:+0.72 8 LICCIARDI, CHRI 20 MVC 27.24 27.30 774 r:+0.61
Events:
- Women’s 200 IM Finals (Multiclass)
- Men’s 200 IM Finals (Multiclass)
- Men’s 50 Free Semi-Finals
- Women’s 200 Breast Finals
- Men’s 200 Back Finals
- Women’s 200 Back Semi-Finals
- Men’s 200 IM Finals
- Women’s 100 Free Finals
- Men’s 100 Fly Semi-Finals
- Women’s 50 Back Finals (Multiclass)
- Men’s 50 Back Prelims (Multiclass)
- Men’s 50 Breast Finals
- Women’s 50 Fly Finals
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