The second night of the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships from Adelaide saw an Australian Record fall down as well as plenty more fast swimming.
Men’s 200 Breast
Matthew Wilson won his fourth Australian title in a row with a 2:07.16 in the 200 breast final to lower the Australian and Commonwealth Records in the process. Wilson took down the Australian Record that Christian Sprenger set at the 2009 World Championships at 2:07.31. Wilson also now sits second in the world rankings for 2019 behind Japan’s Ippei Watanabe (2:07.02).
He finished second ahead of Zac Stubblety-Cook (2:08.38) as both guys should go to Gwangju in this event. Australia is not selecting its team for Worlds until later in the summer. The men’s breaststroke events have been a weak spot for Australia since Christian Sprenger retired but are quickly becoming a strong suit as Wilson is slowly becoming one of the world’s best in the 200 breast.
“When I turned around and saw 2:07.16 I had no idea I could do that. I was expecting a 2:08 mid because I did that at States a couple of weeks ago and I’m probably at the same point in my training, so to pull that out was just unbelievable,” Wilson said.
“We’ve got World Trials coming up in June so if I can repeat that I’m definitely a shot at hopefully medalling at Worlds and then obviously coming up to Tokyo Trials next year.”
2019 World Rankings:
- Ippei Watanabe, JPN, 2:07.02
- Matthew Wilson, AUS, 2:07.16
- Yasuhiro Koseki, JPN, 2:08.05
- Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS, 2:08.38
- Qin Haiyang, CHN, 2:08.66
- Marco Koch, GER, 2:08.72
- Erik Persson, SWE, 2:09.62
- Arno Kamminga, NED, 2:09.68
Event 14 Men 200 LC Metre Breaststroke
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World: 2:06.67 30/01/2017 Ippei Watanabe, JPN
Commonwealth: 2:07.16 08/04/2019 Matthew Wilson, SOPAC
Australian: R 2:07.16 08/04/2019 Matthew Wilson, SOPAC
All Comers: A 2:07.16 08/04/2019 Matthew Wilson, SOPAC
UQ: U 2:12.66
Meet Qualifying: 2:22.97
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 WILSON, MATTHEW 20-98 SOSC 2:10.52 2:07.16R 988
r:+0.64 28.76 1:00.94 (32.18)
1:33.68 (32.74) 2:07.16 (33.48)
2 STUBBLETY-COOK, 20-99 WBAC 2:12.28 2:08.38U 960
r:+0.71 29.49 1:02.30 (32.81)
1:35.57 (33.27) 2:08.38 (32.81)
3 WILLIAMSON, SAM 21-97 FAS 2:15.29 2:13.09 862
r:+0.68 29.92 1:03.59 (33.67)
1:38.13 (34.54) 2:13.09 (34.96)
4 MILLIGAN, ALEX 21-98 UWSC 2:14.21 2:13.63 851
r:+0.66 29.92 1:03.64 (33.72)
1:37.87 (34.23) 2:13.63 (35.76)
5 HUNTER, LIAM 21-97 CHAND 2:16.69 2:13.88 846
r:+0.66 30.35 1:04.88 (34.53)
1:39.67 (34.79) 2:13.88 (34.21)
6 CAVE, DANIEL 20-99 MVC 2:14.25 2:14.07 843
r:+0.62 30.19 1:04.51 (34.32)
1:39.56 (35.05) 2:14.07 (34.51)
7 MCKECHNIE, JAME 23-95 STP 2:14.45 2:15.01 825
r:+0.70 30.28 1:04.64 (34.36)
1:39.47 (34.83) 2:15.01 (35.54)
8 PACKARD, JAKE 24-94 USCS 2:15.99 2:16.79 794
r:+0.66 29.73 1:03.68 (33.95)
1:39.13 (35.45) 2:16.79 (37.66)
Women’s 100 Fly
Emma McKeon swam a strong 100 fly on Monday night in Adelaide with a 56.85 to win the national title ahead of Brianna Throssell (57.52). McKeon now has the fastest time in the world for 2019, moving ahead of Sarah Sjostrom (56.86) and Maggie MacNeil (57.04).
The top two were well ahead of the rest of the field as McKeon is faster than she was last year at this time.
2019 World Rankings:
- Emma McKeon, AUS, 56.85
- Sarah Sjostrom, SWE, 56.86
- Maggie MacNeil, CAN, 57.04
- Louise Hansson, SWE, 57.35
- Kendyl Stewart, USA, 57.51
- Brianna Throssell, AUS, 57.52
- Elena Di Liddo, ITA, 57.61
- Zhang Yufei, CHN, 57.63
Event 15 Women 100 LC Metre Butterfly
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World: 55.48 7/08/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
Commonwealth: 56.18 24/07/2017Emma McKeon, AUS
Australian: R 56.18 24/07/2017Emma McKeon, SPW
All Comers: A 56.61 deBruijn / McKeon, NED/AUS
UQ: U 59.37
Meet Qualifying: 1:03.40
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 24-94 GUSC 58.15 56.85U 929
r:+0.72 26.59 56.85 (30.26)
2 THROSSELL, BRIA 23-96 UWSC 58.90 57.52U 897
r:+0.69 27.02 57.52 (30.50)
3 STUART, ALICE 21-97 TSS 1:00.81 59.97 791
r:+0.67 27.79 59.97 (32.18)
4 CASTELLUZZO, BR 18-00 TTG 1:01.43 1:00.27 780
r:+0.69 28.60 1:00.27 (31.67)
4 OLDSEN, ELLYSIA 23-95 MARI 1:00.89 1:00.27 780
r:+0.70 28.11 1:00.27 (32.16)
6 BARRATT, HOLLY 31-88 ROC 59.89 1:00.38 775
r:+0.68 27.47 1:00.38 (32.91)
7 COSTA, KAYLA 17-01 NUN 1:00.59 1:01.08 749
r:+0.65 28.02 1:01.08 (33.06)
8 ST VINCENT, BEC 17-02 ABBT 1:01.37 1:01.09 749
r:+0.72 28.62 1:01.09 (32.47)
Men’s 100 Free
Kyle Chalmers swam his fastest 100 freestyle since winning the Olympic gold medal nearly three years ago. Chalmers obliterated the field with a 47.48, easily the fastest time in the world this year. Chalmers was a 47.89 earlier in the year and is now head and shoulders ahead of second place in China’s He Junyi (48.10).
Nobody broke 48 seconds at any of the major meets (Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacs, Europeans) last summer.
Chalmers won the race well ahead of Cameron McEvoy (49.07), who is almost a shell of the man who went a 47.04 three years ago, and Clyde Lewis (49.29). Again, Australia is not selecting its World Championships team until later in the summer so the rest of the men in the field have some time to make a world class relay to challenge the rest of the world.
2019 World Rankings:
- Kyle Chalmers, AUS, 47.48
- He Junyi, CHN, 48.10
- Katsumi Nakamura, JPN, 48.12
- Nandor Nemeth, HUN, 48.17
- Alessandro Miressi, ITA, 48.32
- Manuel Frigo, ITA, 48.56
- Santo Condorelli, ITA, 48.57
- Shinri Shioura, JPN, 48.58
Event 16 Men 100 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: 46.91 30/07/2009Cesar Cielo, BRA
Commonwealth: 47.04 11/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, AUS
Australian: R 47.04 11/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, Bond
All Comers: A 47.04 16/04/2016Cameron McEvoy, Bond
UQ: U 49.76
Meet Qualifying: 52.17
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 CHALMERS, KYLE 20-98 MARI 48.60 47.48U 964
r:+0.68 23.08 47.48 (24.40)
2 MCEVOY, CAMERON 24-94 TSS 49.21 49.07U 873
r:+0.61 23.43 49.07 (25.64)
3 LEWIS, CLYDE 21-97 STPET 49.30 49.29U 862
r:+0.69 23.67 49.29 (25.62)
4 ROBERTS, JAMES 27-91 SOMGC 49.26 49.35U 858
r:+0.69 23.69 49.35 (25.66)
5 BRINKWORTH, ASH 19-00 UWSC 49.00 49.40U 856
r:+0.69 23.53 49.40 (25.87)
6 STOCKWELL, WILL 23-95 RACKL 49.65 49.59U 846
r:+0.67 23.81 49.59 (25.78)
7 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 21-98 RACKL 49.47 49.63U 844
r:+0.60 23.91 49.63 (25.72)
8 GRAHAM, ALEXAND 23-95 BOND 49.89 50.08 821
r:+0.71 23.87 50.08 (26.21)
Women’s 400 IM
Kaylee McKeown proved she is more than just a backstroker as she won the 400 IM national title with a 4:40.25 to now sit tenth in the world rankings. The time is not fast enough to challenge for a medal at World Championships later this summer but McKeown will have a better chance in her pet event, the 200 back.
Calypso Sheridan, who just finished a solid year at Northwestern University, placed second at 4:41.40 while veteran Blair Evans was third at 4:41.97.
Event 17 Women 400 LC Metre IM
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World: 4:26.36 6/08/2016 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
Commonwealth: 4:29.45 10/08/2008Stephanie Rice, AUS
Australian: R 4:29.45 10/08/2008Stephanie Rice, SPW
All Comers: A 4:31.46 22/03/2008Stephanie Rice, SPW
UQ: U 4:45.45
Meet Qualifying: 5:02.08
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17-01 USCS 4:46.88 4:40.25U 858
r:+0.68 29.49 1:04.72 (35.23)
1:41.28 (36.56) 2:17.21 (35.93)
2:56.85 (39.64) 3:36.72 (39.87)
4:08.99 (32.27) 4:40.25 (31.26)
2 SHERIDAN, CALYP 20-98 BGRAM 4:44.05 4:41.40U 848
r:+0.72 28.45 1:02.06 (33.61)
1:37.72 (35.66) 2:13.34 (35.62)
2:53.25 (39.91) 3:33.69 (40.44)
4:08.36 (34.67) 4:41.40 (33.04)
3 EVANS, BLAIR 28-91 UWSC 4:47.99 4:41.97U 842
r:+0.71 29.82 1:03.95 (34.13)
1:40.83 (36.88) 2:16.49 (35.66)
2:56.06 (39.57) 3:37.29 (41.23)
4:10.15 (32.86) 4:41.97 (31.82)
4 MELVERTON, KIAH 22-96 TSS 4:45.66 4:43.83U 826
r:+0.75 30.04 1:04.06 (34.02)
1:42.49 (38.43) 2:20.06 (37.57)
3:00.18 (40.12) 3:40.76 (40.58)
4:13.03 (32.27) 4:43.83 (30.80)
5 CALDWELL, SOPHI 19-00 NUN 4:44.94 4:46.33 805
r:+0.73 29.37 1:03.96 (34.59)
1:40.62 (36.66) 2:16.80 (36.18)
2:58.67 (41.87) 3:40.80 (42.13)
4:14.20 (33.40) 4:46.33 (32.13)
6 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 24-95 USCS 4:47.98 4:46.94 799
r:+0.73 28.96 1:01.86 (32.90)
1:39.10 (37.24) 2:14.59 (35.49)
2:57.73 (43.14) 3:41.81 (44.08)
4:15.21 (33.40) 4:46.94 (31.73)
7 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23-96 USCS 4:48.08 4:47.03 799
r:+0.68 29.53 1:03.56 (34.03)
1:41.36 (37.80) 2:17.83 (36.47)
2:59.22 (41.39) 3:41.14 (41.92)
4:15.04 (33.90) 4:47.03 (31.99)
8 MCKEOWN, TAYLOR 24-95 GUSC 4:47.29 4:50.18 773
r:+0.73 30.06 1:05.33 (35.27)
1:43.85 (38.52) 2:22.19 (38.34)
3:01.72 (39.53) 3:41.93 (40.21)
4:16.44 (34.51) 4:50.18 (33.74)
Men’s 50 Fly
William Yang won his first Australian title with a gold in the 50 fly Tuesday night in Adelaide at the Australian Swimming Championships. Yang swam a 23.23 to finish ahead of Cameron Jones (23.63).
Event 18 Men 50 LC Metre Butterfly
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World: 22.27 1/07/2018 Andriy Govorov, UKR
Commonwealth: 22.73 27/07/2009Matt Targett, AUS
Australian: R 22.73 27/07/2009Matt Targett, Melb. Vicentre
All Comers: A 23.11 26/11/2009Geoff Huegill, SOPAC
Meet Qualifying: 25.64
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 YANG, WILLIAM 20-98 RAVN 23.37 23.23 900
r:+0.67
2 JONES, CAMERON 22-96 STPET 23.69 23.63 855
r:+0.63
3 CHAMPION, SHAUN 19-00 ABBT 24.54 24.01 815
r:+0.59
4 TEMPLE, MATTHEW 19-99 NUN 24.27 24.08 808
r:+0.62
5 MARKS, EDWARD 22-96 CARL 24.52 24.21 795
r:+0.63
6 BRINKWORTH, ASH 19-00 UWSC 24.27 24.32 784
r:+0.66
7 GOUGH, BOWEN 20-98 NUN 24.64 24.50 767
r:+0.66
8 BROWN, NICHOLAS 23-96 UWSC 24.81 24.58 759
r:+0.67
Men’s 800 Free
Rising distance star Jack McLoughlin won the 800 free final with a 7:58.66 to finish ahead of Joshua Parrish (7:59.83).
Event 21 Men 800 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: 7:32.12 29/07/2009Lin Zhang, CHN
Commonwealth: 7:38.65 27/07/2005Grant Hackett, AUS
Australian: R 7:38.65 27/07/2005Grant Hackett, Miami
All Comers: A 7:41.59 26/03/2001Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot
UQ: U 8:05.10
Meet Qualifying: 8:28.65
Name Age Team Seed Finals FINA
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1 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 24-95 CHAND 7:47.31 7:58.66U 842
r:+0.70 27.55 57.57 (30.02)
1:27.79 (30.22) 1:58.53 (30.74)
2:29.10 (30.57) 2:59.90 (30.80)
3:30.57 (30.67) 4:01.40 (30.83)
4:31.75 (30.35) 5:02.40 (30.65)
5:32.53 (30.13) 6:03.08 (30.55)
6:32.73 (29.65) 7:02.38 (29.65)
7:30.77 (28.39) 7:58.66 (27.89)
2 PARRISH, JOSHUA 21-97 TSS 7:59.91 7:59.83U 836
r:+0.64 27.68 57.55 (29.87)
1:27.85 (30.30) 1:58.58 (30.73)
2:29.42 (30.84) 2:59.94 (30.52)
3:30.67 (30.73) 4:01.30 (30.63)
4:31.79 (30.49) 5:02.25 (30.46)
5:32.61 (30.36) 6:03.10 (30.49)
6:33.36 (30.26) 7:03.56 (30.20)
7:32.23 (28.67) 7:59.83 (27.60)
3 ROBERTS, BEN 20-98 BRW 8:05.08 8:01.22U 829
r:+0.69 27.76 58.13 (30.37)
1:28.66 (30.53) 1:59.17 (30.51)
2:29.83 (30.66) 3:00.46 (30.63)
3:31.17 (30.71) 4:01.84 (30.67)
4:32.19 (30.35) 5:02.79 (30.60)
5:32.80 (30.01) 6:03.19 (30.39)
6:33.05 (29.86) 7:03.30 (30.25)
7:32.67 (29.37) 8:01.22 (28.55)
4 TINSLEY, MITCHE 18-01 CHAND 8:12.97 8:02.59U 822
r:+0.76 27.34 56.98 (29.64)
1:26.83 (29.85) 1:56.77 (29.94)
2:26.89 (30.12) 2:56.76 (29.87)
3:27.02 (30.26) 3:57.43 (30.41)
4:28.21 (30.78) 4:59.28 (31.07)
5:29.92 (30.64) 6:00.69 (30.77)
6:31.82 (31.13) 7:03.40 (31.58)
7:33.65 (30.25) 8:02.59 (28.94)
5 GRANT, ALEXANDE 18-01 BGRAM 8:12.62 8:03.56U 817
r:+0.74 27.66 58.09 (30.43)
1:28.61 (30.52) 1:59.35 (30.74)
2:29.93 (30.58) 3:00.68 (30.75)
3:31.09 (30.41) 4:01.74 (30.65)
4:32.07 (30.33) 5:02.65 (30.58)
5:32.93 (30.28) 6:03.82 (30.89)
6:34.49 (30.67) 7:05.02 (30.53)
7:34.33 (29.31) 8:03.56 (29.23)
6 EDWARDS, KAI 20-98 TSS 8:06.54 8:06.97 800
r:+0.71 28.02 58.39 (30.37)
1:28.92 (30.53) 1:59.54 (30.62)
2:30.52 (30.98) 3:01.19 (30.67)
3:32.06 (30.87) 4:02.90 (30.84)
4:33.38 (30.48) 5:03.95 (30.57)
5:34.59 (30.64) 6:05.26 (30.67)
6:36.20 (30.94) 7:07.32 (31.12)
7:38.41 (31.09) 8:06.97 (28.56)
7 SMITH, BRENDON 18-00 NUN 8:09.69 8:09.94 785
r:+0.72 27.69 58.57 (30.88)
1:29.86 (31.29) 2:00.86 (31.00)
2:31.59 (30.73) 3:02.55 (30.96)
3:33.38 (30.83) 4:04.55 (31.17)
4:35.26 (30.71) 5:05.76 (30.50)
5:37.12 (31.36) 6:08.07 (30.95)
6:38.90 (30.83) 7:10.19 (31.29)
7:40.24 (30.05) 8:09.94 (29.70)
8 JACOBSON, DANIE 20-99 ALBAN 8:19.92 8:12.03 775
r:+0.72 27.76 58.09 (30.33)
1:28.48 (30.39) 1:59.36 (30.88)
2:30.23 (30.87) 3:01.06 (30.83)
3:31.86 (30.80) 4:02.91 (31.05)
4:33.80 (30.89) 5:04.85 (31.05)
5:35.93 (31.08) 6:07.32 (31.39)
6:38.92 (31.60) 7:10.26 (31.34)
7:41.59 (31.33) 8:12.03 (30.44)
