Melbourne Vicentre’s Oliver Nash delivered two wins in the first day of competition at the 2016 Australia State Teams Short Course Championships. Nash finished first in both the boys 14-15 50 free (22.86) and 50-meter fly (24.94) as a representative of the state of Victoria.
Jasper Dejager of Queensland touched first in the boys 16-17 50-meter free with a final time of 22.73, while Carter Swift of Victoria posted the only other sub 23-second swim at a 22.96.
Queensland’s Lydia Murray posted the top finish in the girls 13-14 50-meter free at a 25.86, but settled for second in the 50-meter fly with a 27.34. Teammate Brooke Napper claimed first with a 27.11.
Additional Queensland winners were Lani Pallister in the girls 13-14 400-meter free (4:14.65), Isabel Lampre’s girls 15-16 50-meter fly (27.28), Michaela Ryan in the girls 13-14 200-meter IM (2:16.72), and the girls 16&under 800-meter free relay team of Laticia-Leigh Transom, Lani Pallister, Mackenzie Harris, and Emily Scibilia. The foursome posted a combined time of 8:03.22.
The state of Victoria picked up 3 wins in the first session with Julia Hawkins finishing first in the girls 15-16 50-meter free (25.15), Marco Soesanto’s 2:04.79 in the boys 14-15 200 IM, and a 1-2 finish from Matthew Temple (24.49) and David Schlicht (24.69) in the boys 16-17 50-meter fly.
Nick Jennens and Zachary Attard both claimed wins for New South Wales in their respective age groups for the 400-meter free. Jennens claimed the win in the boys 14-15 400-meter free with a 3:57.05, while Attard posted a final time of 3:49.70 in the 16-17 age group. New South Wales was also victorious in the boys 17&under 800-meter free relay with the relay team of Myles Bailey, Jack Ryan, Leon Macalister, and Attard posting a final time of 7:22.10.
South Australia claimed the top two spots on the podium in the girls 15-16 400-meter free with Emily Liu and Bethan Mounfield posting final times of 4:09.72 and 4:09.73 respectively.
Any update from Saturday morning session?