New South Wales State Open Championships: Eamon Sullivan Sets WR On Final Day

SYDNEY, Australia, February 17. LESS than a day after Kirsty Coventry wiped out Krisztina Egerszegi's 200 back global standard at the Missouri Grand Prix, Eamon Sullivan joined the record-breaking run with a new standard in the men's 50 free at the New South Wales State Open Championships.

Women's 200 fly
A trio of top swimmers gave fans an exciting finish to start the final session as Felicity Galvez, Samantha Hamill and Jessicah Schipper all finished within .3 seconds of each other.

Galvez claimed the title with a time of 2:08.36, while Hamill touched out Schipper, 2:08.58 to 2:08.59, for second-place honors.

Men's 100 fly
Adam Pine clocked the fastest time in the world this year with a swift effort of 52.78. That performance surpassed the 53.20 set by Artem Pron from last month, and is the first sub-53 time of the year.

Garth Kates placed second with a time of 53.54, while Andrew Lauterstein finished third in 53.65.

Women's 50 breast
Leisel Jones completed the breaststroke title trifecta at the meet with a triumph in the sprint breast event. Jones hit the wall in 31.47 for the victory, while Sarah Katsoulis placed second in 31.96. Kristy Morrison rounded out the top three with a time of 32.29.

Men's 200 breast
Jim Piper crushed the competition with a sterling time of 2:12.47, the second-fastest thus far this year. Scott Usher owns the best time with his preliminary effort of 2:12.13 at the Missouri Grand Prix yesterday.

Luke Trickett finished second in 2:17.00, while James Stacey placed third in 2:18.72. Brenton Rickard led qualifying with a 2:17.20, but scratched the finals session.

Women's 200 free
Bronte Barratt posted one of the quickest times in the world so far this year when she won the race in 1:58.59. She had company the entire way, as Angie Bainbridge pushed her throughout the contest, before being touched out by the slimmest of margins with a 1:58.60 time for second. Kylie Palmer took third in 2:00.11.

Men's 50 free
Eamon Sullivan took down the oldest world standard in the men's record books. By the end of the splash-and-dash event, Sullivan had erased Alexander Popov from the ledger.

After posting a 22.52 during prelims, Sullivan became the fastest swimmer on the planet with a blistering 21.56. That knocked off the 21.64 set by Popov on June 16, 2000 in Moscow, Russia.

Ashley Callus (22.50) and Jonathon Newton (22.61) joined Sullivan in the race as they placed second and third in the historic swim.

Women's 200 IM
Shayne Reese clocked the second-best effort in the world this year with a time of 2:13.95 to win the medley event. Alicia Aemisegger currently holds the best effort with a 2:13.92 from last month.

Kristy Morrison earned second-place honors with a time of 2:15.11, while Lara Carroll snared third in 2:16.52.

Men's 400 IM
Adam Lucas surfaced triumphant with a winning time of 4:25.15 in the distance medley event. Meanwhile, Shane Cross touched second in 4:27.59, while Stephen Parkes took third in 4:31.17.

Women's 50 back
Sophie Edington destroyed the Commonwealth and Australian records in the sprint back event, and nearly threatened the world record when she clocked a 28.27 to win the title. Edington's time broke the former standard set in 2005 in a tie by Giaan Rooney and Edington.

Tayliah Zimmer also eclipsed the former record, but wound up second in 28.32, while Elizabeth Coster finished third in 29.27.

Men's 100 back
Hayden Stoeckel broke 55 to capture the crown in the men's 100 back when he touched in 54.92. Josh Watson placed second in 55.59, while Ethan Rolff took third in 56.11.

Men's 1500 free
Travis Nederpelt cruised to victory in the distance free event with a top time of 15:26.50. Bryn Murphy settled for second with a time of 15:29.36, while Richard Charlesworth took third in 15:36.35.

Relays
Japan's team of Satomi Suzuki, Yuriko Tokieda, Sayaka Akase and Maya Hamano won the women's 400 free relay in 3:56.98, while the West Coast team of Eamon Sullivan, Adam Lucas, Tomma D'Orsogna and Bobby Jovanovich took home the men's 400 free relay in 3:24.43.

Sullivan's leadoff 100 free of 48.11 broke the Commonwealth and Australian record. The previous Commonwealth record had been Roland Schoeman's 48.17 from 2004, while Michael Klim previously owned the national standard with a 48.18 from 2000.

Multi-Disability Events
Matthew Cowdrey broke the world record in the men's 100 free (Class S9 division) with a quick time of 55.85. He had also broken the world record in the 50 free with a time of 26.02.

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