Australia State Teams Age Group Short Course Championships: Two-Session Day Produces Plethora of Meet Records

CANBERRA, Australia, September 18. THE age group swimmers had a busy day with a pair of timed finals sessions at the Australia State Teams Age Group Short Course Championships in Canberra today.

NSW's Sophie Taylor won the girls 13-14 200 free title in a meet-record 2:01.95, while NSW's Leanne Wright topped the girls 15-16 200 free with a meet-standard 1:59.50. VIC's Karlene Pircher claimed the girls 13-14 200 breast title in a meet-record 1:10.40, while QLD's Max Muggeridge cruised to a meet record in the boys 14-15 200 IM with a 2:02.78. Muggeridge doubled up with a winning time of 2:19.15 in the boys 14-15 200 breast.

QLD's Lauren Rettie snatched the girls 13-14 200 back title in a meet-record 2:11.16, while WA's Brianna Throssell posted a meet record time of 55.01 in the girls 15-16 100 free. Rettie clocked her second meet record of the day with a 1:00.94 to win the girls 13-14 100 back in the second session.

NSW's Laura Crockart posted an 8:31.42 to set a meet record in the girls 15-16 800 free. VIC's Jessica Hansen turned in a meet record time of 1:07.83 in the girls 15-16 100 breast. NSW's Hugo Morris posted a 1:59.71 for the meet mark in the boys 16-17 200 fly, while WA's Adelaide Hart clocked a 1:00.99 in the girls 15-16 100 back for the meet standard. VIC's Mack Horton turned in a meet mark with a 15:14.96 in the boys 14-15 1500 free.

QLD's Cameron McEvoy hit the wall in 48.45 to set a meet record in the boys 16-17 100 free, while VIC's Lachlan Wells snared the boys 14-15 100 free crown in 50.97. VIC's Nick Groenewald captured the boys 14-15 100 back with a 55.91, while VIC's Hayley Baker earned the girls 15-16 200 back crown in 2:09.59. Baker returned in the second session of the day with a 4:43.06 to win the girls 15-16 400 IM, while Groenewald also doubled up on the day with a meet-record 2:01.85 in the boys 14-15 200 back.

McEvoy doubled up with a 54.32 to win the boys 16-17 100 back later in the first session, while VIC's Jemma Schlicht touched in 56.90 to win the girls 13-14 100 free. QLD's Jared Gilliland won the boys 16-17 200 breast with a 2:18.10.

QLD's Chelsea Gubecka snagged the girls 13-14 800 free title in 8:45.35, while VIC's Ewan Bennett won the boys 16-17 200 IM in 2:03.50. NSW's Meg Bailey claimed the girls 13-14 400 IM title in 4:48.98, while teammate Jacob Hansford earned the boys 14-15 200 fly crown in 2:04.06. NSW's Nicholas Reekie placed first in the boys 16-17 200 back with a 1:59.32.

In 50 sprint knockout semis, WA's Tommy Sucipto set a meet record in the boys 16-17 50 breast with a 28.57, while QLD's Lucia Lassman touched in 27.20 for the meet standard in the girls 13-14 50 fly.

In relay action, VIC's Hayley Baker, Jessica Hansen, Christina Licciardi and Celeste Astorino clocked a 4:06.56 to win the girls 15-16 400 medley relay. QLD's Cameron McEvoy, Andrew Digby, Regan Leong and Robert Gerlach earned a meet record with a 3:18.45 in the boys 16-17 400 free relay.

VIC's Lucy Soden, Karlene Pircher, Jemma Schlicht and Lushavel Stickland eclipsed the meet record in the girls 13-14 400 medley relay with a 4:10.57. NSW's Jake Hodgetts, Edward Marks, Peter Topalidis and Jayke Rees won the boys 14-15 400 free relay.

VIC's Jemma Schlicht, Lushavel Stickland, Annie Pepper and Lucy Soden won the girls 13-14 400 free relay with a 3:50.57. NSW's Edward Marks, Jake Baggaley, Jacob Hansford and Jayke Rees claimed the boys 14-15 400 medley relay title in 3:50.37. NSW's Leanne Wright, Jenna Liimatainen, Georgia Miller and Ami Matsuo snatched the girls 15-16 400 free relay title in 3:41.95.

QLD's Robert Gerlach, Jake Packard, Zac Whenuaroa and Cameron McEvoy closed the curtain on a two-session day with a meet-record time of 3:40.78 to win the boys 16-17 400 medley relay.

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