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FINALS
Women’s 100 breast multi-class
Tiffany Thomas Kane had the top-ranked swim of the night with a 1:35.32 for 988 points. Prue Watt took second with a 1:19.18 for 924 points. Paige Leonhardt placed third with a 1:21.31 for 847 points.
=== A - Final ===
1 THOMAS KANE, TI 14 RAVN 1:42.06 1:35.32 988
r:+0.69 44.30 1:35.32 (51.02)
2 WATT, PRUE SB13 29 CRAN 1:20.27 1:19.18. 924
r:+0.74 37.10 1:19.18 (42.08)
3 LEONHARDT, PAIG 15 WGHM 1:23.28 1:21.31 847
r:+0.68 37.71 1:21.31 (43.60)
4 SCOTT, MADELEIN 23 CBRA 1:24.50 1:21.92 828
r:+0.76 37.33 1:21.92 (44.59)
5 HUEBNER, TANYA 37 MVC 1:41.89 1:42.08 805
r:+0.79 47.08 1:42.08 (55.00)
6 WILLIAMS, KENDA 16 NUSW 1:25.93 1:24.14 764
r:+0.66 38.88 1:24.14 (45.26)
7 VAN ROOSMALEN, 25 MING 1:23.79 1:24.81 752
r:+0.77 39.86 1:24.81 (44.95)
8 BRITTON, HANNAH 22 UNAV 1:20.14 1:20.39. 729
r:+0.75 37.99 1:20.39 (42.40)
Men’s 100 breast multi-class
Ahmed Kelly checked in with a top-ranked 1:50.59 for 982 points. Blake Cochrane took second with a 1:17.26 for 978 points, while Grant Patterson clocked a third-place 2:17.09 for 906 points.
=== Finals ===
1 KELLY, AHMED SB 24 MVC 1:53.57 1:50.59 982
r:+0.83 51.63 1:50.59 (58.96)
2 COCHRANE, BLAKE 25 SPRTN 1:18.08 1:17.26. 978
r:+0.70 36.02 1:17.26 (41.24)
3 PATTERSON, GRAN 26 CENCA 2:19.55 2:17.09 906
1:05.59 2:17.09 (1:11.50)
4 ELIASON, RICHAR 27 GIND 1:10.88 1:10.13. 860
r:+0.82 32.59 1:10.13 (37.54)
5 PENDLETON, RICK 31 SPRTN 1:08.56 1:08.25. 825
r:+0.66 32.38 1:08.25 (35.87)
6 AUNGLES, JESSE 20 MARI 1:24.06 1:23.17 784
r:+0.65 38.35 1:23.17 (44.82)
7 BEKRIC, LIAM SB 15 NWD 1:10.71 1:09.96. 751
r:+0.65 32.88 1:09.96 (37.08)
8 WARD, MATTHEW S 20 GTA 1:11.55 1:12.99. 675
r:+0.70 33.27 1:12.99 (39.72)
Women’s 200 back
Belinda Hocking shot to the top of the world rankings with a 2:06.49. That swim cleared her own All-Comers record of 2:06.68 posted back in 2012, and clinched a spot on the Olympic roster.
Emily Seebohm, meanwhile, grabbed second-place honors with a 2:06.59 as she also made the Olympic team in the event. Both swimmers cleared Madison Wilson’s previously top-ranked time of 2:07.18 from the Victoria State Championships.
Wilson finished a disappointing fifth in 2:08.93, while Sian Whittaker (2:07.47) and Minna Atherton (2:08.23) took third and fourth. Whittaker moved to fifth in the world with Atherton taking eighth overall.
Mikkayla Sheridan (2:11.02) and Keryn McMaster (2:13.51) finished sixth and seventh with Amy Forrester drawing a disqualification.
=== Finals ===
1 HOCKING, BELIND 25 NUN 2:08.55 2:06.49A 943
r:+0.62 30.21 1:02.24 (32.03)
1:34.35 (32.11) 2:06.49 (32.14)
2 SEEBOHM, EMILY 23 BGRAM 2:08.10 2:06.59. 941
r:+0.70 29.81 1:02.14 (32.33)
1:34.70 (32.56) 2:06.59 (31.89)
3 WHITTAKER, SIAN 18 MVC 2:09.32 2:07.47Q 921
r:+0.65 30.44 1:02.79 (32.35)
1:35.55 (32.76) 2:07.47 (31.92)
4 ATHERTON, MINNA 15 BGRAM 2:09.10 2:08.23Q 905
r:+0.64 29.75 1:02.43 (32.68)
1:35.56 (33.13) 2:08.23 (32.67)
5 WILSON, MADISON 21 STPET 2:08.91 2:08.93Q 890
r:+0.56 29.80 1:01.98 (32.18)
1:34.80 (32.82) 2:08.93 (34.13)
6 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 21 SOSC 2:11.48 2:11.02 848
r:+0.66 31.02 1:03.78 (32.76)
1:37.50 (33.72) 2:11.02 (33.52)
7 MCMASTER, KERYN 22 CHAND 2:13.90 2:13.51 802
r:+0.64 31.51 1:05.16 (33.65)
1:39.72 (34.56) 2:13.51 (33.79)
-- FORRESTER, AMY 17 BOND 2:11.96 DQ
r:+0.74
Men’s 100 fly
David Morgan raced his way to the men’s 100-meter fly gold medal with a time of 51.64 at the 2016 Australian Nationals. That swim put him fourth in the world rankings behind Li Zhuhao (51.24), Konrad Czerniak (51.31) and Laszlo Cseh (51.40).
Grant Irvine gained second overall in a time of 51.76 to move to sixth in the world rankings, while Daniel Lester placed third in 52.33.
Christopher Wright (52.60), Keiran Qaium (52.67), Tommaso D’Orsogna (52.68), Nathaniel Romeo (52.90) and Hugo Morris (53.30) also competed in the finale.
=== Finals ===
1 MORGAN, DAVID 22 TSS 52.69 51.64. 897
r:+0.61 24.28 51.64 (27.36)
2 IRVINE, GRANT 25 STPET 52.09 51.76. 891
r:+0.68 24.37 51.76 (27.39)
3 LESTER, DANIEL 25 LAWNT 52.65 52.33 862
r:+0.66 23.95 52.33 (28.38)
4 WRIGHT, CHRISTO 27 STHPT 52.49 52.60 849
r:+0.66 24.58 52.60 (28.02)
5 QAIUM, KEIRAN 23 SYDU 52.69 52.67 846
r:+0.64 24.82 52.67 (27.85)
6 D'ORSOGNA, TOMM 25 COMM 52.86 52.68 845
r:+0.66 24.59 52.68 (28.09)
7 ROMEO, NATHANIE 22 SOSC 53.08 52.90 835
r:+0.59 24.55 52.90 (28.35)
8 MORRIS, HUGO 21 CBRA 53.56 53.30 816
r:+0.65 24.70 53.30 (28.60)
Women’s 800 free
Jessica Ashwood just missed her own Australian record in the women’s 800-meter free at the 2016 Australian Nationals.
Ashwood won the finale in a time of 8:18.42, just off her 8:18.41 from last August. The only swimmer faster than her this year is Katie Ledecky with a stunning 8:06.68 at the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.
Tamsin Cook finished second tonight in 8:27.01, just off the Australian Olympic qualifying cut of 8:26.96.
Kareena Lee finished third in 8:31.06, while Kiah Melverton took fourth in 8:31.57.
Moesha Johnson (8:38.88), Mikayla Messer (8:41.80), Chelsea Gubecka (8:44.58) and Leah Neale (8:48.73) rounded out the top eight.
=== Finals ===
1 ASHWOOD, JESSIC 22 CHAND 8:31.60 8:18.42. 956
r:+0.76 28.48 59.17 (30.69)
1:30.29 (31.12) 2:01.55 (31.26)
2:32.98 (31.43) 3:04.39 (31.41)
3:35.92 (31.53) 4:07.42 (31.50)
4:38.98 (31.56) 5:10.46 (31.48)
5:42.01 (31.55) 6:13.75 (31.74)
6:45.47 (31.72) 7:17.28 (31.81)
7:48.80 (31.52) 8:18.42 (29.62)
2 COOK, TAMSIN 17 UWSC 8:36.84 8:27.01 908
r:+0.70 29.09 1:00.53 (31.44)
1:32.61 (32.08) 2:04.87 (32.26)
2:37.15 (32.28) 3:09.36 (32.21)
3:41.78 (32.42) 4:13.80 (32.02)
4:45.74 (31.94) 5:17.70 (31.96)
5:49.58 (31.88) 6:21.43 (31.85)
6:53.41 (31.98) 7:25.22 (31.81)
7:56.68 (31.46) 8:27.01 (30.33)
3 LEE, KAREENA 22 MTCKM 8:39.94 8:31.06 886
r:+0.76 29.62 1:01.21 (31.59)
1:32.98 (31.77) 2:05.27 (32.29)
2:37.28 (32.01) 3:09.61 (32.33)
3:42.07 (32.46) 4:14.39 (32.32)
4:46.72 (32.33) 5:19.10 (32.38)
5:51.49 (32.39) 6:23.99 (32.50)
6:56.43 (32.44) 7:29.01 (32.58)
8:01.28 (32.27) 8:31.06 (29.78)
4 MELVERTON, KIAH 19 TSS 8:37.13 8:31.57 884
r:+0.72 29.36 1:00.86 (31.50)
1:32.79 (31.93) 2:05.38 (32.59)
2:37.71 (32.33) 3:10.47 (32.76)
3:42.83 (32.36) 4:15.47 (32.64)
4:47.56 (32.09) 5:19.90 (32.34)
5:52.28 (32.38) 6:24.91 (32.63)
6:57.15 (32.24) 7:29.84 (32.69)
8:02.06 (32.22) 8:31.57 (29.51)
5 JOHNSON, MOESHA 18 BURAQ 8:42.78 8:38.88 847
r:+0.79 29.65 1:01.56 (31.91)
1:33.48 (31.92) 2:05.97 (32.49)
2:38.24 (32.27) 3:10.98 (32.74)
3:43.46 (32.48) 4:16.12 (32.66)
4:48.64 (32.52) 5:21.81 (33.17)
5:54.93 (33.12) 6:28.02 (33.09)
7:01.08 (33.06) 7:34.25 (33.17)
8:06.79 (32.54) 8:38.88 (32.09)
6 MESSER, MIKAYLA 16 CHAND 8:43.99 8:41.80 833
r:+0.69 29.78 1:01.59 (31.81)
1:33.91 (32.32) 2:06.22 (32.31)
2:38.66 (32.44) 3:11.31 (32.65)
3:44.40 (33.09) 4:17.10 (32.70)
4:49.62 (32.52) 5:22.49 (32.87)
5:55.75 (33.26) 6:28.81 (33.06)
7:02.07 (33.26) 7:35.66 (33.59)
8:08.89 (33.23) 8:41.80 (32.91)
7 GUBECKA, CHELSE 17 KAWTR 8:44.35 8:44.58 819
r:+0.70 29.88 1:02.16 (32.28)
1:34.92 (32.76) 2:07.99 (33.07)
2:40.63 (32.64) 3:13.57 (32.94)
3:46.41 (32.84) 4:19.56 (33.15)
4:52.39 (32.83) 5:25.40 (33.01)
5:58.92 (33.52) 6:32.23 (33.31)
7:05.62 (33.39) 7:38.93 (33.31)
8:12.23 (33.30) 8:44.58 (32.35)
8 NEALE, LEAH 20 SPRTN 8:44.02 8:48.73 800
r:+0.74 29.17 1:00.34 (31.17)
1:31.95 (31.61) 2:03.86 (31.91)
2:36.41 (32.55) 3:09.49 (33.08)
3:43.19 (33.70) 4:16.99 (33.80)
4:51.18 (34.19) 5:25.30 (34.12)
5:59.80 (34.50) 6:34.40 (34.60)
7:08.74 (34.34) 7:42.82 (34.08)
8:16.77 (33.95) 8:48.73 (31.96)
Men’s 50 free
Cameron McEvoy became the first man in Australian history to sweep the 50-100-200 frees at the Australian Nationals.
Following wins in the 100 and 200 earlier in the week, McEvoy surged to victory in the splash-and-dash with a 21.44. That’s the second-ranked swim of the year behind only Florent Manaudou’s 21.42 from the French Championships. It’s also not far behind Ashley Callus’ Australian record of 21.19 from the techsuit-fueled 2009.
Matt Abood finished second in 22.08, just off the Australian Olympic qualifying time of 22.02.
James Magnussen missed out completely on making an individual swim at the Rio Olympics with a third-place 22.12.
Andrew Abood (22.14), Will Stockwell (22.17), James Roberts (22.22), David Morgan (22.52) and Kenneth To (22.55) claimed the rest of the finishes.
=== Finals ===
1 MCEVOY, CAMERON 21 BOND 22.12 21.44. 927
r:+0.59
2 ABOOD, MATTHEW 29 CBRA 22.24 22.08 849
r:+0.72
3 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 24 RAVN 22.34 22.12 844
r:+0.71
4 ABOOD, ANDREW 25 MARI 22.47 22.14 842
r:+0.73
5 STOCKWELL, WILL 20 COMM 22.36 22.17 839
r:+0.62
6 ROBERTS, JAMES 24 SOMGC 22.39 22.22 833
r:+0.63
7 MORGAN, DAVID 22 TSS 22.45 22.52 800
r:+0.63
8 TO, KENNETH 23 TRGR 22.51 22.55 797
r:+0.63
Men’s 50 back
Mitch Larkin moved to third in the world in the men’s 50-meter back at the 2016 Australian Nationals.
Larkin turned in a winning time of 24.73 to move behind Camille Lacourt (24.67) and Junya Koga (24.71) in the rankings.
Bobby Hurley finished second tonight in 25.07 to move to sixth in the world, while Joshua Beaver finished third in 25.25.
Ben Treffers (25.36), Gede Sudartawa (25.37), Zac Incerti (25.46), Ryan Pini (25.55) and James Traiforos (25.90) also competed.
=== Finals ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 22 STPET 25.49 24.73. 918
r:+0.58
2 HURLEY, BOBBY 27 UNAN 25.39 25.07 881
r:+0.57
3 BEAVER, JOSHUA 23 NUN 25.38 25.25 863
r:+0.56
4 TREFFERS, BENJA 24 BLGR 25.62 25.36 851
r:+0.56
5 SUDARTAWA, (V), 21 INA 25.43 25.37 850
r:+0.55
6 INCERTI, ZAC 19 UWSC 25.59 25.46 841
r:+0.60
7 PINI, (V), RYAN 34 PNG 25.62 25.55 832
r:+1.43
8 TRAIFOROS, JAME 19 TRGR 26.11 25.90 799
r:+0.54
Women’s 50 breast
Georgia Bohl improved upon her second-ranked time in the world in the women’s 50-meter breast at the 2016 Australian Nationals.
Bohl clocked a 30.58 to win the sprint breast tonight, bettering her 30.77 from earlier in the meet. Only Ruta Meilutyte has been faster this year with a 30.13 from the Swedish Open.
Jennie Johansson took second tonight in 30.71 to stand third in the world, while Sally Hunter posted a 31.04 to round out the top three tonight.
Lorna Tonks (31.55), Jessica Hansen (31.61), Ella Bond (32.51), Carlee Millikin (32.65) and Georgia Wells (33.29) finished fourth through eighth.
=== Finals ===
1 BOHL, GEORGIA 18 STPET 31.47 30.58. 895
r:+0.65
2 JOHANSSON, (V), 27 SWE 30.87 30.71. 884
r:+0.74
3 HUNTER, SALLY 30 MARI 31.54 31.04 856
r:+0.73
4 TONKS, LORNA 27 YERPK 32.12 31.55 815
r:+0.65
5 HANSEN, JESSICA 20 NUN 32.13 31.61 811
r:+0.68
6 BOND, ELLA 17 BOND 32.62 32.51 745
r:+0.66
7 MILLIKIN, CARLE 21 TRGR 32.50 32.65 736
r:+0.72
8 WELLS, GEORGIA 17 COMM 32.78 33.29 694
r:+0.67
Women’s 50 fly multi-class
Taylor Corry posted the top-ranked time with a 30.51 for 966 points. Emily Beecroft claimed second with a 33.53 for 856 points. Tiffany Kane Thomas snared third with a 38.32 for 833 points.
=== Finals ===
1 CORRY, TAYLOR S 21 NBAY 30.79 30.51. 966
r:+0.80
2 BEECROFT, EMILY 16 TRL 32.05 33.53 856
r:+0.73
3 THOMAS KANE, TI 14 RAVN 40.48 38.32 833
r:+0.84
4 COOK, AMY S14 17 SLCA 33.85 33.02 762
r:+0.77
5 DEDEKIND, KATJA 14 UQSC 33.17 32.65 761
r:+0.74
6 BLANSHARD, TAHL 15 MING 36.56 35.72 708
r:+0.79
7 HOHN, JENNA S14 17 CONCO 34.12 34.85 648
r:+0.81
8 MIRO, NICOLE S1 16 SLCA 34.45 34.80 542
r:+0.80
Men’s 50 fly multi-class
Mitch Kilduff won the event in 27.00 with 1010 points. Daniel Fox took second with a 27.74 for 931 points. Jack Ireland snagged third with a 28.40 for 868 points.
=== A - Final ===
1 KILDUFF, MITCHE 20 MLCM 27.29 27.00. 1010
r:+0.76
2 FOX, DANIEL S14 24 CHAND 27.94 27.74 931
r:+0.73
3 IRELAND, JACK S 16 GLAD 28.78 28.40 868
r:+0.77
4 LEVY, MATTHEW S 29 CRAN 31.62 31.08 854
r:+0.80
5 TIDY, JEREMY S1 28 NUN 27.34 27.45 778
r:+0.74
6 MCERLEAN, JOSHU 20 ROCKC 31.37 31.06 736
r:+0.65
7 YOURELL, AIDAN 16 RVLY 27.89 28.03 731
r:+0.73
8 HEARNE, MATTHEW 16 WIAQ 28.26 28.39 704
r:+0.76
SEMIFINALS
Women’s 50 free
Cate Campbell broke her Australian and Commonwealth record during the women’s 50-meter free semifinals at the 2016 Australian Nationals.
Campbell turned in the third-fastest time ever with a stunning 23.93 in the women’s splash-and-dash. Only Britta Steffen (23.73) and Therese Alshammar (23.88) have been faster as Campbell broke a tie with Fran Halsall for the world’s textile best of 23.96 that had previous stood as Campbell’s Australian record.
Campbell’s time is the first under 24 this year, clearing Sarah Sjostrom’s 24.17 from the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series as the top time in the world this year.
Bronte Campbell qualified second in 24.27 to move to fourth in the world behind Halsall’s 24.23 from the Golden Tour.
Shayna Jack (24.87), Brittany Elmslie (24.92), Holly Barratt (25.34), Yolane Kukla (25.43), Carla Buchanan (25.44) and Marieke D’Cruz (25.46) finished third through eighth to qualify for finals.
=== Semi-Finals ===
1 CAMPBELL, CATE 23 COMM 25.11 23.93! 975
r:+0.78
2 CAMPBELL, BRONT 21 COMM 25.11 24.27Q 934
r:+0.71
3 JACK, SHAYNA 17 COMM 25.43 24.87 868
r:+0.73
4 ELMSLIE, BRITTA 21 BGRAM 25.41 24.92 863
r:+0.73
5 BARRATT, HOLLY 28 ROC 25.96 25.34 821
r:+0.67
6 KUKLA, YOLANE 20 UNAQ 25.52 25.43 812
r:+0.63
7 BUCHANAN, CARLA 20 ACACI 25.87 25.44 811
r:+0.66
8 D'CRUZ, MARIEKE 30 SOSC 25.74 25.46 809
r:+0.69
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9 GILLETT, CHELSE 19 SPRTN 26.07 25.68 789
r:+0.62
10 LINDSAY, HADLEY 17 UWSC 26.04 25.72 785
r:+0.68
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11 CONNOR, MEGAN 22 SYDU 26.10 25.81 777
r:+0.68
12 RAMSDEN, NATASH 15 ABBT 26.02 25.87 771
r:+0.66
13 WILLIAMS, ZOE 20 MARI 25.95 25.89 770
r:+0.73
14 SAAL, SARA 29 COMM 26.09 25.92 767
r:+0.67
15 MATSUO, AMI 19 RAVN 26.05 25.97 762
r:+0.70
16 UNICOMB, JESSIC 18 ALLSA 26.21 26.10 751
r:+0.65
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 100 breast mutli-class
- Men’s 100 breast multi-class
- Women’s 200 back
- Men’s 100 fly
- Women’s 800 free
- Men’s 50 free
- Women’s 50 free
- Men’s 50 back
- Women’s 50 breast
- Women’s 50 fly multi-class
- Men’s 50 fly multi-class
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