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
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