Emma McKeon Surges to No. 2 in World in 200 Free at 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials Day 3 (RACE VIDEO)

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The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials kicked off its third day of competition with the women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly and the men’s 800 free for the finals session, as swimmer from Down Under continue to battle for spots on the World’s roster, led by Emma McKeon.

With two nights in the books, Aussie athletes have already proven themselves to be threats in international competition, as they prime the swim community for next month’s World Championships in South Korea.

During the Day 3 prelims, McKeon claimed second-fastest time in the world this year in the 200 free.

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Women’s 200 Free

The showdown in the 200 free between Emma McKeon and Ariarne Titmus was one of the most anticipated races of the meet.

It did not disappoint as McKeon turned in the second-fastest swim in the world this year.

McKeon used a fast start before hanging on to win the race in 1:54.55. Titmus was second in 1:55.09. Titmus holds the fastest time in the world this year at 1:54.20, set at the national championships in April.

Both swimmers qualified for the world championships and are posing a serious threat to the United States in the 4×200 free relay after defeating them at Pan Pacs last summer.

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom (1:55.39) and American Katie Ledecky (1:55.78) are the third- and fourth-fastest performers in the event this year.

McKeon’s opening split was 26.18 compared with 27.04 for Titmus, who had better splits in the middle two 50s before McKeon had the edge on the final split 29.60-29.74.

Shayna Jack finished third in 1:56.37, followed by Brianna Throssell, who clocked a 1:56.62.

Madison Wilson finished fifth (1:56.85), ahead of Leah Neale (1:57.35), Carla Buchanan (1:58.32) and Mikka Sheridan (2:00.18).

Event 11  Women 200 LC Metre Freestyle
==================================================================
        World: W 1:52.98  29/07/2009Federica Pellergini, Italy
 Commonwealth: C 1:54.30  9/04/2018 Ariarne Titmus, Australia
   Australian: A 1:54.30  9/04/2019 Ariarne Titmus, SPW
   All Comers: R 1:54.30  9/04/2019 Ariarne Titmus, SPW
         WCQT: Q 1:56.34
 Meet Qualifying:  2:06.31
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 MCKEON, EMMA     25 GUSC              1:56.76    1:54.55Q  959  
    r:+0.72  26.18        55.35 (29.17)
        1:24.95 (29.60)     1:54.55 (29.60)
  2 TITMUS, ARIARNE  18 STPET             1:58.26    1:55.09Q  946  
    r:+0.77  27.04        55.89 (28.85)
        1:25.35 (29.46)     1:55.09 (29.74)
  3 JACK, SHAYNA     20 STPET             1:57.50    1:56.37   915  
    r:+0.70  26.80        56.24 (29.44)
        1:26.51 (30.27)     1:56.37 (29.86)
  4 THROSSELL, BRIA  23 UWSC              1:57.90    1:56.62   909  
    r:+0.70  27.45        57.08 (29.63)
        1:27.05 (29.97)     1:56.62 (29.57)
  5 WILSON, MADISON  25 MARI              1:58.36    1:56.85   903  
    r:+0.70  27.39        56.96 (29.57)
        1:26.91 (29.95)     1:56.85 (29.94)
  6 NEALE, LEAH      23 USCS              1:58.11    1:57.35   892  
    r:+0.66  27.67        57.62 (29.95)
        1:27.70 (30.08)     1:57.35 (29.65)
  7 BUCHANAN, CARLA  23 ACACI             1:59.91    1:58.32   870  
    r:+0.71  27.79        58.09 (30.30)
        1:28.23 (30.14)     1:58.32 (30.09)
  8 SHERIDAN, MIKKA  24 USCS              1:59.42    2:00.18   830  
    r:+0.71  27.88        58.15 (30.27)
        1:29.05 (30.90)     2:00.18 (31.13)
 
                        === B - Final ===                         
 
  9 MELVERTON, KIAH  22 TSS               2:00.48    1:58.48   867  
    r:+0.75  28.23        57.91 (29.68)
        1:28.24 (30.33)     1:58.48 (30.24)
 10 PALLISTER, LANI  17 CTREE             2:00.73    1:59.73   840  
    r:+0.72  28.36        58.77 (30.41)
        1:29.72 (30.95)     1:59.73 (30.01)
 11 ROGERS, DAHLAS   24 USCS              2:01.97    2:00.44   825  
    r:+0.70  28.92        59.63 (30.71)
        1:30.50 (30.87)     2:00.44 (29.94)
 12 NGAWATI, KOTUKU  24 MVC               2:01.46    2:00.55   823  
    r:+0.68  27.88        58.11 (30.23)
        1:29.36 (31.25)     2:00.55 (31.19)
 13 TAYLOR, LAURA    19 TSS               2:01.03    2:01.17   810  
    r:+0.66  28.30        58.83 (30.53)
        1:30.09 (31.26)     2:01.17 (31.08)
 14 WOODS, ELYSE     20 MVC               2:00.00    2:01.21   809  
    r:+0.66  27.88        57.99 (30.11)
        1:29.35 (31.36)     2:01.21 (31.86)
 15 MESSER, MIKAYLA  19 NCOLL             2:01.36    2:01.31   807  
    r:+0.67  29.03        59.43 (30.40)
        1:30.64 (31.21)     2:01.31 (30.67)
 16 SIEBENHAUSEN, K  19 RACKL             2:02.02    2:01.95   795  
    r:+0.71  28.28        59.01 (30.73)
        1:30.35 (31.34)     2:01.95 (31.60)

Men’s 200 Fly

David Morgan was the lone competitor in the field to earn a world qualifying time in the 200 fly.

He won the race in 1:55.26 to earn a spot in Gwangju thanks to two solid middle splits in the race. Morgan is the fifth-fastest performer in the world this year.

Grant Irvine finished second in 1:55.89, missing out on worlds by three tenths.

Matthew Temple finished third in 1:56.58, followed by Nicholas Brown (1:57.31), Charles Cox (1:57.61), Bowen Gough (1:59.49), Edward Marks (2:02.31) and Lucas Humeniuk (2:04.44).

Event 12  Men 200 LC Metre Butterfly
==================================================================
        World: W 1:51.51  29/07/2009Michael Phelps, USA
 Commonwealth: C 1:52.96  31/07/2012Chad le Clos, South Africa
   Australian: A 1:54.46  17/03/2009Nick D'Arcy, Maroochydore
   All Comers: R 1:52.09  28/03/2007Michael Phelps, USA
         WCQT: Q 1:55.58
 Meet Qualifying:  2:07.33
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       
==================================================================
                          === Finals ===                          
 
  1 MORGAN, DAVID    25 TSS               1:58.55    1:55.26Q  905  
    r:+0.69  25.51        54.94 (29.43)
        1:24.66 (29.72)     1:55.26 (30.60)
  2 IRVINE, GRANT    28 UWSC              1:57.50    1:55.89   890  
    r:+0.66  25.54        55.27 (29.73)
        1:25.71 (30.44)     1:55.89 (30.18)
  3 TEMPLE, MATTHEW  19 NUN               1:59.31    1:56.58   875  
    r:+0.64  25.61        55.40 (29.79)
        1:25.95 (30.55)     1:56.58 (30.63)
  4 BROWN, NICHOLAS  23 UWSC              1:57.56    1:57.31   858  
    r:+0.71  26.34        55.86 (29.52)
        1:25.49 (29.63)     1:57.31 (31.82)
  5 COX, CHARLES     19 STPET             1:59.47    1:57.61   852  
    r:+0.71  26.63        56.80 (30.17)
        1:27.12 (30.32)     1:57.61 (30.49)
  6 GOUGH, BOWEN     21 NUN               1:59.28    1:59.49   812  
    r:+0.66  26.27        55.91 (29.64)
        1:27.08 (31.17)     1:59.49 (32.41)
  7 MARKS, EDWARD    23 CARL              2:02.04    2:02.31   757  
    r:+0.66  25.96        56.13 (30.17)
        1:28.58 (32.45)     2:02.31 (33.73)
  8 HUMENIUK, LUCAS  17 CHAND             2:04.38    2:04.44   719  
    r:+0.67  27.13        58.35 (31.22)
        1:30.84 (32.49)     2:04.44 (33.60)

Men’s 800 Free

Jack McLoughlin kept his strong meet going in the 800 free, as he won the event in 7:46.79.

His time qualified for the world championships and put him seventh in the world rankings this year.

Joshua Parrish finished second in 7:54.94, followed by Mack Horton, who finished third in 8:01.30. Ben Roberts was fourth in 8:02.58, finishing ahead of Mitchell Tinsley (8:08.09), Alexander Grant (8:09.14), Daniel Jacobson (8:11.55) and Matthew Robinson (8:18.62).

Event 13  Men 800 LC Metre Freestyle
==================================================================
        World: W 7:32.12  9/07/2009 Lin Zhang, China
 Commonwealth: C 7:38.65  27/07/2005Grant Hackett, Australia
   Australian: A 7:38.65  27/07/2005Grant Hackett, Miami
   All Comers: R 7:41.59  26/03/2001Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot
         WCQT: Q 7:50.97
 Meet Qualifying:  8:37.00
    Name            Age Team                 Seed     Finals  FINA       
==================================================================
  1 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC  24 CHAND             7:47.31    7:46.79Q  908  
    r:+0.70  26.55        55.03 (28.48)
        1:24.12 (29.09)     1:53.23 (29.11)
        2:22.55 (29.32)     2:52.03 (29.48)
        3:21.73 (29.70)     3:51.46 (29.73)
        4:21.03 (29.57)     4:50.51 (29.48)
        5:20.35 (29.84)     5:49.86 (29.51)
        6:19.61 (29.75)     6:49.28 (29.67)
        7:18.86 (29.58)     7:46.79 (27.93)
  2 PARRISH, JOSHUA  22 TSS               7:59.83    7:54.94   862  
    r:+0.63  27.44        56.99 (29.55)
        1:26.76 (29.77)     1:56.59 (29.83)
        2:26.53 (29.94)     2:56.02 (29.49)
        3:25.92 (29.90)     3:56.09 (30.17)
        4:26.23 (30.14)     4:56.50 (30.27)
        5:26.75 (30.25)     5:56.92 (30.17)
        6:27.10 (30.18)     6:57.10 (30.00)
        7:26.92 (29.82)     7:54.94 (28.02)
  3 HORTON, MACK     23 MVC               7:53.42    8:01.30   828  
    r:+0.71  27.19        56.34 (29.15)
        1:25.93 (29.59)     1:55.65 (29.72)
        2:25.55 (29.90)     2:55.74 (30.19)
        3:25.39 (29.65)     3:55.90 (30.51)
        4:26.31 (30.41)     4:57.21 (30.90)
        5:28.19 (30.98)     5:59.06 (30.87)
        6:30.08 (31.02)     7:00.96 (30.88)
        7:31.74 (30.78)     8:01.30 (29.56)
  4 ROBERTS, BEN     20 BRW               8:01.22    8:02.58   822  
    r:+0.69  27.76        57.83 (30.07)
        1:28.21 (30.38)     1:58.65 (30.44)
        2:28.80 (30.15)     2:59.45 (30.65)
        3:29.97 (30.52)     4:00.64 (30.67)
        4:30.85 (30.21)     5:01.72 (30.87)
        5:32.43 (30.71)     6:03.23 (30.80)
        6:33.85 (30.62)     7:04.13 (30.28)
        7:34.00 (29.87)     8:02.58 (28.58)
  5 TINSLEY, MITCHE  18 CHAND             8:02.59    8:08.09   794  
    r:+0.73  27.26        56.30 (29.04)
        1:26.16 (29.86)     1:56.21 (30.05)
        2:26.59 (30.38)     2:56.88 (30.29)
        3:27.59 (30.71)     3:58.59 (31.00)
        4:29.48 (30.89)     5:00.91 (31.43)
        5:32.28 (31.37)     6:03.86 (31.58)
        6:35.45 (31.59)     7:07.14 (31.69)
        7:38.57 (31.43)     8:08.09 (29.52)
  6 GRANT, ALEXANDE  18 BGRAM             8:03.56    8:09.14   789  
    r:+0.75  27.76        57.85 (30.09)
        1:28.24 (30.39)     1:59.02 (30.78)
        2:29.51 (30.49)     3:00.32 (30.81)
        3:31.08 (30.76)     4:01.93 (30.85)
        4:33.03 (31.10)     5:04.17 (31.14)
        5:35.33 (31.16)     6:06.60 (31.27)
        6:37.72 (31.12)     7:08.99 (31.27)
        7:40.15 (31.16)     8:09.14 (28.99)
  7 JACOBSON, DANIE  20 ALBAN             8:12.03    8:11.55   778  
    r:+0.68  27.95        57.93 (29.98)
        1:28.56 (30.63)     1:59.05 (30.49)
        2:29.43 (30.38)     3:00.04 (30.61)
        3:30.71 (30.67)     4:01.59 (30.88)
        4:32.33 (30.74)     5:03.47 (31.14)
        5:34.75 (31.28)     6:06.31 (31.56)
        6:37.89 (31.58)     7:09.38 (31.49)
        7:41.00 (31.62)     8:11.55 (30.55)
  8 ROBINSON, MATTH  22 KAWTR             8:16.94    8:18.62   745  
    r:+0.67  28.29        59.17 (30.88)
        1:30.54 (31.37)     2:01.78 (31.24)
        2:33.59 (31.81)     3:05.32 (31.73)
        3:36.74 (31.42)     4:08.07 (31.33)
        4:39.49 (31.42)     5:10.68 (31.19)
        5:42.12 (31.44)     6:13.66 (31.54)
        6:45.44 (31.78)     7:17.30 (31.86)
        7:48.91 (31.61)     8:18.62 (29.71)
  9 COTTER, HAYDEN   18 LAWNT             8:24.94    8:19.45   741  
    r:+0.78  28.72        59.86 (31.14)
                                2:03.22 ( )
                                3:06.45 ( )
        3:38.03 (31.58)     4:10.01 (31.98)
        4:41.39 (31.38)     5:13.31 (31.92)
        5:44.71 (31.40)     6:16.47 (31.76)
        6:47.92 (31.45)     7:19.65 (31.73)
        7:50.03 (30.38)     8:19.45 (29.42)
 10 BULLEN, TRISTAN  18 BOND              8:12.62    8:22.80   727  
    r:+0.69  28.31        58.92 (30.61)
        1:29.97 (31.05)     2:01.61 (31.64)
        2:33.49 (31.88)     3:05.23 (31.74)
        3:37.09 (31.86)     4:08.86 (31.77)
        4:40.52 (31.66)     5:12.35 (31.83)
        5:44.36 (32.01)     6:16.23 (31.87)
        6:48.13 (31.90)     7:19.99 (31.86)
        7:51.67 (31.68)     8:22.80 (31.13)
 11 DAFF, CONOR      16 CHAND             8:20.20    8:25.08   717  
    r:+0.63  28.58      1:00.12 (31.54)
        1:31.41 (31.29)     2:02.96 (31.55)
        2:34.48 (31.52)     3:06.63 (32.15)
        3:38.46 (31.83)     4:10.61 (32.15)
        4:42.91 (32.30)     5:15.05 (32.14)
        5:47.25 (32.20)     6:19.19 (31.94)
        6:51.49 (32.30)     7:23.41 (31.92)
        7:55.43 (32.02)     8:25.08 (29.65)
 12 OTLEY-DOE, JAME  18 TSS               8:27.07    8:26.21   712  
    r:+0.74  28.53        59.26 (30.73)
        1:30.79 (31.53)     2:02.51 (31.72)
        2:34.22 (31.71)     3:06.37 (32.15)
        3:38.55 (32.18)     4:11.10 (32.55)
        4:43.07 (31.97)     5:15.36 (32.29)
        5:47.59 (32.23)     6:19.87 (32.28)
        6:51.73 (31.86)     7:23.92 (32.19)
        7:55.69 (31.77)     8:26.21 (30.52)
 13 RAYMOND, THOMAS  16 NCOLL             8:11.68    8:30.28   695  
    r:+0.60  28.62      1:00.05 (31.43)
        1:32.06 (32.01)     2:04.19 (32.13)
        2:36.06 (31.87)     3:08.14 (32.08)
        3:40.23 (32.09)     4:12.37 (32.14)
        4:44.90 (32.53)     5:17.33 (32.43)
        5:49.66 (32.33)     6:21.85 (32.19)
        6:54.42 (32.57)     7:27.09 (32.67)
        7:59.52 (32.43)     8:30.28 (30.76)
 14 ARMSTRONG, BAIL  20 KAWTR             8:33.90    8:33.04   684  
    r:+0.67  28.03        58.74 (30.71)
        1:30.32 (31.58)     2:02.07 (31.75)
        2:34.04 (31.97)     3:06.29 (32.25)
        3:38.69 (32.40)     4:11.12 (32.43)
        4:43.74 (32.62)     5:16.15 (32.41)
        5:48.70 (32.55)     6:21.62 (32.92)
        6:54.09 (32.47)     7:27.67 (33.58)
        8:00.78 (33.11)     8:33.04 (32.26)
 15 WILLIAMSON, GEO  15 RACKL             8:31.84    8:40.55   655  
    r:+0.72  29.21      1:00.64 (31.43)
        1:32.88 (32.24)     2:05.73 (32.85)
        2:38.59 (32.86)     3:11.98 (33.39)
        3:45.56 (33.58)     4:19.36 (33.80)
        4:52.99 (33.63)     5:26.40 (33.41)
        6:00.09 (33.69)     6:33.25 (33.16)
        7:05.58 (32.33)     7:38.14 (32.56)
        8:10.09 (31.95)     8:40.55 (30.46)
 16 CLARKE, JACKSON  15 SSAQU             8:34.55    8:43.74   643  
    r:+0.76  29.12      1:01.21 (32.09)
        1:33.33 (32.12)     2:06.06 (32.73)
        2:38.57 (32.51)     3:12.15 (33.58)
        3:45.29 (33.14)     4:18.79 (33.50)
        4:51.90 (33.11)     5:25.24 (33.34)
        5:58.34 (33.10)     6:32.30 (33.96)
        7:05.40 (33.10)     7:38.95 (33.55)
        8:11.50 (32.55)     8:43.74 (32.24)

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