The 2018 Australian Short Course Championships have featured some of the land down under’s best swimmers this week in Mitch Larkin, Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus and Cameron McEvoy.
Kyle Chalmers is the top seed in the 200 free for Friday night, cruising into a 1:44.35 for the top seed. He is ahead of a stacked field that is separated by a short margin. Alexander Graham (1:44.73), Jack Gerrard (1:44.84) and Elijah Winnington (1:44.89) all came in with 1:44 prelim swims along with Daniel Smith (1:44.98).
The Australians have a solid 4×200 free relay as they were second at the Pan Pacific Championships this summer, and were second in the world rankings.
Event 24 Men 200 SC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 1:39.37 15/11/2009Paul Biedermann, Germany
Commonwealth: C 1:40.80 B. Hayden/C. McEvoy, CAN/AUS
Australian: R 1:40.80 27/11/2015Cameron McEvoy, Bond
All Comers: A 1:40.80 27/11/2015Cameron McEvoy, Bond
Title Holder: 1:45.89 27/10/2017Zachary Attard, Carlile
Meet Qualifying: 1:51.49
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 CHALMERS, KYLE 20 MARI 1:45.56 1:44.35 863
r:+0.70 11.29 24.15 (12.86)
37.36 (13.21) 50.91 (13.55)
1:04.46 (13.55) 1:18.10 (13.64)
1:31.50 (13.40) 1:44.35 (12.85)
2 GRAHAM, ALEXAND 23 BOND 1:46.35 1:44.73 854
r:+0.76 11.64 24.55 (12.91)
37.73 (13.18) 51.02 (13.29)
1:04.36 (13.34) 1:17.97 (13.61)
1:31.57 (13.60) 1:44.73 (13.16)
3 GERRARD, JACK 24 MVC 1:45.30 1:44.84 851
r:+0.64 11.51 24.20 (12.69)
37.22 (13.02) 50.50 (13.28)
1:03.84 (13.34) 1:17.43 (13.59)
1:31.19 (13.76) 1:44.84 (13.65)
4 WINNINGTON, ELI 18 BOND 1:46.81 1:44.89 850
r:+0.66 11.26 24.03 (12.77)
37.07 (13.04) 50.55 (13.48)
1:03.95 (13.40) 1:17.74 (13.79)
1:31.64 (13.90) 1:44.89 (13.25)
5 SMITH, DANIEL 27 GUSC 1:43.16 1:44.98 848
r:+0.70 11.40 24.43 (13.03)
37.61 (13.18) 50.99 (13.38)
1:04.57 (13.58) 1:18.18 (13.61)
1:31.85 (13.67) 1:44.98 (13.13)
6 MCEVOY, CAMERON 24 TSS 1:47.48 1:45.06 846
r:+0.62 11.05 24.12 (13.07)
37.73 (13.61) 51.42 (13.69)
1:05.22 (13.80) 1:18.79 (13.57)
1:32.21 (13.42) 1:45.06 (12.85)
7 HERTZ, JOSHUA 22 SOSC 1:46.27 1:45.45 836
r:+0.81 11.80 24.70 (12.90)
37.94 (13.24) 51.24 (13.30)
1:04.58 (13.34) 1:18.02 (13.44)
1:31.87 (13.85) 1:45.45 (13.58)
8 MCLOUGHLIN, JAC 23 CHAND 1:47.80 1:45.51 835
r:+0.69 11.93 25.08 (13.15)
38.46 (13.38) 52.04 (13.58)
1:05.43 (13.39) 1:19.00 (13.57)
1:32.41 (13.41) 1:45.51 (13.10)
9 FRASER-HOLMES, 27 GUSC 1:47.26 1:45.86 827
r:+0.70 11.58 24.69 (13.11)
37.92 (13.23) 51.29 (13.37)
1:04.71 (13.42) 1:18.37 (13.66)
1:32.41 (14.04) 1:45.86 (13.45)
10 PARKER, JAMIE 20 SOSC 1:45.54 1:46.46 813
r:+0.66 11.89 24.96 (13.07)
38.29 (13.33) 51.90 (13.61)
1:05.31 (13.41) 1:19.00 (13.69)
1:32.76 (13.76) 1:46.46 (13.70)
Ariarne Titmus is on top of the 400 free heats after an easy heat swim at 4:05.72. She is ahead of Madeline Gough (4:06.61) and Kareena Lee (4:07.09). This race should be an easy victory for Titmus, who will be swimming in the final without rising youngster Lani Pallister, who defeated her in the 800 final on Thursday.
Event 25 Women 400 SC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 3:54.52 11/08/2013Mireia Belmonte, Spain
Commonwealth: C 3:54.92 8/08/2009 Joanne Jackson, GBR
Australian: R 3:58.31 9/11/2011 Blair Evans, City of Perth
All Comers: A 3:59.23 27/11/2015Jessica Ashwood, Chandler
Title Holder: 4:02.00 27/10/2017Mikkayla Sheridan, USC Spartans
Meet Qualifying: 4:19.58
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18 STPET 3:59.66 4:05.72 869
r:+0.77 13.17 27.81 (14.64)
42.75 (14.94) 57.88 (15.13)
1:13.09 (15.21) 1:28.63 (15.54)
1:44.08 (15.45) 1:59.83 (15.75)
2:15.38 (15.55) 2:31.15 (15.77)
2:46.88 (15.73) 3:02.81 (15.93)
3:18.64 (15.83) 3:34.61 (15.97)
3:50.62 (16.01) 4:05.72 (15.10)
2 GOUGH, MADELEIN 19 TSS 4:08.27 4:06.61 860
r:+0.79 13.99 29.07 (15.08)
44.34 (15.27) 59.81 (15.47)
1:15.37 (15.56) 1:31.02 (15.65)
1:46.60 (15.58) 2:02.23 (15.63)
2:17.88 (15.65) 2:33.39 (15.51)
2:48.99 (15.60) 3:04.62 (15.63)
3:20.22 (15.60) 3:35.96 (15.74)
3:51.58 (15.62) 4:06.61 (15.03)
3 LEE, KAREENA 24 NOOSA 4:05.10 4:07.09 855
r:+0.74 13.93 29.41 (15.48)
45.04 (15.63) 1:00.80 (15.76)
1:16.46 (15.66) 1:32.43 (15.97)
1:48.26 (15.83) 2:04.14 (15.88)
2:19.79 (15.65) 2:35.41 (15.62)
2:50.78 (15.37) 3:06.43 (15.65)
3:21.84 (15.41) 3:37.57 (15.73)
3:52.88 (15.31) 4:07.09 (14.21)
4 SHERIDAN, MIKKA 23 USCS 4:02.00 4:07.44 851
r:+0.74 13.37 28.59 (15.22)
44.14 (15.55) 59.82 (15.68)
1:15.67 (15.85) 1:31.76 (16.09)
1:47.70 (15.94) 2:03.76 (16.06)
2:19.08 (15.32) 2:34.48 (15.40)
2:49.83 (15.35) 3:05.56 (15.73)
3:21.26 (15.70) 3:37.09 (15.83)
3:52.68 (15.59) 4:07.44 (14.76)
Emma McKeon is on top of the 100 fly prelims with her 58.36 on Friday morning in Melbourne. McKeon has been faster in long course, so if she is on tonight she could drop down to a 56. She was a 56.79 at the meet a year ago. She is ahead of Jemma Schlicht (58.81) and 200 flyer Laura Taylor (58.84) for tonight’s final.
Event 26 Women 100 SC Metre Butterfly
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World: W 54.61 7/12/2014 Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
Commonwealth: C 55.30 9/11/2013 Alicia Coutts, Australia
Australian: R 55.30 9/11/2013 Alicia Coutts, Redlands
All Comers: A 55.68 12/08/2009Jessicah Schipper, Commercial
Title Holder: 56.79 27/10/2017Emma McKeon, Griffith Uni
Meet Qualifying: 1:02.61
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 24 GUSC 56.18 58.36 819
r:+0.71 12.27 27.15 (14.88)
42.65 (15.50) 58.36 (15.71)
2 SCHLICHT, JEMMA 21 KAWTR 59.08 58.81 800
r:+0.75 12.79 27.86 (15.07)
43.35 (15.49) 58.81 (15.46)
3 TAYLOR, LAURA 19 TSS 58.91 58.84 799
r:+0.69 12.89 28.02 (15.13)
43.34 (15.32) 58.84 (15.50)
4 COSTA, KAYLA 16 NUN 59.50 59.40 777
r:+0.67 12.65 27.64 (14.99)
43.20 (15.56) 59.40 (16.20)
5 COONEY, GEMMA 18 BGRAM 58.22 59.42 776
r:+0.74 12.70 27.62 (14.92)
43.30 (15.68) 59.42 (16.12)
Mitch Larkin is the top seed in the 200 back with an easy heat swim of 1:52.38. He is ahead of Tristan Hollard (1:53.91) and Peter Mills (1:54.26). Larkin still holds the world record of 1:45.63 from three years ago. He will be looking to get his title back after Travis Mahoney won in 2017.
Event 27 Men 200 SC Metre Backstroke
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World: W 1:45.63 27/11/2015Mitch Larkin, Australia
Commonwealth: C 1:45.63 27/11/2015Mitch Larkin, Australia
Australian: R 1:45.63 27/11/2015Mitch Larkin, StPeters Western
All Comers: A 1:45.63 27/11/2015Mitch Larkin, StPeters Western
Title Holder: 1:52.54 27/10/2017Travis Mahoney, Marion
Meet Qualifying: 2:03.11
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 LARKIN, MITCH 25 STPET 1:52.69 1:52.38 830
r:+0.62 12.32 25.67 (13.35)
39.81 (14.14) 54.16 (14.35)
1:08.64 (14.48) 1:23.21 (14.57)
1:37.74 (14.53) 1:52.38 (14.64)
2 HOLLARD, TRISTA 21 STHPT 1:55.19 1:53.91 797
r:+0.62 12.82 26.97 (14.15)
41.57 (14.60) 56.28 (14.71)
1:10.85 (14.57) 1:25.54 (14.69)
1:40.21 (14.67) 1:53.91 (13.70)
3 MILLS, PETER 22 BGRAM 1:53.95 1:54.26 790
r:+0.61 12.64 26.71 (14.07)
41.26 (14.55) 55.85 (14.59)
1:10.37 (14.52) 1:25.16 (14.79)
1:40.01 (14.85) 1:54.26 (14.25)
4 MERRILEES, JORD 24 MVC 1:54.25 1:54.33 788
r:+0.76 12.95 26.61 (13.66)
40.55 (13.94) 54.77 (14.22)
1:09.42 (14.65) 1:24.39 (14.97)
1:39.53 (15.14) 1:54.33 (14.80)
Women’s backstroke has always been stacked in Australia, but Emily Seebohm has consistently been the backstroker in the country. She leads the 100 back heats with a 57.55 ahead of teammate Minna Atherton (57.61). Seebohm just out-touched Atherton in the 200 back last night.
17-year-old Kaylee McKeown is also in the field with a 58.72 this morning while Hayley Baker (58.89) and Madison Wilson (59.28) are also in tonight’s final.
Event 28 Women 100 SC Metre Backstroke
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World: W 55.03 4/12/2014 Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
Commonwealth: C 55.31 4/12/2014 Emily Seebohm, Australia
Australian: R 55.31 4/12/2014 Emily Seebohm, Brothers
All Comers: A 55.46 27/11/2015Emily Seebohm, Brisbane Grammar
Title Holder: 56.80 27/10/2017Emily Seebohm, Brisbane Grammar
Meet Qualifying: 1:02.21
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 SEEBOHM, EMILY 26 BGRAM 56.00 57.55 874
r:+0.72 13.39 27.58 (14.19)
42.46 (14.88) 57.55 (15.09)
2 ATHERTON, MINNA 18 BGRAM 57.07 57.61 871
r:+0.63 13.41 27.75 (14.34)
42.69 (14.94) 57.61 (14.92)
3 MCKEOWN, KAYLEE 17 USCS 57.11 58.72 823
r:+0.61 13.56 28.28 (14.72)
43.50 (15.22) 58.72 (15.22)
4 BAKER, HAYLEY 23 CBRA 59.95 58.89 815
r:+0.49 13.85 28.68 (14.83)
43.87 (15.19) 58.89 (15.02)
5 WILSON, MADISON 24 MARI 58.66 59.28 799
r:+0.59 13.73 28.55 (14.82)
44.04 (15.49) 59.28 (15.24)
6 BARRATT, HOLLY 30 ROC 57.53 59.30 799
r:+0.62 13.99 28.79 (14.80)
44.19 (15.40) 59.30 (15.11)
7 WHITTAKER, SIAN 21 MVC 58.16 59.53 789
r:+0.61 14.19 29.15 (14.96)
44.53 (15.38) 59.53 (15.00)
The men’s 100 breast is a very tight field with Zac Stubblety-Cook on top with a 58.60 ahead of Grayson Bell (58.73) and James McKechnie (58.79). Stubblety-Cook had himself a very successful summer as he came away from the Pan Pacific Championships with a 2:07 in the 200 breast final, challenging the best from Japan and the United States.
Australia’s premiere sprint breaststroker Jake Packard snuck into the final in the eighth seed at 59.34. Ten swimmers will be in the final.
Event 29 Men 100 SC Metre Breaststroke
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World: W 55.61 15/11/2009Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
Commonwealth: C 55.61 15/11/2009Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
Australian: R 57.14 10/11/2013Christian Sprenger, Commercial
All Comers: A 57.67 4/11/2016 Tommy Sucipto, ROC
Title Holder: 58.27 27/10/2017Liam Hunter, Chandler
Meet Qualifying: 1:03.42
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 STUBBLETY-COOK, 19 WBAC 59.11 58.60 854
r:+0.71 13.05 28.13 (15.08)
43.31 (15.18) 58.60 (15.29)
2 BELL, GRAYSON 21 TSS 58.90 58.73 848
r:+0.68 12.30 27.39 (15.09)
42.89 (15.50) 58.73 (15.84)
3 MCKECHNIE, JAME 23 STP 58.57 58.79 846
r:+0.73 12.43 27.23 (14.80)
42.58 (15.35) 58.79 (16.21)
4 WILLIAMSON, SAM 20 FAS 59.02 58.94 839
r:+0.67 12.35 27.34 (14.99)
42.85 (15.51) 58.94 (16.09)
5 SUCIPTO, TOMMY 23 ROC 58.86 58.95 839
r:+0.58 12.63 27.56 (14.93)
43.07 (15.51) 58.95 (15.88)
6 PREGELJ, NIKOLA 26 STHPT 1:00.90 59.23 827
r:+0.68 12.84 27.87 (15.03)
43.28 (15.41) 59.23 (15.95)
7 CAVE, DANIEL 19 MVC 1:00.06 59.24 827
r:+0.63 12.72 28.10 (15.38)
43.57 (15.47) 59.24 (15.67)
8 PACKARD, JAKE 24 USCS 59.20 59.34 823
r:+0.63 12.56 27.75 (15.19)
43.36 (15.61) 59.34 (15.98)
Jenna Strauch is the top seed in the 200 breast final with a 2:24.35 prelim swim. She is ahead of Jessica Hansen (2:24.70).
Event 30 Women 200 SC Metre Breaststroke
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World: W 2:14.57 18/12/2009Rebecca Soni, USA
Commonwealth: C 2:15.42 15/11/2009Leisel Jones, Australia
Australian: R 2:15.42 15/11/2009Leisel Jones, Nunawading
All Comers: A 2:17.75 29/11/2003Leisel Jones, Redcliffe L/L
Title Holder: 2:20.55 27/10/2017Taylor McKeown, USC Spartans
Meet Qualifying: 2:33.88
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 STRAUCH, JENNA 21 BOND 2:25.54 2:24.35 810
r:+0.76 14.81 32.39 (17.58)
50.21 (17.82) 1:08.50 (18.29)
1:26.94 (18.44) 1:45.68 (18.74)
2:04.83 (19.15) 2:24.35 (19.52)
2 HANSEN, JESSICA 23 NUN 2:23.50 2:24.70 804
r:+0.70 15.13 32.61 (17.48)
50.67 (18.06) 1:08.92 (18.25)
1:27.57 (18.65) 1:46.54 (18.97)
2:05.65 (19.11) 2:24.70 (19.05)
3 ERIKSSON, (V), 25 SWE 2:26.78 2:25.41 792
r:+0.72 15.19 32.76 (17.57)
50.85 (18.09) 1:09.35 (18.50)
1:28.10 (18.75) 1:47.05 (18.95)
2:06.09 (19.04) 2:25.41 (19.32)
4 SMITH, MIKAYLA 20 NUN 2:25.51 2:26.04 782
r:+0.65 15.14 32.78 (17.64)
50.99 (18.21) 1:09.49 (18.50)
1:28.49 (19.00) 1:47.57 (19.08)
2:06.86 (19.29) 2:26.04 (19.18)
Emma McKeon is the top seed in the 50 free, her second swim of the morning as she swam a 24.29. She was the only swimmer to break 25 seconds in the heats as she did so in the absence of Cate and Bronte Campbell. McKeon is ahead of Ellysia Oldsen (25.14) and Julia Hawkins (25.25).
Event 31 Women 50 SC Metre Freestyle
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World: W 22.93 7/08/2017 Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands
Commonwealth: C 23.19 27/10/2017Cate Campbell, Australia
Australian: R 23.19 27/10/2017Cate Campbell, Commercial
All Comers: A 23.19 27/10/2017Cate Campbell, Commercial
Title Holder: 23.19 27/10/2017Cate Campbell, Commercial
Meet Qualifying: 25.87
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MCKEON, EMMA 24 GUSC 24.34 24.29 875
r:+0.69 11.82 24.29 (12.47)
2 OLDSEN, ELLYSIA 23 MARI 25.00 25.14 789
r:+0.71 12.13 25.14 (13.01)
3 HAWKINS, JULIA 18 NUN 25.33 25.25 779
r:+0.68 12.26 25.25 (12.99)
4 KUKLA, YOLANE 23 PBC 25.45 25.27 777
r:+0.63 12.25 25.27 (13.02)
5 BARRATT, HOLLY 30 ROC 24.63 25.28 776
r:+0.66 12.11 25.28 (13.17)
Breaststroker Matthew Wilson is the top seed for the 200 IM final as he swam a 1:54.87 in the heats. He is well ahead of Travis Mahoney (1:57.51) and David Schlicht (1:57.84) in tonight’s final. Pan Pac silver medalist Mitch Larkin is the fourth seed after cruising to a 1:57.88. Larkin already swam the 200 back in the heats so he could not be at his best tonight in the final due to fatigue.
Event 32 Men 200 SC Metre IM
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World: W 1:49.63 14/12/2012Ryan Lochte, USA
Commonwealth: C 1:51.55 15/11/2009Darian Townsend, RSA
Australian: R 1:52.01 11/08/2013Kenneth To, Trinity Grammar
All Comers: A 1:52.86 10/08/2009Leith Brodie, Albany Creek
Title Holder: 1:55.28 27/10/2017Travis Mahoney, Marion
Meet Qualifying: 2:05.81
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 WILSON, MATTHEW 19 SOSC 1:58.35 1:54.87 869
r:+0.68 11.37 25.04 (13.67)
40.57 (15.53) 55.06 (14.49)
1:10.77 (15.71) 1:26.83 (16.06)
1:41.59 (14.76) 1:54.87 (13.28)
2 MAHONEY, TRAVIS 28 MARI 1:55.28 1:57.51 812
r:+0.68 11.75 25.79 (14.04)
40.69 (14.90) 54.72 (14.03)
1:11.42 (16.70) 1:28.65 (17.23)
1:43.46 (14.81) 1:57.51 (14.05)
3 SCHLICHT, DAVID 19 MLC 1:56.05 1:57.84 805
r:+0.65 11.64 25.64 (14.00)
40.89 (15.25) 55.60 (14.71)
1:12.41 (16.81) 1:29.47 (17.06)
1:44.29 (14.82) 1:57.84 (13.55)
4 LARKIN, MITCH 25 STPET 1:57.18 1:57.88 804
r:+0.70 11.46 25.09 (13.63)
39.87 (14.78) 53.73 (13.86)
1:11.06 (17.33) 1:28.59 (17.53)
1:43.88 (15.29) 1:57.88 (14.00)
5 ELLIOTT, TOMAS 23 RAVN 1:56.18 1:58.59 790
r:+0.70 11.92 26.07 (14.15)
41.64 (15.57) 56.05 (14.41)
1:12.26 (16.21) 1:29.23 (16.97)
1:44.72 (15.49) 1:58.59 (13.87)
6 GILLILAND, JARE 23 BGRAM 1:57.64 1:58.61 789
r:+0.68 11.81 25.90 (14.09)
41.41 (15.51) 55.87 (14.46)
1:13.01 (17.14) 1:30.14 (17.13)
1:45.26 (15.12) 1:58.61 (13.35)
