SYDNEY, Australia, April 7. THE penultimate day of action at the Australian Long Course Championships witnessed another national record being rewritten.<\/p>\n
Belinda Hocking chased down the Australian record in the women's 200 back with a winning time of 2:06.88. Meagen Nay previously held the record with a 2:07.41 set back in 2009. Hocking jumped to top of the world rankings with the swim, and 10th in the all time charts. Nay, meanwhile, checked in with a second-place 2:08.08, while Mikka Sheridan wound up third in 2:09.82. <\/p>\n
Geoff Huegill captured his 16th national title with a 52.36 to win the men's 100 fly. Sam Ashby picked up second-place honors with a 52.48, while Joseph Carty placed third in 52.91. Daniel Lester also cleared 53 seconds with a fourth-place 52.98. <\/p>\n
Marieke Guehrer touched out Alice Mills, 26.42 to 26.43, for the women's 50 fly title. Sophie Edington placed third in 26.76. Matt Abood posted a 22.02 to win the men's 50 free, while Matt Targett checked in with a 22.15 for second. Ashley Callus earned third in 22.35, while Eamon Sullivan drifted back to a fifth-place tie with Kyle Richardson with matching 22.40s. <\/p>\n
Katie Goldman topped the women's 800 free in 8:28.49, while Melissa Gorman finished second in 8:30.85. Blair Evans placed third in 8:33.71. <\/p>\n
In semifinal action, Leiston Pickett put Sarah Katsoulis' national record of 30.16 on notice in the finale with a 30.67 to lead women's 50 breast qualifying. Natasha Waitzer (31.13) and Leisel Jones (31.22) qualified second and third. Bronte Campbell, 16, (24.97) and Yolane Kukla, 15, (25.02) led a young final field in the women's 50 free, while Hayden Stoeckel touched in 25.59 for the top seed in the men's 50 back. Ashley Delaney qualified second in 25.93.<\/p>\n
Sophie Edington, Emily Selig, Grace Loh and Jessica Morrison claimed the women's 400 medley relay title in 4:07.84. <\/p>\n
In multi-disability racing, Kayla Clarke was listed first in the women's 200 IM with a 2:35.80, while Matt Levy was listed first in the men's 200 IM with a 2:38.87.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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