﻿{"id":468455,"date":"2021-04-06T14:29:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=468455"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:51:57","slug":"put-your-hance-together-for-benjamin-after-rousing-multi-class-performance-tops-1000-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/put-your-hance-together-for-benjamin-after-rousing-multi-class-performance-tops-1000-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Put Your Hance Together For Benjamin After Rousing Multi-Class Performance Tops 1000 Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging USC Spartan <strong>Benjamin Hance <\/strong>has become the fastest S14 Australian in the Men\u2019s 100m Backstroker after blitzing the field in a time of 58.88, attaining a whopping 1019 points \u2013 the highest of any swim over the last two days on night two of the 2021 Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Hance set the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre alight, to claim his first ever Australian long course title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really cool to be the fastest Australian and between now and Trials I want to get even faster in the 100 backstroke,\u201d a delighted Hance said after the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harrison Vigg <\/strong>(S9) from the Brisbane Jets secured the silver medal in 1:05.32 (823 points), while Belgravia\u2019s <strong>Brenden Hall<\/strong> (S9) snared bronze with a time of 1:07.69 (740 points).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_468458\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468458\" data-attachment-id=\"468458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/put-your-hance-together-for-benjamin-after-rousing-multi-class-performance-tops-1000-points\/katja-dedekind\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Katja-Dedekind-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1617700710&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Katja Dedekind\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Katja Dedekind&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Katja-Dedekind-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Katja-Dedekind-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-468458\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Katja-Dedekind-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Katja Dedekind\" width=\"589\" height=\"421\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-468458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">STAKING HER CLAIM: USC Spartan Katja Dedekind claims another Gold Coast gold. Photo Courtesy:Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In what proved to be a successful night for the USC Spartans<strong>, Katja Dedekind<\/strong> (S13) showed why she\u2019s one to watch, in this Paralympic year, securing her third medal of the meet and her second gold.<\/p>\n<p>Claiming victory in the Women\u2019s Open 100m Backstroke\u00a0 with a time of 1:08.22 (896 points), Dedekind was clearly beaming post-race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool actually, I don\u2019t really look at the medals too much, it\u2019s more about the results, but to be able to touch first and also get a medal is pretty cool,\u201d Dedekind said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just really been working on my swimming technique and keeping fit in all areas not just in the pool and in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knox Pymble Paralympic golden girl <strong>Ellie Cole<\/strong> (S9) touched for silver in 1:14.41 (743 points) and St Hilda\u2019s <strong>Madeleine McTernan<\/strong> (S14) placed third in 1:11.51 (719 points).<\/p>\n<p>Bay &amp; Basin\u2019s <strong>Jasmine Greenwood<\/strong> (SM10) started her night with a bang, bagging her second gold medal of the meet \u2013 this time in the Women\u2019s Open 200m Individual Medley Multi-Class.<\/p>\n<p>Greenwood \u2013 who was the favourite heading into the race \u2013 hit the wall in 2:33.26 (845 points) ahead of Rio breaststroke gold medallist <strong>Tiffany Thomas Kane<\/strong> (SM7, Warringah Aquatic) and <strong>Kiera Stephens<\/strong> (SM10, USC Spartans.)<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Kane recorded a time of 3:04.19 and 765 points for the silver, while Stephens clocked 2:39.10 and 755 points for bronze.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_468460\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468460\" data-attachment-id=\"468460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/put-your-hance-together-for-benjamin-after-rousing-multi-class-performance-tops-1000-points\/liam-schulter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Liam-Schulter-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1617696601&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liam Schulter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Liam Schulter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Liam-Schulter-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Liam-Schulter-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-468460\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Liam-Schulter-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Schulter\" width=\"520\" height=\"371\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-468460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IM GOLD: Kawana Waters Liam Schluter shows his breaststroke prowess on his way to victory in the 200IM. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Liam Schluter<\/strong> (SM14) showed his class in the Men\u2019s Open 200m Individual Medley to claim his first Australian title of the meet.<\/p>\n<p>The Kawana Waters\u2019 product had hot competition in North Sydney\u2019s <strong>Matt Levy<\/strong> (SM7) who pushed him all the way to the wall. Only five points separated the pair when they touched \u2013 863 to 857. <strong>Jesse Aungles<\/strong> (SM8) from Marion posted 2:30.07 and 812 points.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Backing up after her 400m Freestyle win on night one, Belgravia\u2019s <strong>Lakeisha Patterson<\/strong> (S9) couldn\u2019t be stopped in the Women\u2019s Open 100m Freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a time of 1:04.07 to record 812 points, the 22-year-old narrowly took the spoils ahead of defending champ, Cole (S9) (1:04.15, 809 points), and Melbourne Vicentre\u2019s <strong>Ashleigh McConnell<\/strong> (S9) (1:04.98, 779).<\/p>\n<p>Making it a double delight on night two, Yeronga Park\u2019s <strong>Rowan Crothers<\/strong> won his second freestyle gold medal at the championships in the Men\u2019s Open 100m Freestyle in a time of 51.91 (941 points).<\/p>\n<p>Somerset GC\u2019s new boy, former WA and Gold Coast surf lifesaving champion <strong>Tom Gallagher<\/strong> (S9)\u00a0 finished second in a time of 54.46 and 840 points, while <strong>Jack Ireland <\/strong>(S14) from Uni of Queensland rounded out the podium in 53.32 (773 points).<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher said he was happy with his third medal against tough competition at his first Australian Multi-Class Championships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My times have been a little bit off what I wanted but at the end of the day I gave it my all so I\u2019m pretty happy with that. To go sub 55 after a kilometre of racing over the last two days is pretty good,&#8221; said Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weather hasn\u2019t been great, but you can\u2019t help that, the rest of competition has been great, everyone has been super friendly, and it\u2019s been a good competition and it\u2019s just good to get some racing under my belt with a big year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The action continues today at 9am (local time) with the opening sessions of the Australian Age Championships. You can catch every race live from the Gold Coast Swimming &amp; Aquatic Centre on <a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com.au\/prime\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swimming.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2456b0397878737799dcbb35b&amp;id=e5f99c16df&amp;e=d1ba9b4dab\">SwimTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_468462\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468462\" data-attachment-id=\"468462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/put-your-hance-together-for-benjamin-after-rousing-multi-class-performance-tops-1000-points\/rowan-crothers-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rowan-Crothers-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1617698084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rowan Crothers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rowan Crothers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rowan-Crothers-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rowan-Crothers-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-468462\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rowan-Crothers-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Rowan Crothers\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-468462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLYING START: Yeronga Park&#8217;s Rowan Crothers winds up on the Gold Coast. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><u>More results from night two:<\/u><\/b><br \/>\n<b><u>Women Open 50m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Keira Stephens (SB9) USC Spartans, 36.60 (649 points)<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Ashley Van Rijswick (SB14) Wagga Wagga, 36.75 (624 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Natalie Shaw (SB9) St Hilda&#8217;s Aquatics, Qld<b>,<\/b>\u00a037.77 (591 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Men Open 50m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Jake Michel (SB14) Carina Leagues CJ&#8217;s, 30.38 (850 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Ahmed Kelly (SB3) Melbourne Vicentre, 56.43 (596 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Oscar Stubbs (SB13) SOPAC, 34.60 (541 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Women Open 50m Butterfly Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a0Taylor Corry (S14) Nelson Bay, 30.45 (855 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Tahlia Blanshard (S7) Woy Woy, 37.13 (755 points)<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Victoria Jessamine (S14) Revesby Workers 34.16 (606 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Men Open 50m Butterfly Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Jarred Dyer (S14) Wollongong, 28.43 (668 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Dylan Logan (S15) Geelong, 27.30 (639 points)<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>William Martin (S10) Nudgee College, 27.97 (629 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Women Open 200m Freestyle Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Madeleine McTernan (S14) St Hilda&#8217;s QLD, 2:15.99 (724 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Ruby Storm (S14) USC Spartans, 2:17.73 (697 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Jade Lucy (S14) SLC Aquadot, 2:19.40 (672 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Men Open 200m Freestyle Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Liam Schluter (S14) Kawana Waters, 1:57.22 (895 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Tom Gallagher (S9) Somerset GC, 1:58.38 (871 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Jack Ireland (S14) Uni of Queensland, 1:59.89 (836 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Mixed Open 150m Individual Medley Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Ahmed Kelly (SM3) Melbourne Vicentre,<b>\u00a0<\/b>3:06.36 (635 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 N\/A<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 17-18yrs 100m Backstroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Hannah Price (S9) Campbelltown, 1:13.09 (785 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Natalie Shaw (S10) St Hilda\u2019s Aquatics, QLD, 1:15.71 (658 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 N\/A<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 17-18yrs 100m Backstroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Dylan Logan (S15) Geelong, 1:07.16 (499 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Alexander Killender (S10) Kilmore, 1:12.30 (496 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Joshua Smith (S14) Woy Woy, 1:16.93 (457 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 11-14yrs 50m Backstroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Kael Thompson (S14) Beerwah &amp; District, 36.37 (495 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Holly Warn (S7) St Hilda\u2019s Aquatics, QLD, 45.78 (490 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Krystal Jessen (S14) Aquablitz Toongabbie, 37.15 (465 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 11-14yrs 50m Backstroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Declan Budd (S14) Knox Pymble, 36.48 (410 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Samuel Morley (S10) Onkaparinga, 35.97 (399 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Jack Gibson (S9) Dapto, 39.59 (362 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 15-16yrs 100m Freestyle Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Isabella Vincent (S7) Norwood, 1:18.74 (645 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Angela Bubb (S10) Logan Vikings, 1:09.63 (614 points)<br \/>\n<b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Jasmin Fullgrabe (S9) Clovercrest, 1:10.35 (614 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 McKinley Arnison (S9), Lismore Workers, 1:10.63 (606 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 15-16yrs 100m Freestyle Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Alexander Tuckfield (S9) SLC Aquadot, 58.05 (694 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Lewis Bishop (S10) Rackley, 1:01.82 (557 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Samuel Gould (S14) Twin Towns, 1:01.09 (514 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 17-18yrs 100m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Natalie Shaw (SB9) St Hilda\u2019s, QLD, 1:23.94 (642 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Hannah Price (SB9) Campbelltown, 1:28.92 (540 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Ava Sayyadi (SB9) Loreto Normanhurst, 1:35.43 (437 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 17-18yrs 100m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Col Pearse (SB9) Kew, 1:17.51 (563 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Jack Howell (SB9) Haileybury, 1:20.91 (495 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Kaden Smith (SB14) SLC Aquadot, 1:27.70 (406 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 15-16yrs 50m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Isabella Vincent (SB6) Norwood, 50.51 (531 points)<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Ainsley Dullaway (SB14) Uni of Queensland, 40.35 (471 points)<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Maddison Hinds (SB14) Hornsby, 41.78 (425 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 15-16yrs 50m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Lachlan Hanratty (SB14) Revesby Workers, 34.86 (563 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Nicholas Toia (SB16) PLC Sydney, 40.08 (421 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Sebastine Du Preez (SB9) Somerset GC, 37.70 (397 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 11-14yrs 100m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Stephanie Bruzzese (SB14) Trinity Grammar, NSW, 1:27.28 (576 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Imogen Nolan (SB15) Northcote, 1:21.99 (569 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Nicole Taylor (SB15) Griffith, 1:29.59 (436 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 11-14yrs 100m Breaststroke Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Darren Sisman (SB14) Cronulla, 1:28.60 (394 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Samuel Morley (SB9) Onkaparinga, 1:30.25 (357 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Matty Price (SB14) Parkes, 1:36.32 (307 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Girls 16-18yrs 200m Individual Medley Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Natalie Shaw (SM10) St Hilda\u2019s, QLD, 2:46.51 (659 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Ava Sayyadi (SM10) Loreto Normanhurst, 3:06.47 (469 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Ainsley Dullaway (SM14) Uni of Queensland, 3:14.50 (360 points)<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Boys 16-18yrs 200m Individual Medley Multi-Class<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gold\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Hugh Gillham (SM10) Kinross Wolaroi, 2:28.07 (611 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Silver\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Joel Mundie (SM7) Central Cairns, 2:59.93 (588 points)<\/p>\n<p><b>Bronze\u00a0<\/b>\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Lachlan Hanratty (SM14) Revesby Workers 2:39:31 (521 points)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/liveresults.swimming.org.au\/SAL\/2021AGE\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to follow all the race results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimming.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2456b0397878737799dcbb35b&amp;id=5735582071&amp;e=d1ba9b4dab\">Click 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