{"id":469282,"date":"2021-04-11T07:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=469282"},"modified":"2021-04-11T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T15:35:22","slug":"lifes-a-beach-now-for-rising-swim-star-sam-short-but-first-a-1500m-freestyle-to-finish-the-australian-age-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lifes-a-beach-now-for-rising-swim-star-sam-short-but-first-a-1500m-freestyle-to-finish-the-australian-age-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Life\u2019s A Beach Now for Rising Swim Star Sam Short \u2013 But First A 1500m Freestyle To Finish The Australian Age Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rackley\u2019s rising swim star Sam Short<\/strong> is revelling in going the distance \u2013 winning the 400m freestyle on the second to last night of action at the 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old, who two nights ago broke a 30 year-old Kieren Perkins Australian All-Comers Age record in the 800m freestyle (7:52.18), also won the 200m (1:47.69) freestyle title at the start of the meet. In the 400 free,\u00a0Short took a whopping five seconds off his personal best time to clock 3:47.52 (54.33; 1:51.72; 2:49.80 \u2013 his 100m splits 54.33; 57.39; 58.08 and 57.72)\u2013 putting him temporarily into the top eight in the world.<\/p>\n

Short swam away with the win, with St Peters Western\u2019s Joshua Staples<\/strong> steaming home for silver in 3:55.33 while\u00a0 Short\u2019s Rackley teammate George Williamson<\/strong> won the bronze in 4:03.98.<\/p>\n

Short will contest his fourth and final race, the 1500m freestyle, on Monday night, capping off the rewarding week long campaign that will now see him step up for June\u2019s Olympic Trials in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

While the big boys, like Olympic champion Mack Horton,<\/strong> Elijah Winnington<\/strong>, Jack McLoughlin<\/strong> and his Rackley team mate and training partner, four-time Fina World Junior medallist, Tommy Neill,<\/strong> line up in the Australian Open Championships, starting Wednesday \u2013 Short is off to the beach.<\/p>\n

Not that he\u2019s going to sit under an umbrella, put his feet up and take a well deserved rest \u2013 the multi-talented 17-year-old surf lifesaver will turn to his other love \u2013 the surf.<\/p>\n

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SURF BREAK: Sam Short in his beloved Maroochydore surf cap worn proudly by his father Danny and uncle Stephen and he’ll be out to follow in their footsteps. Photo Courtesy: Harvpix.<\/p><\/div>\n

Short will swap his Speedo swimming cap for the blue and white Maroochydore Surf Life Saving cap at the prestigious Australian Surf Life Saving Championship \u201cThe Aussies\u201d at his home beach on the Sunshine Coast.<\/p>\n

There he will join his mates Matthew Magnussen<\/strong> (who was second in a frantic finish in the 200m butterfly tonight), Australian open water star Hayden Cotter<\/strong> and ironman and former Under 15 Australian surf race champion Matt Palmer<\/strong> in a string of surf races and teams events, including the blue ribband Open Surf Race, Under 19 surf race, Open Surf Teams, Taplin Relay and the 2km ocean swim \u2013 all in all a total of 11 races.<\/p>\n

He will get the chance to emulate the feats of his father Danny Short<\/strong> and uncle Stephen Short<\/strong> – who are very much surf lifesaving royalty at Maroocydore – winning countless “Aussies” gold medals in Taplin, surf teams, R and R, Board rescue, board relay events with Stephen the last man to beat 10 time Aussies surf race winner and dual open water Olympian “The King”Ky Hurst<\/strong> in an Australian open surf race in 2000.<\/p>\n

It will then it will be off to Townsville with the Rackley and Bond University swim squads for a two week training camp to lay the foundations for a tilt at the Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

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TEAM RACKLEY: Damien Jones (Head Coach Centenary), Louis Townsend, Carla Buchanan, Bronte Job, Thomas Neill, Shaun Crow (Hibiscus coach) Photo Courtesy: Stephen Holland.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWith the decision by Australia not to attend the World Junior Championships and for a National Teams Event to replace that in Australia in August, it opens the door for Sam to join our squad for the Olympic Trials,\u201d said Rackley Head Coach at Centenary Pool, Damien Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will give him a real insight into what it\u2019s going to be like to go through that process of preparing for a meet that only comes around every four years and no matter what happens it will be a perfect opportunity knowing that he will also have to prepare for a National Teams event later in the year regardless.<\/p>\n

\u201cSam has done a great job at the Age Championships \u2013 he\u2019s a hard trainer and loves to race \u2013 and he\u2019s showing no fear at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be interested to see what he can come up with in the 1500m freestyle on the final night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PERFECT DAY: Hayley Mackinder – Australian Record and a gold medal in one day. Photo Courtesy: Tristan Croll (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile in other results on the Gold Coast tonight and after breaking a 26-year-old Australian Age Record in her heat this morning, Geelong (VIC) Hayley Mackinder<\/strong> capped off \u201ca perfect day\u201d by taking the gold in the Girls 13-years 100m breaststroke.<\/p>\n

Posting a scorching time of 1:11.66 in the heats, Mackinder\u2019s time broke former World Short Course champion Kirsty Ellem\u2019s<\/strong> National record of 1:12.10, set in 1995.<\/p>\n

Keeping the pace during the final, Mackinder went oh so close to bettering her time again \u2013 clocking 1:11.67 to secure her first Age title.<\/p>\n

Meghan Guthrie-Quinn<\/strong> (Acqua Rosa Clayfield, QLD) won the silver in 1:14.91 and Holly Hembling<\/strong> (Bond, QLD) the bronze in 1:14.94.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the race an elated Mackinder said: \u201cIt feels pretty amazing. I didn\u2019t know I had broken it until I looked at the board this morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went out harder and did a personal best for my 50m breaststroke tonight. So I\u2019m just going to take that \u2013 I got gold so I\u2019m really happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so lucky to have my coaches with me, they\u2019re the best coaches I could ask for and I\u2019m really lucky to have people cheering me on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t do anything without my parents, they work hard to get me there in the mornings, my sister as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BELLA’S BREASTSTROKE GOLD: Bella Zhang (Knox Pymble) has plenty to celebrate. Photo Courtesy: Tristan Croll (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Bella Zhang<\/strong> (Knox Pymble) went bang from lane six in the Girls 15-years 200m breaststroke to collect her first medal of the championships.<\/p>\n

Going head-to-head with Epping\u2019s Isabella Johnson<\/strong>, Zhang willed herself to the line to take the spoils in 2:37.09 \u2013 just three one hundredths of a second in front of Johnson (2:37.12). Mia Feltham<\/strong> (Griffith University) took bronze in 2:38.60.<\/p>\n

Exploding from lane zero in the first event of the night, Rackley\u2019s Isaac Cooper <\/strong>stunned the field in the Boys 17-years 200m backstroke to ambush the field and take his third gold medal in a time 2:03.17.<\/p>\n

Smashing the time of 2:09.94 swum to sneak into the final.<\/p>\n

Cooper captured the title ahead of Nudgee College\u2019s Matthew Magnussen<\/strong> (2:03.61) and Knox Pymble\u2019s Tyler Krenkels<\/strong> (2:04.13).<\/p>\n

Young local swimmer, Palm Beach Currumbin\u2019s Julia Remington,<\/strong> took out the Girls 13-years 400m freestyle from lane two in 4:27.58, adding another title to the 200m breaststroke she won on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Remington had tough competition from Warringah Aquatic\u2019s Zara Kasprowicz and Griffith University\u2019s Piper Asquith<\/strong> who placed second and third respectively in 4:29.57 and 4:30.35.<\/p>\n

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GOLD PLATED: No stopping Bond’s Flynn Southam.\u00a0 Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Once again demonstrating his dominance in the pool, Flynn Southam<\/strong> (Bond University) collected his fifth gold medal at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre – dominating this time in the boys 15-years 200m freestyle.<\/p>\n

Swimming from the middle lane, no one could catch the powerful Bond athlete who posted 1:49.66. Karl Albertyn<\/strong> (Knox Pymble) finished second in 1:53.82 while St Peters Western\u2019s Jye Bennion<\/strong> on bronze in 1:54.79.<\/p>\n

There was a blanket finish to the girls 15-years 200m freestyle, with Amelia Weber <\/strong>(St Peters Western), Bella Grant<\/strong> (Trinity Grammar, NSW), Abbey Connor<\/strong> (Revesby Workers) and Sophie Martin<\/strong> (Brisbane Grammar) ensuring they had the crowd in full voice as they made the turn for the final lap.<\/p>\n

Swimming stroke-for-stroke in lanes three, four, five and six the quartet were pushed for the podium. In the end Weber (2:03.32), Grant (2:03.45) and Connor (2:03.93) did enough on the touch to collect their medals \u2013 with just over half-a-second between them.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Ainsley Trotter<\/strong> (St Peters Western) won the girls 13 years 50m freestyle, clocking 26.83 to achieve gold and her third title of the competition.r\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a hotly contested sprint to the finish, only the barest margin separated Warringah Aquatic teammates Hannah Morton<\/strong> and Zara Kasprowicz<\/strong> \u2013 the girls clocking times of 27.14 and 27.15 respectively.<\/p>\n

In a first for the meet, Nunawading landed the trifecta in the boys 16-years 200m individual medley, as William Petric<\/strong> (2:03.41), Evan Chee<\/strong> (2:07.23) and Yanning Zhang<\/strong> (2:07.91) sharing the podium for Victoria\u2019s top club.<\/p>\n

The night concluded with a host of speedy relay events, access the results\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The final day of action continues tomorrow at 9am (local time).\u00a0You can catch every race live from the Gold Coast Swimming & Aquatic Centre on\u00a0Amazon Prime Video<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0via\u00a0SwimTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>More results from night seven:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Girls 14-years 100m Backstroke<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Jaclyn Barclay, St Peters Western, 1:01.69
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Sally Vagg, Rocky City, 1:03.37
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Inez Miller, St Hildas, WA, 1:04.23<\/p>\n

Boys 14-years 100m Backstroke<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Hayden Hoang, MLC Marlins, 58.61
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Nicholas Gladen, Macquarie Uni, 1:00.23
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Yaroslav, Zharkov, Chandler, 1:00.88<\/p>\n

Girls 16-years 100m Butterfly<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Elizabeth Dekkers, Newmarket Racers, 59.66
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Ella Ramsay, St Peters Western, 1:00.21
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Isabella Martin, Brisbane Grammar, 1:01.35<\/p>\n

Boys 16-years 100m Butterfly<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Jesse Coleman, Bond, 53.83
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Daniel McLoughlin, Kincumber Pacific, 55.17
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Fergus McLachlan, Norwood, 55.22<\/p>\n

Girls 14-years 400m Individual Medley<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Taryn Roberts, Rocky City, 4:49.07
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Haylee Reid, Helensvale, 5:03.80
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Talika Irvine, Bay & Basin, 5:04.97<\/p>\n

Boys 14-year 400m Individual Medley<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Samuel Higgs, Warringah Aquatic, 4:39.33
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Brayden Woodford, Wests Illawarra, 4:48.57
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Albert Damin An, TAS Swimming, 4:52.45<\/p>\n

Boys 15-years 200m Breaststroke<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Gideon Burnes, Palm Beach Currumbin, 2:21.86
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Ryan Cothill, EC Waves, 2:25.17
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Stewart Mitchell, Surrey Park, 2:25.31<\/p>\n

Girls 16-years 200m Individual Medley<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Ella Ramsay, St Peters Western, 2:15.76
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Tiana Kritzinger, Nudgee College, 2:18.18\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Elizabeth Dekkers, Newmarket Racers, 2:18.58<\/p>\n

Boys 14-years 800m Freestyle<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Ike Martinez, TAS Swimming, 8:25.75
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Xavier Metcalfe, Fraser Coast, 8:48.50
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Kieran Lees, Uni of Queensland, 8:51.87<\/p>\n

Boys 15-years 800m Freestyle<\/u><\/strong>
\nGold \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Anders McAlpine, Chandler, 8:18.48
\nSilver \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Clancy Luscombe, Marion, 8:26.48
\nBronze \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Jye Bennion, St Peters Western, 8:32.02<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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