﻿{"id":469533,"date":"2021-04-14T06:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=469533"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:26:32","slug":"was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"WA\u2019s Zac Incerti Tops The Qualifiers In Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle As Big Names Bite The Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WA\u2019s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist <strong>Zac Incerti<\/strong> was the big mover on the opening night of\u00a0 the Australian Open Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight<\/p>\n<p>Incerti is the surprise fastest qualifier after swimming almost a full one-and-a-half second personal best time in the men\u2019s 200m freestyle heats.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old from the UWA West Coast Team and coached by <strong>Mick Palfrey<\/strong> clocked a slick 1:46.89.<\/p>\n<p>In an evening of shocks Olympic 400m champion <strong>Mack Horton<\/strong> (Melbourne Vicentre), the top seed <strong>Clyde Lewis<\/strong> (Bond University) and fifth-ranked <strong>Jack McLoughlin<\/strong> (Chandler) all missed the top 10 cut off for tomorrow morning&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis (1:49.85 ) was five seconds slower than his best time of 1:44.90 (the second fastest time by an Australian) and was 12<sup>th<\/sup> ; McLoughlin almost four seconds outside his best was 14<sup>th<\/sup> and Horton placed 35<sup>th<\/sup> in 1:52.62 \u2013 seven seconds off his best.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis and Horton were members of Australia\u2019s World Championship winning 4x200m freestyle relay team at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju while McLoughlin swam the heats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_469535\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469535\" data-attachment-id=\"469535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/zaci-wrapup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zaci-wrapup.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zaci-wrapup\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;zaci-wrapup&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\/zaci-wrapup-700x450.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zaci-wrapup.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-469535\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/zaci-wrapup-700x450.jpg\" alt=\"zaci-wrapup\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-469535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOP OF THE BLOCKS: UWA\u00a0 West Coast&#8217;s Zac Incerti &#8211; the fastest qualifier into the 200m freestyle final. Photo Courtesy: Funky Trunks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Incerti, 24, the Western Australian State champion broke Olympian Tomaso D\u2019Orsogna\u2019s WA Residential record in December with a time of 1:48.36 \u2013 10<sup>th<\/sup> on the official entry list.<\/p>\n<p>The boy from Broome left the Kimberley at age 13 to attend Perth\u2019s Aquinas College and to kick-start a swimming career that saw him represent Australia at the 2017 World Championships in the 4x100m freestyle relay and as a backstroker in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he won bronze in the 50m backstroke, despite a painful back injury.<\/p>\n<p>The same injury forced him out of the 2018 Pan Pac Trials with Incerti only surfacing towards his best form at the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 10 qualifiers for the 200m freestyle are:<\/p>\n<p>Zac Incerti (WA) 1:46.89<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Neill QLD) 1:48.02<\/p>\n<p>Elijah Winnington (WA) 1:48.04<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Chalmers (SA) 1:48.18<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Graham (QLD) 1:48.24<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Hauck (QLD) 1:48.75pb<\/p>\n<p>Jack Cartwright (QLD) 1:49.24<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Hansford (QLD) 1:49.50<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Rogerson (VIC) 1:49.56<\/p>\n<p>Josh Hertz (NSW) 1:49.63) Swim Off<\/p>\n<p>James Koch (NSW) 1:49.63)Result unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s 200m freestyle Rio Olympic bronze medallist <strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong> tops the qualifiers from world championship silver medallist and Australian record holder <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> returning form a shoulder injury suffered in December the next fastest on 1:56.11 with five Rio Olympians <strong>McKeon, Madi Wilson, Leah Neale, Brianna Throssell <\/strong>and<strong> Tamsin Cook<\/strong> all in the top 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/w200free\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"616,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W200free\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;W200free&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\/W200free.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469536\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free.jpg\" alt=\"W200free\" width=\"616\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free.jpg 616w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free-274x200.jpg 274w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free-450x328.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W200free-533x389.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s 100m breaststroke, Southport\u2019s rising star <strong>Chelsea Hodges<\/strong> continued her march towards the Olympic Trials, clocking a pb of 1:06.90 to top the qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/w100breast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W100breast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;W100breast&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\/W100breast.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469537\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast.jpg\" alt=\"W100breast\" width=\"560\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast.jpg 560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast-280x194.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W100breast-533x368.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s 100m breaststroke it was Chandler\u2019s World Championship finalist <strong>Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/strong> (1:00.23) who shaded Rio Olympian <strong>Jake Packard<\/strong> (1:00.44) and World Championship Mixed Relay gold medallist <strong>Matthew Wilson<\/strong> (1:00.70) to ensure a top gun shoot out in the final.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_469538\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469538\" data-attachment-id=\"469538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/m100breast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"571,385\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M100breast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;M100breast&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\/M100breast.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469538\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast.jpg\" alt=\"M100breast\" width=\"571\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast.jpg 571w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast-280x189.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M100breast-533x359.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-469538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The women\u2019s 50m backstroke final will see the heir apparents led by <strong>Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> (27.52) take on Australia\u2019s most celebrated backstroker in <strong>Emily Seebohm<\/strong> (27.99) with Seebohm\u2019s Australian records of 27.34 (Open) and 27.47 (All-Comers) both under siege.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/w50bk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"563,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W50bk\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;W50bk&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\/W50bk.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469539\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk.jpg\" alt=\"W50bk\" width=\"563\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk.jpg 563w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk-280x197.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk-450x317.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W50bk-533x376.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While in the men\u2019s 50m backstroke, \u201cThe Boss\u201d <strong>Mitch Larkin\u2019s<\/strong> 24.67 was only 0.04 outside his best and 0.13 outside <strong>Ben Treffers<\/strong> 2014 Australian record.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/m50bk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"551,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M50bk\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;M50bk&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\/M50bk.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469541\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk.jpg\" alt=\"M50bk\" width=\"551\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk.jpg 551w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk-278x200.jpg 278w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk-450x324.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/M50bk-533x384.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s 400IM two-time World Junior Championship team member <strong>Jenna Forrester<\/strong> (4:41.66) nudged out Commonwealth Games representative <strong>Meg Bailey<\/strong> (4:41.91) for the top spot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/was-zac-incerti-tops-the-qualifiers-in-mens-200m-freestyle-as-big-names-bite-the-dust\/w-400im\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"W 400Im\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;W 400Im&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\/W-400Im.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469540\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im.jpg\" alt=\"W 400Im\" width=\"560\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im.jpg 560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im-280x192.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im-450x309.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/W-400Im-533x365.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While in the men\u2019s 400IM, champion lifesaver <strong>Brendon Smith<\/strong> (4:17.69) is the top dog ahead of 18-year-old Gold Coaster <strong>Thomas Hauck <\/strong>(4:23.89) \u2013 qualifying for his second final of the night, after clocking the sixth fastest time in the 200m freestyle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WA\u2019s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Zac Incerti was the big 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