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Australian Championships: Cate Campbell Ignites Her Starter Motor As She Fine Tunes For Toyko<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s freestyle sprint queen Cate Campbell<\/strong> has revealed details of how an internationally acclaimed bio-mechanist has ignited her starter-motor as she fine tunes her preparations for a fourth Olympic campaign for Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Twenty-eight-year-old Campbell (Knox Pymble) smashed out a 50m freestyle time of 24.28 to swim past her fellow relay golden girl Emma McKeon<\/strong> (Griffith University) 24.39 to claim her seventh National\u00a0 crown over the one-lap dash at the Australian Championships with sister Bronte Campbell<\/strong> (Knox Pymble) 24.75 hanging on for third.<\/p>\n

It was another high quality set of finals from Australia’s top heavy female sprinters with Madi Wilson<\/strong> (Marion, SA) 24.90 in fourth in the Open final and St Peters Western trio Meg Harris<\/strong> winning the 19-20 years final in 24.92 and “kid city twins” Mollie O\u2019Callaghan <\/strong>(25.00) and Mia O\u2019Leary<\/strong> (25.16) going 1-2 in the 17-18 years.<\/p>\n

For Campbell it was another major boxed ticked after her duels in the pool with McKeon in some serious racing over this past week \u2013 clocking a sizzling 100m freestyle heat (52.43) and finals times (52.85 \u2013 second to McKeon 52.49) \u2013 as they countdown for June\u2019s Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

\"CATE

BEST FOOT FORWARD: Cate Campbell leaving no stone unturned as she starts her Tokyo Trials campaign in earnest. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

And the 50m, where Campbell has won her only individual Olympic medal (bronze in Beijing), is a serious event \u2013 but knowing full well if she aims to be competitive she had to make changes and its ben two-years in the making.<\/p>\n

Enter South African bio-mechanic guru Ryan Harradine<\/strong> \u2013 recruited to join the NSWIS team from Singapore – and the man who triggered the fast-twitch fibres of Olympic gold medallists, his fellow countrymen Cameron van der Burgh<\/strong> and Roland Schoeman<\/strong> and Singapore\u2019s Joseph Schooling<\/a> \u2013 the man who crushed triple dead-heat silver medallists Michael Phelps, Chad Le Clos <\/strong>and Laszlo Cseh<\/strong> in a gripping final to win Singapore’s first ever Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n

\"CATE

FOOTLOOSE: Cate Campbell plans to bring her relay start to her individual races.Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Campbell revealed how she had to make changes, knowing she could ill-afford to continue to give away valuable hundredths of seconds to her opponents off the blocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me the 50m freestyle is about consolidating my start,\u201d said Campbell.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve really put a lot of time and effort into bringing them up to scratch and I think you\u2019ll find that I almost left the blocks at the same time as everyone else (today) as opposed to a couple of beats behind everyone else.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd 50s are won and lost by hundredths of a second so even if I can get off the blocks a few hundredths faster then that\u2019s a win – improvement comes down to a lot of technique.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I have changed my (starting) technique, where as I used to do an underarm technique but now I throw my arms over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been working really well with Ryan Harradine<\/strong> from NSWIS over the past two years and he\u2019s got such a fantastic eye.<\/p>\n

\"DURBAN,

FLYER: Cameron van der Burgh shows his starting style. Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky\/Swimming South Africa.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cHe used to work with Cameron Van Der Burgh<\/strong> is one of the best starters in the world and also Roland Schoeman<\/strong> who is also one of the best starters in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cRyan brings in a lot of knowledge and (afterall) I\u2019ve had a whole year to practice…..!!<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at my relay swims compared to my individual swims, predominantly I get most of my relay gain off a changeover.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy relay start is so much better so if I can bring my flat start as close as possible to my relay start then it\u2019s got to be a good thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy only individual Olympic<\/a> medal is in a 50m freestyle and while I do joke about it (the 50) and 50m swimmers are the easy butt of jokes, it is still an Olympic event and there are still Olympic medals on offer and while I am better known for my 100, the 50 has always been my baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always going to be something that I want to do well in and I focus on and that\u2019s where I started and that\u2019s where I plan on finishing as well…\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell said she was actually quite surprised with the good swims that she managed to pump out at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an interesting 12 months for everyone and I\u2019m happy with how my body has held up, that\u2019s been the biggest challenge for me over the past year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe youngsters have the advantage – they get better as they get older but we just get more injured as we get older, so I\u2019ve really been happy with my injury management in this past week..<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd looking forward to seeing what a couple more weeks of training can do before we race again….\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DEL_7458\"

TRIPLE TREAT: Kyle Chalmers very much in the zone to win the freestyle treble – 50, 100 and 200m. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> (Marion, SA), secured his third Australian title to end the meet with 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle treble.<\/p>\n

Chalmers charged to the wall from lane three in 22.30 to win the men\u2019s 50m freestyle ahead of SPW’s Jack Cartwright<\/strong> (22.4) while Chalmers\u2019 bronze medal winning Rio relay team mate James Roberts <\/strong>(Somerset GC) 3rd in 22.50.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is obviously to swim well in the heats (in the evening) but then be able to back it up and swim a bit faster in the morning (final) so I\u2019ve been able to do that\u00a0which is the main goal for me and something I can take away,\u201d Chalmers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always kind of doubted my ability in the morning but that\u2019s probably because I\u2019m more of a finals swimmer than a heats swimmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been plenty of times when I\u2019ve kind of been borderline semi-finals or finals because I\u2019ve gone a bit too easy in the morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be beneficial\u00a0swimming heats at night because I\u2019ll be able to get myself up and then you\u2019re in a final, so you\u2019ve just got to be able to do it so there\u2019s plenty of positives that I can take away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Abbey

BELL TOLLS FOR ST PETERS ABBEY: Abbey Harkin with Jenna Strauch after an epic 200m breaststroke final. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

And in a cracking women\u2019s 200m breaststroke final, Abbey Harkin<\/strong> (St Peters Western) trailed Jenna Strauch<\/strong> (Bond) for 199 metres but pounced on the touch in a heart-stopping victory by just 0.28secs – 2:25.26 (36.35;1:09.52;1:46.96) to Strauch\u2019s 2:25.54 (36.10; 1:09.18; 1:46.22).<\/p>\n

Going head-to-head in lanes four and five, the crowd stood on their feet as the pair swam stroke-for-stroke towards the wall after Strauch had led for almost the entire race \u2013 Harkin\u2019s momentum getting her to the wall first. The win marks Harkins first individual gold of the meet after placing second in the 100m and third in the 50m breaststroke events with Nunawading\u2019s Zoe Deacon<\/strong> securing bronze the bronze in 2:27.20.<\/p>\n

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ZAC ATTACK: Chandler’s Zac Stubblety-Cook came from the clouds down the final 50m to win the 200m breaststroke. Photo Courtesy:Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile in the corresponding men\u2019s event Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/strong> (Chandler) claimed the double in the breaststroke events add the 200m with his trademark final 50m sprint to the finish.<\/p>\n

Charging down the middle lanes, former world record holder Matthew Wilson<\/strong> (SOPAC) and Stubblety-Cook set up a real match race until Stubblety-Cook pulled away with 15 metres to go to secure victory in 2:08.28 (29;87; 32.18; 33.25 and 32.18) \u2013 bang on the Olympic qualifying time. Wilson touched narrowly behind in 2:09.44 (29.03; 32.62; 33.57; 34.22) and to grab silver while Daniel Cave<\/strong> from Melbourne Vicentre bagged bronze in 2:14.22.<\/p>\n

\"Holly

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Holly Barratt all smiles after winning the 50m butterfly. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Rockingham WA\u2019s Holly Barratt<\/strong> produced a stunning performance in the women\u2019s 50m butterfly to not only claim back-to-back titles but \u2013 at 33 years of age \u2013 becoming the oldest Australian women\u2019s champion in any event.<\/p>\n

Olympic pioneer Mina Wylie<\/strong> (who won silver in the 100m freestyle behind swimming first women\u2019s gold medallist Fanny Durack at the 1912 Stockholm Games) won 18 Australian individual titles, her last in 1923.<\/p>\n

(Wylie \u2013 from a famous Sydney swimming family taught swimming at PLC Pymble \u2013 of Knox-Pymble fame \u2013 and died in 1984 aged 93).<\/p>\n

\"Fanny

MINA IN THE MIDDLE: Legendary Australian swimmer Mina Wylie (centre) who won 18 individual Australian titles, her last at aged 31 in 1923.Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n

Posting 25.75, Barratt beat Madi Wilson<\/strong> (26.92) and Bond\u2019s Abigail Schoorl<\/strong>\u00a0 (27.17)<\/p>\n

Barratt told Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney<\/strong> on Amazon Prime<\/em> that she was aware of the little slice of history which she had hope to break last year when COVID forced the cancellation of the 2020 Championships and it was nice to be able to take the win in 2021.<\/p>\n

In a spectacular finish to the men\u2019s 50m butterfly, Shaun Champion<\/strong> (Abbotsleigh) lived up to his name, with race caller Jon Harker<\/strong> on Amazon Prime<\/em> declaring in a blanket finish…\u201dand it\u2019s….Champion…..the champion for 2021…winning the 50m butterfly in 23.94 …from William Yang<\/strong> (Loreto Normanhurst) in 24.08 and Carlile\u2019s Edward Marks<\/strong> 24.25…in an all-NSW finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile a relieved Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> (St Peters Western) continued on her winning ways, after her shoulder injury adding the women\u2019s 800m freestyle to her victories over 200m and 400m, in 8:23.13 from TSS Aquatic pair Madeleine Gough<\/strong> (8:25.24), and Kiah Melverton,<\/strong> ( 8:32.84).<\/p>\n

\"nick

ONE FOR THE POOL ROOM: Nick Sloman adds the 1500m freestyle crown to his open water trophy cabinet. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

And in the final individual event of the meet, Noosa\u2019s marathon man Nick Sloman<\/strong> added his name to a who\u2019s who of some of the greatest champions to have won the men\u2019s 1500m freestyle in a personal best time of 15:02.19 from Rackley\u2019s in-form young gun and 2019 World Junior silver medallist Thomas Neill<\/strong> (15:07.23) and Chandler\u2019s Rio Olympian Jack McLoughlin<\/strong> third in 15:20.95. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sloman and Kai Edwards (TSS Aquatic) will now prepared for the Tokyo Olympic Trial in Portugal in June for the lone spot up for grabs in the 10km marathon.<\/p>\n

Victorian powerhouse Nunawading Swimming Club <\/strong>with prodigal son Nick Veliades <\/strong>returning to take over as Head Coach along with the wiley Wayne Lawes <\/strong>at the helm topped the point score with 1,890.50 points ahead of Queensland clubs St Peters Western\u00a0<\/strong>QLD (1,432) second and Rackleys <\/strong>(1,048.50) third.<\/p>\n

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NUNA-WINNING: Olympic 400IM hopeful Brendon Smith started the ball rolling for Nunawading’s pointscore win at the Australian Championships. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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