By Stephen J. Thomas<\/p>\n
HOBART, August 5. MATT Welsh, the world record-holder and world champ in the long course 50m fly, took out the short course version of this event in a swift 22.82, just 0.08 seconds outside fellow Aussie Geoff Huegill\u2019s world mark. <\/p>\n
Welsh has put on a quality performance this meet, and this was his fifth individual title in four days. His other wins were the 50-100-200 backstroke treble and the 100 IM. Welsh has the impressive record of having won the dorsal treble at five consecutive titles. The 26-year-old Welsh was one of only a few big names to grace this meet after the World Championships, where he took silver in the 50-100 back and was the surprise winner in the 50 fly. <\/p>\n
Triple World Championship silver medalist, 17-year-old Alice Mills, retained her 200 IM title in a PR 2:12.29. Mills, who also took the four-lap event last night in a new national record, picked up the silver medal in the 200m IM in Barcelona with a sensational swim. Jenny Reilly took the silver with Shayne Reese the bronze.<\/p>\n
Leisel Jones, world record-holder over the long course 100m breaststroke, was untroubled to retain her national short course title with a fast 1:05.96, just 0.26 seconds outside Sam Riley\u2019s Aussie mark, giving her the 100-200 double at the meet. Jade Edmistone swam a PR 1:08.00 for silver with world champs team-member Sarah Kasoulis taking bronze.<\/p>\n
Thirteen-year-old Stephanie Williams competing in her first open final swam a very mature race to take the 200m backstroke in a PR 2:08.40 (4th all-time Aussie performer), taking over five seconds off her previous best before this meet. AIS-based South Aussie, Karina Leane, took silver in a PR 2:08.88 (7th all-time performer) ahead of Melissa Morgan. <\/p>\n
Another teen, 15-year-old Melissa Mitchell, won her first title when she took the 200m freestyle in a PR 1:58.23 (8th fastest all-time Aussie performer) from Melanie Houghton (1:59.81) and Meagan Walker (2:01.78).<\/p>\n
In the absence of Aussie record-holder Petria Thomas, 18-year-old Felicity Galvez took the 100m fly in 59.29 from World Championship teammate Jessicah Schippert (59.81) and 15-year-old Danni Miatke (1:00.04).<\/p>\n
World Champs team-member, 27-year-old Adam Pine, took the 100m freestyle title in 48.93, outside his PR 48.56, from Johno van Hazel (49.10) and Andrew Dyson (49.23).<\/p>\n
Jim Piper retained his 200m breaststroke title with a very solid 2:07.39, just 0.78 seconds outside his national record. Rising stars Brenton Rickard, clocked a PR 2:09.12 for the silver (5th all-time Aussie performer) and James Beasley, winner of the 100-meter race, the bronze in PR 2:09.58 (6th all-time performer). <\/p>\n
West Aussie Adam Lucas swept the 200-400 IM double when he won the eight-lap event tonight in 1:59.92 from the previous title-holder, Rob van der Zant (2:00.42) and Louis Paul (2:00.68).<\/p>\n
In the absence of his formidable training partner Grant Hackett, 21-year-old Stephen Penfold took a rare freestyle treble – 200-400-1500 when he won the 60-lap race tonight in a time of 14:48.85.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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