{"id":596723,"date":"2024-09-26T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=596723"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:15:59","slug":"aussie-young-gun-ed-sommerville-charges-to-sc-200m-free-national-record-140-64-after-dislocating-his-shoulder-sixth-fastest-man-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/aussie-young-gun-ed-sommerville-charges-to-sc-200m-free-national-record-140-64-after-dislocating-his-shoulder-sixth-fastest-man-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Young Gun Ed Sommerville Charges To SCM 200 Free National Record, Sixth Fastest In History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie Young Gun Ed Sommerville Charges To SCM 200 Free National Record, Sixth Fastest In History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland teenager Ed Sommerville <\/strong>has recovered from a dislocated shoulder to set a new Australian record in Adelaide overnight, securing a place on the Australian team for the December World Championships in Budapest.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old took just 1:40.64 (23.55; 49.04; 1:14.89) \u2013 making him the sixth fastest man in history over the eight-lap short course journey – to announce his arrival onto the world stage but six months ago his hopes and dreams looked all but shattered.<\/p>\n

With the Bobby Jovanovich<\/strong> coached Sommerville telling Swimming Australia that six months ago he dislocated his left shoulder during a training hijinks and didn\u2019t even know if he would make Adelaide trials let alone Budapest.<\/p>\n

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“(The time) was on the tables but it was never guaranteed. For me and my coaches, the goal was just to come here and swim fast \u2026 and a (National) record? Really \u2026 I shaved 4.33 seconds off my PB. It’s amazing,\u201d said Somnerville, eclipsing the Australian record time of 1:40.80 set by four-time Olympian and Paris gold medallist, Cameron McEvoy<\/strong> in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His time just 0.94 outside the world record of 1:39.70) held since 2012 by Frenchman Yannick Agnel. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sommerville led all the way to keep Paris Olympian and Australia\u2019s fastest LC 200m freestyler Max Giuliani (<\/strong>Miami, QLD) at bay. <\/strong>Giuliani second in a pb of 1:41.39, making him the fourth fastest Australian behind Sommerville, McEvoy, Kyle Chalmers <\/strong>(1:40.98) and Ian Thorpe (<\/strong>1:41.10). 17-year-old Marcus Da Silva\u00a0<\/strong>(Cranbrook, NSW) finished third in a best time of 1:43.22 \u2013 all three under the World SC Championships QT.<\/p>\n

He was one of the stars of the Australian Team, 2023 World Juniors, Israel, Winning six medals – Gold 4x100m free (WJR, CR), Mixed 4x100m free; Silver 4×100, medley, 4x100m Mixed Medley and bronze 100m free, 4×200 free.<\/p>\n

The 2023 Australian Age champion over 100 and 200m free and bronze medallist in the 50m free.<\/p>\n

Edward has also been named on an 11-strong Queensland team to contest two World Cup Meets in Shanghai (CHN) and Incheon (KOR) in October.<\/p>\n