{"id":596867,"date":"2024-09-29T14:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=596867"},"modified":"2024-09-30T17:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:15:12","slug":"isaac-cooper-pops-20-81-50-freestyle-screamer-as-australia-names-24-strong-dolphins-team-for-short-course-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isaac-cooper-pops-20-81-50-freestyle-screamer-as-australia-names-24-strong-dolphins-team-for-short-course-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Cooper Pops 20.81 50 Freestyle Screamer As Australia Names 24-Strong Dolphins Team for Short Course Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isaac Cooper Pops 20.81 50 Freestyle Screamer As Australia Names 24-Strong Dolphins Team for Budapest SC Worlds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland\u2019s dual Olympian Isaac Cooper<\/strong> has sizzled down the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide faster than any other human in that part of the world, clocking 20.81 in the 50 freestyle to send out the Australian Sprints Meet, the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships, with a bang.<\/p>\n

The World LC finalist in Fukuoka, who missed qualifying in the event at the Australian Olympic Trials for Paris, made sure he was off to strut his stuff at the 2024 World SC Championships in December – Cooper among 12 Paris Olympians on a 24-strong Australian Dolphins team named overnight for Budapest – a team that will be led by the “Unstoppable” Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> and fellow gold medalists, Female Swimmer of the 2022 SC World’s Lani Pallister<\/strong> and Meg Harris. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Isaac Cooper wins 50m free Australian Short Course Swimming Championships at SA Aquatic Centre in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, September 29, 2024. (Swimming Australia Image\/David Mariuz)<\/p><\/div>\n

(SEE FULL TEAM BELOW).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty-year-old Cooper clocked his world class SC personal best, scorching down the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre faster than anyone has ever swum in South Australia.<\/p>\n

His 20.81 the third fastest ever swum by an Australian \u2013 his time only ever bettered by SA\u2019s own 100m freestyle Olympic \u00a0champion from 2016 Kyle Chalmers<\/strong>\u2019 Australian record of 20.68 (set in Kazan, Russia in 2021 and making him the 12th<\/sup> fastest man ever) and Paris 2024 Olympic champion Cam McEvoy\u2019s<\/strong> who holds the Australian All-Comers record at 20.75 (swum in Sydney in 2015, and the 21st<\/sup> fastest swimmer in history).<\/p>\n

Cooper\u2019s time perched precariously just outside the list of the top 25 fastest men in history \u2013the Ash Delaney<\/strong>coached Cooper\u2019s first time under the 21 seconds barrier \u2013 and only the sixth Australian to achieve the feat -joining Chalmers, McEvoy, Rio Olympian Matt Abood<\/strong> (20.89), former world short course champion over 100 freestyle Ashley Callus<\/strong> (20.94) and London Olympic silver medallist James Magnussen<\/strong> (20.98). US Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> holds the WR at a ridiculous 20.16, set in the ISL final in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Tara Kinder showing the style that won her the 100 and 200m breast and 200 and 400IM at the Australian Short Course Swimming Championships at SA Aquatic Centre in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, September 29, 2024. (Swimming Australia Image\/David Mariuz)<\/p><\/div>\n

And amongst a host of finial night slashing personal bests saw 21-year-old Victorian Tara Kinder<\/strong> cap off the meet of her life, blasting her way to a remarkable fourth title win and in arguably her best swim of the meet, clocking 2:18.25 – the second faster time ever by an Australian to win the 200m breaststroke.<\/p>\n

Only Olympic champion Australia\u2019s greatest ever breaststroker Leisel Jones\u2019<\/strong> 2:15.42 (World Cup Berlin 2009) is faster.<\/p>\n

Kinder coming into the meet on 2:21.69, clocking 2:22.53 in the morning and then four seconds faster in the final.<\/p>\n

Becoming only the fourth Australian under 2:20, joining Jones, dual Olympian Jenna Strauch <\/strong>and Beijing Olympian Sally Foster <\/strong>(who also swam at this meet at 39). Adding the win to her previous victories in the 100m breaststroke and the 200 and 400IM double.<\/p>\n

And continuing her breakthrough meet, which has earned her a place on the World\u2019s team for Budapest. Fellow Victorian, teenage sensation Lily Koch lowered another National Age record 2:21.97 \u2013 this time one of the oldest in the books \u2013 the 1997 15 years Australian Age mark of 2:22.68 \u2013 set by Queensland\u2019s Kristy Ellem<\/strong> at the 1997 World SC Championships in Gothenburg \u2013 a time that has lasted 27 years.<\/p>\n