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A jam-packed finale that \u00a0includes \u00a0last night\u2019s 400m winner <b>Sam Short<\/b> (Rackley, QLD), and Paris Olympians <b>Flynn Southam<\/b> (Bond, QLD), Olympic finalist <b>Max Giuliani<\/b> (TSS Aquatic, QLD) and Paris silver medallist in the 400m <b>Elijah Winnington<\/b> (St Peters Western, QLD).<\/p>\n<p>Incerti has the 100m freestyle later in the program while Tufrner will swim the 100m butterfly final, with his main event, the 200m butterfly also later in the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle A Final (Lane Order)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">1 TAYLOR, KAI 21 ST PETERS WESTERN 1:47.10<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2 GIULIANI, MAXIMILLIAN 21 TSS AQUATIC 1:46.97<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3 HAWKE, CHARLIE 22 HUNTER 1:46.42<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4 SOMMERVILLE, EDWARD 20 BRISBANE GRAMMAR 1:46.02<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5 SHORT, SAMUEL 21 RACKLEY 1:46.33<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6 SOUTHAM, FLYNN 20 BOND 1:46.82<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">7 WINNINGTON, ELIJAH 25 ST PETERS 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