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My goal right now is to become the fastest 18-year-old of all time, and Caeleb Dressel holds that time at 21.53 (set in 2015).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am curious how fast I can go \u2013 I have until August to work this out and I am so looking forward to Trials (in Sydney in June).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI really am focusing on my sprint training. Now I don\u2019t do anything more than 2km, I have moved away from traditional training and I have had so much progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pace lifted sharply on the third day of meet with the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre hosting a fast and record-breaking night of finals.<\/p>\n<p>Australian records, All-comers records, Junior Pan Pac qualifying times and PBs \u2013 and that was just in the first four events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leny Grigor<\/strong> smashed Mitch Larkin\u2019s Australian record in the 16 years 400IM final \u2013 a record established 16 years ago \u2013 his 4:16.15 erasing Larkin\u2019s 4:20.48 from 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone, Trinity Grammar\u2019s <strong>Christopher Montana<\/strong> continued his demolition of National record in the boys\u2019 16 Years 50m breaststroke \u2013 lowering it for the third time in five months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In yesterday\u2019s heats, Montana clocked 28.32, under his existing record of 28.38 he set at the NSW State Age last December \u2013 lowering the mark again in the final to 27.84.<\/p>\n<p>In all, four National records were set and nine qualifying swims registered in front of selectors for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>In other highlights:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold Coast\u2019s <strong>Koa Stotz<\/strong> (Somerset, QLD) claimed his second gold in the Boys&#8217; 15 Years 50m Breaststroke and in a National age record time of 28.32. Stotz lowering the previous mark of 28.47 (set by Christopher Montana). Club mate Cohen Tarrant made it a Somerset quinella, touching second in 29.34, with Xavier Eagle (Caulfield, VIC) third in 29.43.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rocky City QLD\u2019s <strong>Amelie Smith<\/strong> took her gold tally to three in the Girls&#8217; 17 Years 200m Butterfly, holding off <strong>Delta Cross<\/strong> (Highlanders, WA). Smith stopping the clock in 2:13.41 ahead of Cross (2:13.92) and American visitor <strong>Alba Arnall<\/strong> (2:14.36). <strong>Ava Gaske <\/strong>(Chandler, QLD) will also pick up a bronze as the third Australian to finish (2:16.15).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Heidi Shumack<\/strong> (SOPAC, NSW) claimed her second National title of the meet, adding the Girls&#8217; 16 Years 100m Backstroke to her 200m butterfly win. 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