Australian rising superstar Ariarne Titmus tied her best time on Thursday night at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide with the exact same time she swam in winning silver at Pan Pacs last year. Titmus won her third event of the meet after winning the 800 and 200 free.
Laura Taylor won the only other Olympic event on Thursday night with her win in the 200 butterfly. William Yang upset Mitch Larkin in the 50 back while Louis Townsend won the 50 breast ahead of Jake Packard. Jess Hansen also won the 50 breast gold on Thursday.
The crowd were on their feet for the Hancock Prospecting Legend’s Relay, which saw many famous faces take to the pool. Paralympian Sam Bramham claimed the bragging rights for his team in the 4x50m relay, beating out Jessicah Schipper’s team who placed second, Libby Trickett’s team who finished third and Michael Kilm’s side grabbing the fourth spot.
Women’s 400 Free
Ariarne Titmus has gone sub four minutes in the Women’s 400m Freestyle for the second time in her career to equal her Commonwealth and Australian record of 3:59.66.
Leading for the entire race, the 18-year-old was cheered on by the crowd and her St Peters Western coach Dean Boxall as she touched the wall ahead of Mikayla Messer (4:11.91) from Nudgee College and Acacia Bayside’s Carla Buchanan (4:13.18).
2019 World Rankings:
- Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 3:59.66
- Katie Ledecky, USA, 4:02.71
- Li Bingjie, CHN, 4:03.77
- Ajna Kesely, HUN, 4:05.12
- Boglarka Kapas, HUN, 4:05.56
- Veronika Popova, RUS, 4:06.01
- Anna Egorova, RUS, 4:06.79
- Simona Quadarella, ITA, 4:06.92
All-Time Rankings:
- Katie Ledecky, USA, 3:56.46 (2016)
- Federica Pellegrini, ITA, 3:59.15 (2009)
- Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 3:59.66 (2019)
- Joanne Jackson, GBR, 4:00.60 (2009)
- Leah Smith, USA, 4:00.65 (2016)
- Rebecca Adlington, GBR, 4:00.79 (2009)
- Camille Muffat, FRA, 4:01.13 (2012)
- Jazz Carlin, GBR, 4:01.23 (2016)
Event 47 Women 400 LC Metre Freestyle
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World: 3:56.46 12/08/2016Katie Ledecky, USA
Commonwealth: 3:59.66 11/08/2018Ariarne Titmus, AUS
Australian: R 3:59.66 11/08/2018Ariarne Titmus, SPW
All Comers: A 3:58.37 23/08/2014Katie Ledecky, USA
UQ: U 4:13.87
Meet Qualifying: 4:26.20
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 TITMUS, ARIARNE 18-00 STPET 4:11.75 3:59.66R 960
r:+0.78 27.50 57.17 (29.67)
1:27.49 (30.32) 1:57.91 (30.42)
2:28.50 (30.59) 2:59.34 (30.84)
3:29.87 (30.53) 3:59.66 (29.79)
2 MESSER, MIKAYLA 19-99 NCOLL 4:13.51 4:11.91U 827
r:+0.68 29.76 1:01.23 (31.47)
1:32.74 (31.51) 2:04.56 (31.82)
2:36.28 (31.72) 3:08.09 (31.81)
3:39.96 (31.87) 4:11.91 (31.95)
3 BUCHANAN, CARLA 23-95 ACACI 4:14.37 4:13.18U 814
r:+0.71 28.49 1:00.29 (31.80)
1:32.57 (32.28) 2:05.31 (32.74)
2:37.27 (31.96) 3:10.10 (32.83)
3:42.14 (32.04) 4:13.18 (31.04)
4 ROGERS, DAHLAS 24-95 USCS 4:14.85 4:13.41U 812
r:+0.72 29.09 1:00.52 (31.43)
1:32.44 (31.92) 2:05.03 (32.59)
2:37.74 (32.71) 3:10.21 (32.47)
3:42.56 (32.35) 4:13.41 (30.85)
5 CALDWELL, SOPHI 19-00 NUN 4:18.04 4:15.41 793
r:+0.72 29.13 1:00.43 (31.30)
1:32.42 (31.99) 2:04.97 (32.55)
2:37.48 (32.51) 3:10.41 (32.93)
3:43.35 (32.94) 4:15.41 (32.06)
6 JOHNSON, MOESHA 21-97 PBC 4:16.46 4:15.78 790
r:+0.75 29.51 1:00.99 (31.48)
1:33.15 (32.16) 2:05.59 (32.44)
2:38.28 (32.69) 3:11.25 (32.97)
3:44.11 (32.86) 4:15.78 (31.67)
7 NEALE, LEAH 23-95 USCS 4:14.97 4:16.81 780
r:+0.70 29.12 1:00.42 (31.30)
1:32.42 (32.00) 2:04.67 (32.25)
2:36.93 (32.26) 3:10.40 (33.47)
3:43.95 (33.55) 4:16.81 (32.86)
8 ADAMS, OLIVIA 20-99 RAVN 4:17.68 4:18.82 762
r:+0.76 29.26 1:00.93 (31.67)
1:33.30 (32.37) 2:06.09 (32.79)
2:39.02 (32.93) 3:12.34 (33.32)
3:45.70 (33.36) 4:18.82 (33.12)
Men’s 50 Back
After falling just short to Mitch Larkin (St Peters Western) in the Men’s 100m Backstroke on the opening night, Ravenswood swimmer William Yang took the spoils against Larkin in the Men’s 50m Backstroke. Recording a personal-best time of 24.98, the 20-year-old was ecstatic at the end of the race, winning by 0.08 of a second, with Larkin going 25.06 and William Stockwell from Rackley Swim touching in 25.51 for bronze.
Event 46 Men 50 LC Metre Backstroke
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World: 24.00 18/08/2018 Kilment Kolensnikov, RUS
Commonwealth: 24.04 02/08/2009 Liam Tancock, GBR
Australian: R 24.54 04/04/2014 Ben Treffers, Burley Griffin
All Comers: A 24.54 04/04/2014 Ben Treffers, Burley Griffin
Meet Qualifying: 27.32
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 YANG, WILLIAM 20-98 RAVN 25.10 24.98 891
r:+0.62
2 LARKIN, MITCH 25-93 STPET 26.05 25.06 882
r:+0.60
3 STOCKWELL, WILL 23-95 RACKL 25.74 25.51 836
r:+0.55
4 LEWIS, CLYDE 21-97 STPET 26.08 25.81 808
r:+0.58
5 HOLLARD, TRISTA 22-96 STHPT 26.07 25.88 801
r:+0.69
6 RICE, ANDREW 20-98 NUN 26.43 26.00 790
r:+0.54
7 BLACKBURN, LEWI 19-00 RAVN 26.42 26.25 768
r:+0.63
8 JEFFRIES, TOM 22-97 RACKL 25.98 26.29 764
r:+0.56
Men’s 50 Breast
In the closest of finishes, Rackley’s Louis Townsend clocked 27.72 in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke to be awarded the national title – his first of the meet. Coming in second was USC Spartans’ Jake Packard in 27.82 while Firbank Aquastars’ Samuel Williamson (27.89) stood on the podium to claim the bronze.
Event 48 Men 50 LC Metre Breaststroke
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World: 25.95 25/07/2017Adam Peaty, GBR
Commonwealth: 25.95 25/07/2017Adam Peaty, GBR
Australian: R 26.74 5/04/2014 Christian Sprenger, Commercial
All Comers: A 26.58 9/04/2018 Cameron van der Burgh, RSA
Meet Qualifying: 29.93
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 TOWNSEND, LOUIS 21-98 RACKL 27.75 27.72 820
r:+0.59
2 PACKARD, JAKE 24-94 USCS 27.85 27.82 811
r:+0.62
3 WILLIAMSON, SAM 21-97 FAS 28.09 27.89 805
r:+0.60
4 WILSON, MATTHEW 20-98 SOSC 27.84 27.94 801
r:+0.63
5 CAVE, DANIEL 20-99 MVC 28.01 27.96 799
r:+0.63
6 BELL, GRAYSON 22-97 TSS 27.76 27.99 796
r:+0.63
7 PALMER, JOSHUA 27-91 MARI 28.37 28.03 793
r:+0.64
8 MCKECHNIE, JAME 23-95 STP 28.11 28.18 780
r:+0.71
Women’s 200 Fly
Laura Taylor (TSS Aquatics) fought off strong competition from local swimmer Brittany Castelluzzo (Tea Tree Gully) for gold in the Women’s 200m Butterfly touching the wall in 2:08.94 with Castelluzzo in 2:09.55. Taylor’s TSS Aquatics teammate Alice Stuart secured the bronze in 2:10.48.
Event 49 Women 200 LC Metre Butterfly
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World: 2:01.81 12/10/2009Liu Zige, CHN
Commonwealth: 2:03.41 30/07/2009Jessicah Schipper, AUS
Australian: R 2:03.41 30/07/2009Jessicah Schipper, Commercial
All Comers: A 2:05.41 7/04/2015 Madeline Groves, SPW
UQ: U 2:11.65
Meet Qualifying: 2:20.60
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 TAYLOR, LAURA 19-99 TSS 2:10.35 2:08.94U 843
r:+0.69 29.29 1:01.84 (32.55)
1:35.02 (33.18) 2:08.94 (33.92)
2 CASTELLUZZO, BR 18-00 TTG 2:13.19 2:09.55U 831
r:+0.72 29.41 1:02.41 (33.00)
1:35.76 (33.35) 2:09.55 (33.79)
3 STUART, ALICE 21-97 TSS 2:13.57 2:10.48U 813
r:+0.67 28.84 1:02.02 (33.18)
1:36.02 (34.00) 2:10.48 (34.46)
4 GILMOUR, TIANNI 23-96 USCS 2:12.80 2:12.31 780
r:+0.75 29.24 1:02.93 (33.69)
1:37.14 (34.21) 2:12.31 (35.17)
5 COSTA, KAYLA 17-01 NUN 2:15.74 2:15.39 728
r:+0.64 28.88 1:02.63 (33.75)
1:37.61 (34.98) 2:15.39 (37.78)
6 MITCHELL, CHARL 18-01 TSS 2:17.13 2:15.44 727
r:+0.60 29.99 1:04.29 (34.30)
1:39.47 (35.18) 2:15.44 (35.97)
7 TONNER, JORDANA 21-98 SHILD 2:18.73 2:18.75 676
r:+0.65 29.35 1:04.01 (34.66)
1:40.13 (36.12) 2:18.75 (38.62)
8 WASHER, EMILY 22-96 ABBT 2:22.53 2:21.40 639
r:+0.78 30.11 1:05.84 (35.73)
1:42.98 (37.14) 2:21.40 (38.42)
Women’s 50 Breast
An explosive competitor over 50 metres, Nunawading’s Jess Hansen was the one to beat in the Women’s 50m Breaststroke. After qualifying fastest earlier in the day, Hansen held off Southport Olympic’s Chelsea Hodges to take the win, 30.82 to 31.12. Jenna Strauch from Bond, who claimed the 200m breaststroke title on night four, finished third with a time of 32.04.
Event 50 Women 50 LC Metre Breaststroke
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World: 29.40 17/07/2017Lilly King, USA
Commonwealth: 30.11 9/08/2015 Alia Atkinson, JAM
Australian: R 30.16 2/08/2009 Sarah Katsoulis, Nunawading
All Comers: A 30.24 7/04/2011 Leiston Pickett, Sthport Olympic
Meet Qualifying: 33.84
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 HANSEN, JESSICA 23-95 NUN 31.46 30.82 868
r:+0.65
2 HODGES, CHELSEA 17-01 STHPT 31.74 31.12 843
r:+0.77
3 STRAUCH, JENNA 22-97 BOND 31.89 32.04 772
r:+0.76
4 DIXON, TALARA-J 22-96 SHILD 32.63 32.24 758
r:+0.67
5 HAWKINS, MORGEN 21-97 SE 32.13 32.27 756
r:+0.73
6 WALLACE, TESSA 25-93 PWCAL 32.46 32.41 746
r:+0.66
7 DEACON, ZOE 18-00 NUN 32.26 32.46 743
r:+0.71
8 VAN BREUGEL, CA 25-94 WOYW 32.50 32.73 724
r:+0.73
Men’s 50 Free MC
Yeronga Park’s Rowan Crothers (S10) took home his first title of the meet, winning the Men’s 50m Freestyle Multi-Class in front of Tim ‘Disko’ Disken (S9) from St Hilda’s and Auburn’s Ricky Betar (S14). Clocking a time of 24.37, Betar broke the INAS world record in the event which was previously held by fellow Dolphin Daniel Fox (S14).
Event 51 Men 12 & Over 50 LC Metre Freestyle Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== A - Final ===
1 CROTHERS, ROWAN 21-97 YERPK 24.12 23.54 952
r:+0.72
2 DISKEN, TIMOTHY 22-96 STHIL 25.93 25.73 917
r:+0.68
3 BETAR, RICKY S1 15-03 AUBN 24.92 24.37 876
r:+0.60
4 LEVY, MATTHEW S 32-87 NSYD 29.04 28.93 845
r:+0.76
5 JASON, BRAEDEN 20-98 USCS 24.96 24.79 820
r:+0.67
6 FOX, DANIEL S14 27-91 TSS 25.22 25.08 804
r:+0.73
7 WELSH, ROD S10 33-85 YAP 24.92 24.92 803
r:+0.71
10 TEMPLETON, JACO 23-95 USCS 25.12 25.09 791
r:+0.65
Women’s 50 Free MC
It was a similar story in the corresponding women’s event, with Chandler’s Rachael Watson (S4) claiming her first gold medal ahead of Bay & Basin’s rising star Jasmine Greenwood (S10) in the Women’s 50m Freestyle Multi-Class. It was a tie for third position, with Katja Dedekind (S13) from USC Spartans and Katherine Downie from Perth City receiving the bronze.
Event 52 Women 12 & Over 50 LC Metre Freestyle Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== A - Final ===
1 WATSON, RACHAEL 27-92 CHAND 39.82 39.12 907
2 GREENWOOD, JASM 14-04 BBASC 29.03 28.91 849
r:+0.76
3 DEDEKIND, KATJA 17-01 USCS 28.81 28.43 826
r:+0.76
3 DOWNIE, KATHERI 23-96 PERC 29.13 29.17 826
r:+0.73
5 JONES, ELLA S8 18-00 SPRW 31.38 31.75 821
r:+0.81
6 STEPHENS, KEIRA 16-03 FRASC 29.62 29.27 818
r:+0.74
7 HAYES, KIRRALEE 14-04 GENES 28.98 28.87 788
r:+0.67
8 JONES, JENNA S1 18-01 AUBN 29.43 29.12 768
r:+0.66
Mixed 150 IM MC
Best mates out of the pool but fierce competitors in, Ahmed Kelly (SM3) from Melbourne Vicentre and Grant Patterson (SM3) Central Cairns went head to head in the Mixed 150m Individual Medley Multi-Class. Touching in a time of 2:56.26, it was Kelly who took the honors ahead of Patterson, 3:06.13.
Event 65 Mixed 12 & Over 150 LC Metre IM Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Seed Finals MCPS
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1 KELLY, AHMED SM 27-91 MVC 2:57.68 2:56.26 751
59.55 1:57.97 (58.42)
2:56.26 (58.29)
2 PATTERSON, GRAN 29-89 CENCA 3:07.36 3:06.13 637
57.82 2:04.06 (1:06.24)
3:06.13 (1:02.07)
Men’s 100 Fly MC
There was a tie for the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Butterfly Multi-Class race, with Auburn’s Timothy Hodge (S9) and USC Spartans’ Braeden Jason (S12) both securing the national title. It was Hodge’s fourth gold medal for the meet, while Jason nabbed his first. World record breaker Liam Schluter (S14) from Kawana Waters continued his momentum from previous nights to claim the bronze.
Event 44 Men 12 & Over 100 LC Metre Butterfly Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 JASON, BRAEDEN 20-98 USCS 59.53 59.83 857
r:+0.69 27.50 59.83 (32.33)
1 HODGE, TIMOTHY 18-01 AUBN 1:03.15 1:02.01 857
r:+0.69 28.56 1:02.01 (33.45)
3 SCHLUTER, LIAM 20-99 KAWTR 1:00.15 59.01 842
r:+0.74 27.44 59.01 (31.57)
4 BETAR, RICKY S1 15-03 AUBN 1:00.87 59.76 811
r:+0.62 27.62 59.76 (32.14)
5 HALL, BRENDEN S 25-93 LAWNT 1:03.91 1:03.46 800
r:+0.95 30.04 1:03.46 (33.42)
6 MARTIN, WILLIAM 18-00 ACQUA 59.40 59.15 791
r:+0.63 27.21 59.15 (31.94)
7 PEARSE, COL S10 15-03 MH2O 1:00.06 59.32 785
r:+0.76 27.72 59.32 (31.60)
8 FOX, DANIEL S14 27-91 TSS 1:01.27 1:01.50 744
r:+0.74 28.11 1:01.50 (33.39)
Women’s 100 Fly MC
Nunawading’s Madeleine Scott (S9) came out on top in the Women’s 100m Butterfly Multi-Class event, edging out Traralgon’s Emily Beecroft (S9) who finished second and Nelson Bay’s Taylor Corry (S14) who placed third.
Recording a time of 1:08.29 an emotional Corry, secured her spot on the team traveling to the World Para Swimming Championships.
Event 45 Women 12 & Over 100 LC Metre Butterfly Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals MCPS
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=== Finals ===
1 SCOTT, MADELEIN 26-93 NUN 1:10.31 1:10.02 866
r:+0.74 32.15 1:10.02 (37.87)
2 BEECROFT, EMILY 19-99 TRL 1:11.75 1:10.69 842
r:+0.71 33.20 1:10.69 (37.49)
3 CORRY, TAYLOR S 24-95 NBAY 1:09.07 1:08.29 828
r:+0.77 30.38 1:08.29 (37.91)
4 STORM, RUBY S14 15-03 TRL 1:12.62 1:10.06 767
r:+0.73 31.86 1:10.06 (38.20)
5 GREENWOOD, JASM 14-04 BBASC 1:09.38 1:08.77 754
r:+0.71 31.03 1:08.77 (37.74)
6 MURPHY, MONIQUE 24-94 LAWNT 1:12.81 1:11.62 668
33.49 1:11.62 (38.13)
7 HARDING, NIKESH 20-99 SLCA 1:14.39 1:13.64 660
r:+0.75 34.17 1:13.64 (39.47)
8 COOK, AMY S14 20-98 SLCA 1:13.50 1:13.72 658
r:+0.75 32.85 1:13.72 (40.87)
