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Swimming Australian Olympic Games
Its second race day is Adelaide, where Australians choose their Olympic and Paralympic teams for Tokyo. The Australian Trials channel dedicated to SwimSwams has all the information you need about the meeting. Amazon Prime subscribers can follow the event live.
Tonight, the Multi-Class men’s and women’s 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle as well as the men’s 100 breast finals will be held. The men’s competition consists of 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle finals. Women compete in 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle.
Tokyo’s qualifying criteria aren’t quite as black and white as other countries, but swimmers have to finish in the top two tonight while swimming to earn the Australian Olympics qualifier (equivalent to 8th place at the 2019 World Cup) on the spot. To account for the posts, swimmers must swim in the A-final of that event.
Multi-class swimmers do not qualify for the Paralympics automatically. Australia can only take 17 men and 15 women. 10 swimmers have already been eliminated and await the final selection.
Of the two starting places behind the women’s 100, there will be fierce competition as the top four swimmers will all crack the 1:00 hurdle and the Australian record holder Kaylee McKeown (58.57) and Madison Wilson (59.58) were subject to OQT. It’s even closer to women’s 100 breasts, where Chelsea Hodges (1: 06.17), Jenna Pensas(1: 06.37) and Jessica Hansen (1: 06.96) everyone was swimming under the OQT this morning and Georgia Bohl and Abbey Harkin (exactly 1: 07.04) were 0.07 characters. Finally, the women have 400 free, totally five swimmers notch in the OQT estimates. Led by the Australian record holder Ariarne Titmus (4: 04.91), they contain Leah Neale (4: 06.66), Lani Pallister (4: 06.76), Moesha Johnson (4: 06.94) and Kiah Melverton (4: 06.99).
Only two swimmers were under the OQT on the men’s side: Mitch Larkin 100 on the back (53.04) and Alexander Graham (1: 45.22) 200 in the free. Challenge Larkin and hope for a place on the Olympic team in the back Isaac Cooper (53.79). The other four bathing broke for 55 seconds: Bradley Woodward (54,47), Tristan Hollard (54.56), Kai Van Kool (54.68) and William Yang (54.75). The 200 freestylers chasing Graham to a single location are Elijah Winnington (1: 46.44), Kyle Chalmers (1: 46.45), Thomas Neil (1: 46.56) and Jack McLoughlin (1: 46.84).
Women’s 100m Backstroke Finals
World Record: 57.57 Regan Smith, USA (2019)Commonwealth Record: 57.63 Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2021)Australian record: 57.63 Kaylee McKeown, USC Spartans (2021)All newcomers: 57.63 Kaylee McKeown, USC Spartans (2021)- World Junior Record: 57.57 Regan Smith, USA (2019)
- 2016 Olympic winner: 58.45 Katinka length, HUN
- OQT: 59.71
- Meet the qualifiers: 1: 05.68
Podium:
- Kaylee McKeown (USCS) 57.45 QT
- Emily Seebohm (GUSC) 58.59 QT
- Mollie OCallaghan (STPTET) 58.86
Kaylee McKeown started strongly underwater and led the field almost half the length of his body before his first stroke. He turned 28.1 and pushed another strong underwater off the wall and came home on 29.35. McKeown touched at 57.45 to take 0.12 off the Regan Smiths world record from 2019.
Emily Seebohm, who has been on the national team since the age of 14, hoped to join Leisel Jones as the only Australian swimmers to compete in the four Olympics. He pulled it to second place at 58.59.
Mollie O’Callaghan broke the 59-second hurdle in third place at 58.86.
| 2 | Kathleen Dawson |
GBR | 58.08 | 23.5 |
| 3 | Olivia Smoliga |
U.S. | 58.31 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Rhyan White |
U.S. | 58.43 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Kylie Mass |
BUTTER | 58.48 | 05/08 |
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Women’s 100m Butterfly MC Finals
Podium (based on points):
- Paige Leonhardt (S14) 890 1: 06.21 QT
- Taylor Corry (S14) 821 1: 08.01
- Jasmine Greenwood (S10) 774 1: 08.17 QT
The 2016 Paralympic Paige Leonhardt (S14) was a bit slower than in the morning races (1: 05.92), but she won the 100 flying finals in a qualifying time of 1: 06.21. A total of five swimmers preceded their qualifiers, which came down to the stretch, but in the end only Leonhardt and S10 Jasmine Greenwood who ranked below their own QT classes. Taylor Corry, ranked like S14 like Leonhardt, was on the second podium at 1: 08.01, also a little off his morning performance.
Men’s 100m Butterfly MC Finals
Podium (based on points):
- Will Martin (S9) (NCOLL) 1069 57.76
- Alex Saffy (S9) (BUN) 934 1: 00.27
- Timothy Hodge (S9) (AUBN) 915 1: 00.67
Will Martin (S9), who hit the S9 world record this morning at 57.72, was just 0.4 behind in the final with 57.76. Ben Hance was the first on the wall, but Martin closed the gap and got a class win with QT.
Timothy Hodge (S9) (1: 00.67), Hugh Gillham (S10) (58.89) and Alex Saffy (S9) (1: 00.27) also swam below its corresponding QT regions.
Women’s 100m Breaststroke Finals
- World record: 1: 04.13 Lily King, USA (2017)
- Commonwealth Record: 1: 05.09 Leisel Jones, AUS (2006)
- Australian record: 1: 05.09 Leisel Jones, Commercial (2006)
- All newcomers: 1: 05.09 Leisel Jones, Commercial (2006)
- World Junior Record: 1: 05.21 Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2014)
- 2016 Olympic winner: 1: 04.93 Lilly King, USA
- OQT: 1: 06.97
- Meet the qualifiers: 1: 14.34
Podium:
- Chelsea Hodges (STHP) 1: 05.99 QT
- Jessica Hansen (CRUI) 1: 06.69 QT
- Jenna Strauch (BOND) 1: 06.96
Chelsea Hodges won the 100 breast finals in the first part-1: 06, going 1: 05.99 to win almost body length. He and Jenna Pensas were leaders after the start. Hodges turned first in 30.99 and beyond Georgia Bohl and Jessica Hansen. Hodges continued to build his lead and his body length on the field was 20 meters left.
Jostling came in second with lanes 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, but on touch Hansen reached the finish line. He reached 1: 06.69, just before Strauch (1: 06.96), who also stopped the clock under the QT mark, but loses Tokyo in third place.
Hodges reached the 6th fastest time of the season.
| 2 | Sophie Hansson |
SWE | 1: 05.69 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Tatiana cobbler |
RSA | 1: 05.74 | 04/11 |
| 4 | Martina Carraro |
EAST | 1: 05.86 | 04/02 |
| 5 | Arianna Castiglioni |
EAST | 1: 05.98 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Benedetta Pilate |
EAST | 1: 06.00 | 04/02 |
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Men’s 50m Freestyle Finals
Podium (based on points):
- Rowan Pliers (S10) (YERPK) 901 23.98
- Tom Gallagher (S10) 851 24.44
- Will Martin 846 25.38
Will Martin made its second qualification standard, this time in 50 free competitions, and finished third at 25.38. Rowan Crothers got the win with 23.98 and 901 points. Tom Gallagher was second at 24.44.
Timothy Diskin (S9) also earned his class QT, which finished 25.80 behind Martin.
Men’s 100m Backstroke Finals
- World record: 51.85 Ryan Murphy, USA (2016)
- Commonwealth Record: 52.11 Mitch Larkin, AUS (2015)
- Australian record: 52.11 Mitch Larkin, SPW (2015)
- All newcomers: 52.38 Mitch Larkin, SPW (2019)
- World Junior Record: 52.53 Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2018)
- 2016 Olympic winner: 51.97 Ryan Murphy, USA
- OQT: 53.40
- Meet the qualifiers: 58.74
Podium:
- Mitch Larkin (STPE) 53.40
- Isaac Cooper (RACK) 53.49
- Tristan Hollard (STHP) 54.00
17 years old Isaac Cooper almost upset Mitch Larkin, but in the end there was experience. Larkin was first at 25.86 and at home at 27.54, went to exactly 53.40 to book a ticket to his 3rd Olympics. Cooper took the new PB 53.49 second, while Tristan Hollard went 54.00 third.
Larkin still has the 4th fastest time of the 2020-21 season after December 2020 at 52.75.
| 2 | Clement Kolesnikov |
RUS | 52.24 | 04/04 |
| 3 | Coin Jiayu |
CHN | 52.35 | 03/07 |
| 4 | Mitch Larkin |
OUT | 52.75 | 12/13 |
| 5 | Thomas Ceccon |
EAST | 52.84 | 12/17 |
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Women’s 400m Freestyle Finals
- World record: 3: 56.46 Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
Commonwealth Record: 3: 58.76 Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2019)Australian record: 3: 58.76 Ariarne Titmus, SPW (2019)All newcomers: 3: 58.37 Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)- World Junior Record: 3: 58.37 Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- 2016 Olympic winner: 3: 56.46 Katie Ledecky, USA
- OQT: 4: 07.10
- Meet the qualifiers: 4: 26.87
Podium:
- Ariarne Titmus (STPE) 3: 56.90
- Tamsin Cook (UWSC) 4: 04.10
- Kiah Melverton (TSS) 4: 04.78
20-year-old world champion Ariarne Titmus broke the Australian record with 400 free spins at 3: 56.90, winning by just over 7 seconds. Titmus was the first in the 50 round, followed by Tamsin Cook and Lani Pallister. He was 1 second above the 100-wall above Cook and Pallister, who were still 2nd and 3rd when the field began to spread. He continued to add his lead for about half a second at 50 and turned in the middle 1:57. Still WR with 300 at 2: 57.77, Titmus swam alone over the last 100 meters and finished at 3: 56.90, the best lifespan by 1.8 seconds.
Titmus rose 1:57/1:59 for the world’s leading period season, surprisingly with time.
| 2 | Ariarne Titmus |
OUT | 4: 01.34 | 04/17 |
| 3 | In Bingjie |
CHN | 4: 02.36 | 05.01 |
| 4 | Wang Jianjiahe |
CHN | 4: 03.02 | 12/31 |
| 5 | Anna Egorova |
RUS | 4: 04.10 | 04/04 |
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Titmus said in interviews he expects gold to be won in Tokyo 3:55. He added that Katie is definitely standard. I wouldn’t be surprised if the entire podium is less than 4 minutes long.
Cook, who was biased on the 6th morning, held on to the second place in the entire race and earned a second qualifier at 4: 04.10. Kiah Melverton was in 3rd place 4: 04.78.
Women’s 50m Freestyle MC Finals
Podium (based on points):
Men’s 50m Breaststroke MC Finals
Podium (based on points):
Men’s 200m Freestyle Finals
- World record: 1: 42.00 Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- Commonwealth Record: 1: 44.06 Ian Thorpe, AUS (2001)
- Australian record: 1: 44.06 Ian Thorpe, SLC Aquadot (2001)
- All newcomers: 1: 43.86 Michael Phelps, USA (2007)
- World Junior Record: 1: 44.96 Hwang Sun Woo (2021)
- 2016 Olympic winner: 1: 44.65 Sun Yang, CHN
- OQT: 1: 45.76
- Meet the qualifiers: 1: 54.22
Podium:
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