2025 Queensland Short Course Championships
- Thursday, August 6 – Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- SCM (25 meters)
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Day two of this year’s Queensland Short Course Championships has concluded, leaving no shortage of fast swims and top times. Brisbane Grammar’s Max Cunningham swam a 48.65 in the 100 free to equal Aussie legend Kyle Chalmers for #2 all time in the 16 year old age group. Only Flynn Southam, who went 48.05 in 2021, has been faster. Cunningham was out in 23.34 before coming home strong in a 25.31. This swim obliterated his previous best of 51.86, a time he swam last August at the New Zealand Short Course Championships. Beyond winning against his age group, Cunningham had the fastest swim overall as well. He went on to win the 100 back for 16 year olds in a new best time of 55.16, just under 2 seconds faster than his PB of 56.93.
Edward Sommerville, who swam the long course version of this event in Singapore just last week—finishing 17th in prelims—shaved 0.05 seconds off his PB in the 200 free. He swam a 1:40.59, just two tenths off of Maximillian Giuliani‘s 1:40.36 Australian record from 2024 Short Course Worlds. Sommerville remains the #2 performer in Australian history, with his previous PB being the former Australian record. Sommerville was out like a rocket—faster than Luke Hobson‘s world record time at the 100—but paid for it dearly. He split 47.32/53.27, though his opening 100 was fast enough to get him under his previous PB.
Splits Comparison:
| Edward Sommerville | Edward Sommerville | Maximillian Giuliani | ||
| New PB | Former Australian/Oceanic Record & Former PB | Current Australian/Oceanic Record | ||
| 50m | 22.78 | 23.82 | 23.56 | |
| 100m | 24.56 | 25.55 | 25.43 | |
| 150m | 25.79 | 25.89 | 25.56 | |
| 200m | 27.48 | 26.13 | 25.81 | |
| Final Time | 1:40.59 | 1:40.64 | 1:40.36 |
Once again… here to say there is no such thing as an Oceanic record. Oceanic means ‘from/of the sea’. Oceanian means ‘from Oceania’…
Thank you for your service
So much talent coming up through the boys age group ranks in Australia.
47.3 opening for a 200 free is crazy even if it’s scm
Wouldn’t the 52.03 have been LCM?
yes most of the comparisons are LCM. Note Krause broke the 100m back LCM at the Australian school champs a few weeks back in 57.02. He shows in the 15 age group given based on age turned by Dec 31 of the year.
Did Hantang Wang break the 13 yrs 100 free Age record at the Nuna meet? 52.39 vs Maxwell’s 52.41
The start of the article states LCM?
Forget Max Cunningham it’s the Koa Stotz and Bryce Krause show. They are breaking the records.
Dont ever talk about king Cunningham like that
Krause destroyed the Aust 50m back record today in a time of 24.81 which is even quicker than the Aust 15yrs record. He was also quicker than all 16yrs boys.
Hey Krause got an article today as well as Gregor and others who achieve some great results…
Let all the fast swimmers get some praise from all their hard work….
And WandM let your son Bryce know he did a good job this weekend
Are you serious just an article about some good young swimmers…let’s celebrate
Can you swim a sub 23 50 freestyle?
Just remember WandM you are commenting on kids’ performances. This comment isn’t necessary.
Lol totally taken out of context.
Let’s just remember it’s kids’ performances and there is room to celebrate all great swims…
WandM maybe some lessons in learning how to be humble is warranted!
Yeah right.
Sommerville certainly likes testing his limits. Singapore was not the place to experiment, but if he keeps swimming his races in such a gutsy (rash?) fashion, sooner or later he’ll put together a race which will wow everyone.
I kind of agree, he is very promising in my opinion.