2019 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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20-year-old Matthew Wilson threw down the swim of his life on day 2 of the 2019 Australian National Championships. The SOPAC athlete powered his way to the top of the podium in the men’s 200m breaststroke, clocking a monster effort of 2:07.16 to produce a new Australian National Record and Commonwealth Record.
Wilson staked his claim on the men’s 200m breast this morning with a 2:10.52 solid swim out of the heats. But, the Pan Pacs bronze medalist had designs on busting out a big swim by taking his final out tonight under World Record pace. Splitting 1:00.94/1:06.22, Wilson produced his fastest time ever, obliterating his previous career-fastest of 2:08.22 from Pan Pacs.
His 2:07.16 time tonight also overtakes the supersuited record of Christian Sprenger, who held the Aussie NR of 2:07.31 since the 2009 World Championships in Rome. Scottish Olympian Ross Murdoch held the Commonwealth Record with the 2:07.30 from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Just last month Wilson hit a big-time mark of 2:08.56 to absolutely manhandle the men’s 200m breaststroke field at the NSW Championships. At the time, his sub-2:09 effort checked in as the 3rd fastest time in the world.
Wilson’s 2:07.16 now checks the man in as the 2nd fastest in the world, sitting only behind reigning world reocrd holder Ippei Watnaabe of Japan who produced a 2:07.02 just yesterday at the Japan Swimming Championships.
He is now the 4th fastest performer of all-time in the event, with only the men below ahead of him.
| #1 – 2:06.67 | IPPEI WATANABE | JPN | 10TH TOKYO SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS | 1/27/2017 | TOKYO |
| #2 – 2:06.80 | Anton Chupkov | RUS | 2018 European Champs | 8/6/2018 | Glasgow |
| #3 – 2:07.01 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | JPN | 9/15/2012 | Gifu Prefecture |
By the way I wonder why george Harley is not swimming in this meet?? He was a promising a 2:10s swimmer last year .. would have been good to see his progress
Already in-season (and also in the Ims) Matthew Wilson sent good signals .
Now he’s just 49 hundredths shy the 200 breastroke WR, at just 20, so a serious contender for the medals at Worlds.
So happy Wilson has been able to crack the 2:08a barrier as I’m sure it would have been challenging and motivating him to see local rival zac stubbtelty cook get below 2:08 before him .. by the way how did zac swim??
Also I’m pretty sure Matthew Wilson swims for nsw club SOPAC and not Southport Olympic
Zac went 2:08.38
That’s also an impressive time by Zac
I’m glad we have the old breastroke rivalry again similar to Rickard-Sprenger which served them both well in their careers
Ross murdoch held commonwealth record at 2.07.30 fron com games 2014
Wonderfully controlled swim by Wilson.
Great swim by Wilson.
Chalmers just went 47.48 in the 100 free.