2015 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Dates: Friday, April 3 to Friday, April 10, 2015
- Times: prelims 9:30 am, semis/ finals 6:30 pm
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (GMT +11, or 15 hours ahead of N.Y., 18 ahead of L.A.)
- Live Results: Available
- Championship Central
Men’s 100 breaststroke – Final
Last summer was not one to remember for reigning 100 breaststroke champion Christian Sprenger. Sprenger swam the Commonwealth Games, but had to pull out of the Pan Pacific Championships due to a worsening shoulder injury which would eventually would need surgery which threatened his career.
The men’s 100 breaststroke final was the first chance that world champion Sprenger to solidify that he was back since recovering from the procedure. The world champion took the first 50 meters out fast almost a second ahead of the field, turning in a time of 27.69.
In the end it was Pan Pacific Championships finalist Jake Packard who had a stronger final 50 meters. Packard hit the halfway mark in a time of 28.53 and returned in a time of 31.84 taking the event in a time of 1:00.37 followed by Sprenger who touched in a time of 1:00.67.
Packard was not able to match his semi-final time of 1:00.27 which ranks fifth in the world while Sprenger performance placed him 10th in the world rankings.
Neither man made the FINA standard of 59.92.
Tommy Sucipto collected the bronze in a time of 1:01.13.
Daniel Tranter finished fourth in a time of 1:01.53 followed by Nicholas Schafer (1:01.80), Grayson Bell (1:01.90), Joshua Palmer (1:02.10) and Matthew Treloar (1:02.20).
Women’s 100 butterfly – Final
Before this event there only three women who had broken the 58 second mark in the 100 butterfly this year; Sarah Sjostrom, Jeanette Ottesen and Emma McKeon. After the event there would be six as Madeline Groves, Alicia Coutts and Brittany Elmslie would join the fray.
The race was a tight one from the start with all four women turning within 23 one-hundredths of each other. It was McKeon who would eventually come out on top posting a 57.31 holding off a fast charging Groves who hit the wall in a time of 57.44. Coutts collected the bronze in a time of 57.77 followed by Elmslie who finished in a time of 57.97.
The women now ranking third, fourth, fifth and sixth in the world.
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OTTESENDEN 57.04 08/02 3 Kelsi
WORRELLUSA 57.24 07/16 4 Emma
McKEONAUS 57.31 04/03 5 Ying
LUCHN 57.36 08/02 6 Madeline
GROVESAUS 57.44 04/03
They also, along with Brianna Thorssell (58.36), were under the FINA standard of 58.44.
Sara-Jean Saal finished sixth in a time of 59.73 followed by Jessica Hobbin (1:00.15) and Mikka Sheridan (1:00.32).
Men’s 50 butterfly – Final
Jayden Hadler won the men’s 50 butterfly in a time of 23.64 just under his lifetime best of 23.67 which he posted in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games. 2010 Commonwealth Games 100 butterfly silver medalist Ryan Pini collected the silver touching in a time of 23.79. Daniel Lester picked up the bronze in a time of 23.85.
David Morgan finished fourth in a time of 23.95 followed by Tommaso D’Orsogna (23.97), Christopher Wright (24.01), Cameron Jones (24.03) and Nataniel Romeo (24.04).
Women’s 200 IM -Final
In her second event of the evening Emily Seebohm took the women’s 200 IM in a time of 2:11.37 placing fifth in the world rankings, but missing the FINA standard of 2:11.21. Seebohm had a substantial lead at the 150 meter mark, but Kotuku Ngawati made up over a second in the final 50 meters splitting a 30.19 in the freestyle leg eventually collecting the bronze in a time of 2:11.96.
Keryn McMaster finished third in a time of 2:12.71. She was followed by Tessa Wallace (2:12.81), Ellen Fullerton (2:13.42), Aisling Scott (2:13.72), Lucy McJannett (2:15.62) and Hayley Baker (2:22.90).
Men’s 100 backstroke – Semi-Final
After a lightening fast morning swim where he posted a 53.79 Mitch Larkin returned to the pool and became the fastest qualifier for the men’s 100 backstroke final recording a 54.02. Larkin’s prelim time ranks him fifth in the world and is under the FINA standard of 53.81.
Joshua Beaver was the next fastest qualifier finishing in a time of 54.11. The two top qualifiers for tomorrow evening’s final finished in the silver and bronze medal positions at last summer’s Commonwealth Games.
Ashley Delaney qualified for the final with the third fastest time of 54.28 he was followed by Bobby Hurley (54.64), Ben Treffers (54.72), Robert Gerlach (54.91), Will Stockwell (55.10) and Ben Edmonds (55.18).
Women’s 100 breaststroke – Semi-Final
Commonwealth Games silver medalist Lorna Tonks was the fastest qualifier in the women’s 100 breaststroke posting a time of 1:07.52. She was followed by Jessica Hansen who recorded a 1:07.70 and Taylor McKeown who hit the wall in a time of 1:07.81.
Sally Hunter was the next fastest qualifier finishing in a time of 1:07.92 she was followed by Georgia Bohl (1:08.37), Leiston Pickett (1:08.97), Libby Forbes (1:09.65) and Tessa Wallace (1:09.73).
Women’s 100 backstroke – Semi-Final
Madison Wilson and Emily Seebohm both broke the one minute barrier in the women’s 100 backstroke. Wilson posted a lifetime best of 59.59 which beats her previous best of 59.76 which she recorded earlier this season. Seebohm who is the only woman to go under 59 seconds in the event this year, posting a 58.89 at the BHP Billiton Super Series, qualified for the final in a time of 59.87.
Hayley Baker was the next fastest qualifier touching in a time of 1:00.78 followed by 14 year old Minna Atherton (1:01.36), Mikka Sheridan (1:01.80), Holly Barratt (1:02.18), Hayley Abood (1:02.20) and Sian Whittaker (1:02.74).
Men’s 200 freestyle – Semi-Final
The men’s 200 freestyle semi-finals produced five of the top 10 times in the world rankings. Daniel Smith was the fastest qualifier recording a time of 1:47.08 he was followed by David McKeon who posted a 1:47.23.
Grant Hackett was the next fastest qualifier posting a 1:47.42 followed by Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:47.49) and Cameron McEvoy (1:47.54). Smith is now ranking fourth in the world, McKeon fifth, Hackett seventh, Fraser-Holmes ninth and McEvoy 10th.
Kurt Herzog qualified in the sixth place position with a 1:48.50 followed by Ned McKendry (1:48.55) and Jacob Handsford (1:48.69)
Women’s Multi-Class 50 freestyle – Final
Ellie Cole (S9) took the event in a time of 29.39. She was followed by Tiffany Thomas Kane (S6) who posted a 35.48 and Lakeisha Patterson (S7) who recorded a 30.83.
Men’s Multi-Class 50 freestyle – Final
Joshua Alford won the event in a time of 25.25. He was followed by Mitchell Kilduff who recorded a 25.27 and Matthew Levy who posted a 28.57.
Posted this earlier in a Canadian forum by mistake…
Just watched this: http://swimswam.com/video-santo-condorelli-explains-canadian-citizenship-and-100-free-win/
and he said something interesting… he’s been training to race 14 times in 3 days. Maybe that’s one of the issues. I’m not sure France’s spring men or Australia’s or men and women or The Netherlands’ women are training to race 14 times in 3 days.
There’s lack of depth in French swimming, so even though the likes of Bonnet, Agnel, Manadou, Lacourt have to swim 14 races in 3 days, that’s no problem for them as they can swim 60% to coast through to finals.
For Australia, their schedule mimics the worlds/olympics whichever the trials is for, with the added significant pressure of beating the the times to final in the last worlds. That’s tough.
Does this mean the reigning world champ doesn’t even qualify for the 100m breast?? Insane…
Hackett is a rock star. His come back should merit it’s own dedicated story if he goes sub 1.47. The guy has annihilated the world masters records, and looks like he will carry on doing so.
Don’t understand that. So if your time wouldn’t have made the previous worlds final u don’t even get a chance to go and try to make the final ? I can
Understand making the semis which would be a big deal for a country with swimming tradition like Australia to at least be able to do that, but sub 1 minute standard for men’s 100 breast is ridiculous !
F is for f***** ** standard?
Pretty cool that we might see Ervin and Hackett swimming at another international meet together.
LOL, I think ALL countries should adopt this FINA F standard! Then we can skip prelim’s and semi’s altogether and just go straight to finals from now on!
And for all the so called “FINA standard” mentioned throughout this article, they are NOT FINA standard.
They are the times that required to qualify for the finals in 2013 Barcelona, and much tougher standards than both FINA A and B standards.
Swimming Australia “F” times seem to have come in to play to give selectors power to choose the team rather than athletes selecting themselves through a performance at national titles.
immediately preceding the national titles Swimming Australia took its “team” on a performance training camp at altitude. The “team” is the past team. The approach for London was the past and got poor results.
There is little view beyond this bubble. open and age atheletes on different development curves who are in the mix and approaching top performance have little to no development support.