Christopher Montana, 16, Blasts 28.38 50 Breaststroke at NSW Senior State Age

2025/26 New South Wales Senior State Age Championships

• December 13-19, 2025
• Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Long Course Meters (50 meters)
• Live Streams
• Live Results

Braden Keith contributed to this report. 

On the 5th day of action at the New South Wales Senior State Age Championships, 16-year-old Christopher Montana took the win in the boys’ 15 & over 50 breaststroke Super Final in 28.38, becoming the fastest Australian 16-year-old in the history of the long course 50 breast, lowering Haig Buckingham‘s 2021 top time of 28.79.

Top 5 Australian 16-Year Olds of All-Time, Boys 50 Breast (Long Course)

1. Christopher Montana, 28.48 – 2025
2. Haig Buckingham, 28.79 – 2021
3. Matthew Wilson, 28.87 – 2015
4. Nicholas Stoupas, 28.88 – 2024
5. Diesel Williams, 28.91 – 2025

Diesel Williams also climbed onto the top five list in the event with his prelims swim of 28.91, later going on to touch 4th in 29.00. The runner-up in that final, Jack Mercer, 17, tied the 5th fastest time ever for 17-year-olds in 28.63.

Dylan Xie, 13, won his age in the 100 freestyle in 53.79, moving up to the 6th fastest in Australian history for 13-year olds, just six hundredths off of the top five.

Day 2 Highlights:

• The spring boys continued to excel on Day 2, this time in the age groups. 12-year-old Chris Song won for his age in 25.40, and 13-year-old Xie won for his age in 24.47. Xie’s swim ranks him 3rd in Australian history for 13-year-olds. The runner-up Haruto Imamura of Japan finished 2nd in 24.72 and Bradley Honor finished 3rd in 24.80.
• Montana won the boys’ 100 breaststroke in his age group in 1:02.63, missing his own personal best by .08 seconds. His 1:02.55 from Aussie Trials is the Age Record for 15-year-olds, and this 1:02.63 now ranks him 3rd in his new age category, with a full cycle to go before he ages up.

Day 3 Highlights:

• Imamura won the 100 fly for his age (13) in 58.30. Honor was 2nd in 58.61, just seven hundredths off of of the top five Australian 13-year-old performers list.
• Ollie MoClaire, two days after becoming the fastest Australian 18-year-old 50 freestyler (22.04), he led off the 200 free relay in 22.24, the fastest opening leg of the field.

Day 4 Highlights:

• Jess Cole earned herself a 9th place spot on the fastest Australian 18-year-old girls’ 100 butterflyers, winning the event in 58.79.
• Thomas Penny became the 3rd fastest Australian 13-year-old 200 IMer in history, winning his age group in 2:11.54, he now only trails Nicholas Groenewald (2:08.86) and Thomas Hauck (2:09.99) in the 13-year-old event ranks.