2023 AUSTRALIAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
- Tuesday, June 13th – Sunday, June 18th
- Prelims at 10 a.m. local (8 p.m. previous day EDT)/Finals at 7 p.m. local (5 a.m. EDT)
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Six years after making the World Championship final in the 100-meter freestyle, Jack Cartwright appears to have returned to peak form at 24 years old.
Cartwright placed second in the 100 free prelims at the 2023 Australian World Championship Trials on Friday morning in Melbourne, with his mark of 48.21 representing his fastest non-relay time since the 2017 World Championships. There in Budapest, he blazed a personal-best 47.97 in the semifinals at 18 years old before placing seventh in the final with a 48.24.
Cartwright will need to clock a new lifetime best in tonight’s final in order to meet Swimming Australia’s qualifying time of 47.96. Just a couple months ago, he was only 49.35 at April’s Australian Championships, where he placed sixth.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS
- World Record: 46.86, David Popovici (2022)
- Commonwealth Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (2016)
- Australian Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (2016)
- All Comers Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (2016)
- Swimming Australia QT: 47.96
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Cut: 48.51
Top 8 Qualifiers:
- Kyle Chalmers – 48.09
- Jack Cartwright – 48.21
- Flynn Southam – 48.75
- Dylan Andrea – 49.08
- Matthew Temple – 49.17
- Alexander Graham – 49.30
- Kai Taylor – 49.32
- Cody Simpson – 49.34 in swim-off vs. Jamie Jack (49.50)
2016 Rio Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers fired off a 48.09 to lead Cartwright in the men’s 100 free heats by just .12 seconds. The 24-year-old nearly surpassed his time of 48.00 from April’s Australian National Championships, and was just about a second off his personal-best 47.08 from the 2019 World Championships.
Cartwright followed up his breakout performance at 2017 Worlds with a 48.22 at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, but he’s only been sub-49 seconds on a couple other occasions since then (48.58 in December of 2020 and 48.81 in April of 2021) while dealing with shoulder issues. He rebounded at last summer’s World Championships coming off of shoulder surgery, helping Australia’s mixed 4×100 freestyle relay team break the world record (3:19.38) with a 48.12 leadoff split.
Can’t wait to watch this race tonight in the stands .. is 49.34 a PB for Cody Simpson or has he been faster than that? Can’t think of a time when
According to FINA he swam a 49.23 in December 2022 at QLD Champs
LFG Jack!
I think Chalmers will be a 47 mid or better.
Cartwright and Southam should be 48 low, with a small chance of a 47 from one?
If we can get 4 under 48.5 that would be a good sign.
Small mistake in the article: Salchow isn’t Australian so he won’t be in the A final. Cody Simpson won a swim off to make it into the final lane.
I assume Andrea and Simpson will be the 2 to miss out on a relay spot.