2019 AUSTRALIAN WORLD SWIMMING TRIALS
- Sunday, June 9th – Friday, June 14th
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre
- LCM
- Meet Site
- Swimming Australia 2019 World Championships – Selection Policy
- Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap/Day 2 Finals Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Recap/Day 3 Finals Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Recap/Day 4 Finals Recap
- Live Results
- Live Stream
As originally reported:
Taking back over the #1 swimmer in the world status in the men’s 100m free is Kyle Chalmers, the reigning Olympic champion in the event.
Competing on night 5 of the 2019 Aussie World Trials, the 20-year-old delivered big-time to rack up his 2nd World Championships qualifying event, hitting the wall in a massive 47.35 for gold.
His time overtakes his recent 47.48 thrown down at Aussie Nationals as his new career-fastest, displacing Russian Vladislav Grinev who had beaten out Chalmers’ previous PB in 47.48 just days later to take over the world rankings throne.
Splits for Chalmers tonight include a massive 23.13/24.22, keeping the Marion swimmer in the #4 slot among all-time Australians.
All-Time Aussie Men Performers in 100 Free:
47.04 Cameron McEvoy Adelaide 11.04.16
47.05 Eamon Sullivan Beijing 13.08.08
47.10 James Magnussen Adelaide 19.03.12
47.35 Kyle Chalmers TONIGHT
Chalmers’ 47.35 world-leading mark now also inserts the World Championships-bound athlete on the list of all-time top 10 performers in the event worldwide. His time makes him the #10 swimmer, ahead of Americans Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian and Jason Lezak.
That leg drive… Wow.
king kyle is a big boy
This man right here could very well repeat the legendary double of PVDH. He is in the enviable position of having won that gold medal BEFORE he was at the peak of his powers. Here is hoping that either him or Dressel will bring us into the uncharted waters of sub 47” (textile, flat start), opening a new era.
Ah I don’t get McEvoy. Why such a high stroke rate? When he swam the 47.0 he took 32 strokes on the first 50 turning 22.5. In this race he took 34 strokes turning 0.6s slower? What kind of gym/dryland is he doing? There is like no strength in his pulls.
Chalmers, on the other hand, looked strong af.
Equally it could be meeting the Pope .
agreed. His stroke looked way better circa 2014/2015. Like he’s getting no catch and leverage at the front. 48.6 from 47.0 is a steep decline
Yes don’t really know what has happened to Cam McEvoy? The decline has been huge.
Can someone explain what happened to Cam McEvoy? For all the shit that Magnussen gets, he was world champion in 2011, lost to Adrian’s lifetime best by 0.01 in 2012 and then bounced back to defend his world championship in 2013 before being injured in 2014. McEvoy has gone from being the textile WR holder to …. nothing to show for it? Afaik he hasn’t even had an injury?
Not a bad race from Baron Chalmers
That was a sweet interview after the race with James Magnussen, admittedly his idol and chasing Magnussen’s PB which seems like a realistic target now for Gwangju
Shame Magnussen and Kyle didn’t touch on the relay prospects after the race
Even looked like he slowed a bit on those last few strokes..
That was a loooong finish too.