2022 QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Saturday, December 10th – Friday, December 16th
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
- LCM (50m)
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Day two of the 2022 Queensland Championships saw Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus back in the Brisbane Aquatic Centre pool.
The 22-year-old took on the women’s 200m freestyle event, winning the race handily. Titmus stopped the clock in a time of 1:56.10 spitting 57.04/59.06 in the process. That performance was enough to keep runner-up Brianna Throssell at bay, with Throssell securing silver in 1:58.63.
For Titmus, her 1:56.10 outing represents her top time of the season, as well as the fastest result in the world. Her time at these championships overtakes American Katie Ledecky‘s previous world-leading 1:56.74 from the U.S. Open earlier this month.
2022-2023 LCM Women 200 Free
O'Callaghan
1:52.85 WR
| 2 | Ariarne Titmus | AUS | 1:53.01 | 07/26 |
| 3 | Summer McIntosh | CAN | 1:53.65 WJR | 07/26 |
| 4 | Siobhan Haughey | HKG | 1:53.96 | 07/26 |
| 5 | Katie Ledecky | USA | 1:54.96 | 03/02 |
Titmus owns the Australian and Oceanic Records with her lifetime best of 1:53.09, a time she put up at the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials.
The men’s 200m free saw Elijah Winnington grab gold in a time of 1:47.24, getting to the wall less than half a second ahead of Sam Short.
19-year-old Short of Rackley wrangled up silver in 1:47.64 while another 19-year-old, Kai Taylor of St. Peters Western, rounded out the top 3 in a time of 1:48.27.
Former World Record holder Matt Wilson topped the men’s 200m breast podium in a mark of 2:12.70 while Matilda Smith out-touched Abbey Harkin to take the women’s edition of the race. Smith snagged the top spot in 2:28.73 while Harkin settled for silver in 2:28.86. 14-year-old Olympia Pope was the bronze medalist in a mark of 2:33.02.
Additional Winners
- Hannah Fredericks won the women’s 100m back in a time of 1:01.92 while 25-year-old Bond racer Mark Nikolaev edged out Josh Edwards-Smith for the men’s 1back meet title. Nikolaev touched in 54.42 while Edwards-Smith posted 54.47. New Zealand’s Andrew Jeffcoat also landed on the podium in 54.99,
- The women’s 400m IM saw Jenna Forrester stop the clock in 4:43.49 for the victory. Commonwealth Games champion Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand was the men’s winner, with the 23-year-old earning gold in 4:17.89.
- In the girls’ 16-year-old 100m freestyle race, Bond’s Milla Jansen spit 26.70/28.50 to capture gold in a time of 55.20.
Titmus’ lifetime best is 1:53.09. The first day of this meet was not particularly exciting.
Isn’t it 1:53.09 for Titmus?
Small but 0.01 makes a huge difference in swimming, just ask James Magnussen
And Dara Torres silver in 2008
Cody Simpson just did a 52.03 heat for 100 fly
He also swam a 49.23 in the 100 free yesterday.
Cool, he really needs to target that 4×100 free for paris as well… get down to 48.1 at least if possible
Smartest thing he could do is work on his take over. He probably wont get down to a 48.1 but with a good takeover he can out split someone who goes 48.1. He just needs top 6
I didn’t even notice 100 free on the program yesterday?
Check the 200 free heats.
He did a 100 split in the 200
And a 22.42 split (flying start) in the club 4×50 free relay
Aren’t 52.0 and 49.2 really fast for him in season? They’re pretty much in line with his best times from last season. Any further drops and he’s likely to make individual spots