2016 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS)
- Thursday April 7th-Thursday April 14th
- SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre – Adelaide
- Prelims – 11 am local (9:30 pm EDT previous evening); Finals – 7:45 pm local (6:15 am EDT)
- Australian Olympic Qualifying Criteria
- Psych Sheets
- Program of Events
- Live stream
- Live results
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE
- Australian Olympic Standard – 24.52
- Australian Record – Cate Campbell – 23.93
Cate Campbell has been having a sensational meet. Yesterday in the women’s 50 freestyle she recorded a lifetime best of 23.93 setting both a new Australian and Commonwealth record and tonight she returned to the pool to break both records once again winning the women’s 50 freestyle in a time of 23.84.
She is now only 11 one-hundredths of a second away from Britta Steffen‘s world record of 23.73, which she posted in 2009.
Reigning world champion Bronte Campbell finished second in a time of 24.24. The younger of the two Campbell sisters was 12 one-hundredths of a second off of her lifetime best of 24.12, which she put up at the World Championships in Kazan.
The two sisters were well under the Olympic qualifying time and now sit first and fourth in the world rankings.
2015-2016 LCM Women 50 Free
CAMPBELL
23.84
View Top 26»2 Pernille
BLOOMDEN 24.07 08/13 2 Ranomi
KROMOWIDJOJONED 24.07 05/22 4 Simone
MANUELUSA 24.09 08/13 5 Aliaksandra
HERASIMENIABLR 24.11 08/13
Shayna Jack finished third in a time of 24.95.
- Cate Campbell – 23.84
- Bronte Campbell – 24.24
- Shayna Jack – 24.95
- Brittany Elmslie – 24.97
- Holly Barratt – 25.15
- Marieke D’Cruz – 25.26
- Yolane Kukla – 25.46
- Carla Buchanan – 25.60
MEN’S 4 x 100 FREESTYLE RELAY
The top eight finishers in the men’s the 100 freestyle competed in a 4 x 100 freestyle relay on the final night of competition. Cameron McEvoy had the fastest split of 47.22 anchoring the A relay while Will Stockwell had the second fastest split overall putting up a 48.09 swimming third on the B relay.
A relay:
- James Roberts – 48.63
- Kyle Chalmers – 48.24
- James Magnussen – 48.17
- Cameron McEvoy – 47.22
B relay:
- Kenneth To – 49.31
- Matthew Abood – 48.24
- Will Stockwell – 48.09
- Jack Gerrard – 48.81
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE
- Australian Olympic Standard – 14:57.82
- Australian Record – Grant Hackett – 14:34.56
Mack Horton took the men’s 1500 freestyle in a time of 14:39.54 to qualifying to swim his second event in Rio. Horton, who won the 400 freestyle earlier in the competition, put up the second fastest time in the history of Australian swimming next to Grant Hackett’s national record of 14:34.56.
His time now places him atop of the world rankings just over a second ahead of world champion Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri who posted a 14:40.61 last month in Milan.
Jack McLoughlin also had an outstanding performance finishing second in a time of 14:48.60 qualifying to swim the event in Rio. McLoughlin destroyed his lifetime best of 15:12.53 that he posted at the 2015 World University Games. His time places him third in the world rankings just ahead of Paltrinieri’s Italian teammate Gabriele Detti.
2015-2016 LCM Men 1500 Free
PALTRINIERI
14.34.04
| 2 | Connor JAEGER | USA | 14.39.48 | 08/13 |
| 3 | Mack HORTON | AUS | 14.39.54 | 04/14 |
| 4 | Gabriele DETTI | ITA | 14.40.86 | 08/13 |
| 5 | Jordan WILIMOVSKY | USA | 14.45.03 | 08/13 |
Jordan Harrison finished third in a time of 15:18.92.
- Mack Horton – 14:39.54
- Jack McLoughlin – 14:48.60
- Jordan Harrison – 15:18.92
- Joshua Parrish – 15:20.95
- Etan Owens – 15:34.99
- Joshua Hertz – 15:37.44
- Max Osborn – 15:42.13
- Matthew Robinson – 16:13.46
I think TM you are spot on with possible gold medals for Australia.
I totally agree with Bobo Gigi that the Australians have had amazing trials in the spring the last few years but those times were NOT replicated in the summer. Mcevoy was half a second off last summer and so was magnusson in 2012. Horton didn’t even come close to any of his times last year. In fact the only ones that came close to their trials times last year at the worlds were Larkin and Seehbom. I think the Aussie women win 4-5 golds (50 and 100 free, 100 back, 4 x 1 free and possibly 4 x 1 medley). The Aussie men probably get 2-3 golds (100 free, 200 back with a decent shot at 400 free and 100… Read more »
Were you dead last year?
Australia won golds in Olympics events in Kazan, more than any other countries, more than USA in fact. And in 2014, they also more than replicated their trials times in Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs.
Now I agree with OntarioSwimming, Bobo likes to spread myths.
No they are just not Aussies. What with your abusive attitude?
First, World championships =/= Olympics, not even close, at least to American swimmers. Second, it is NOT myth; many Australian swimmers could not repeat their times from the trials.
TM, I would accept 6-8 golds at RIO.
What’s up with Hayley Baker dropping a 59 100 back lead off of the medley relay? Was way off this time in the individual and DQ in the 200 prelims. Nerves? sick early in the meet? Strange
Bruce Mcavany on 7 explained that the 4×100 mens relay team will be finalized after the 31st of may.
Interesting picks for the Olympic team. Selectors seem to be generous in giving relay spots to swimmers. Joshua Palmer is on the team after coming 2nd in 100 Breast and missing the QT, and Jacob Hansford is on the team after coming 5th in 200 free, even though Horton and Chalmers have both posted faster times this month. What is interesting is that young Will Stockwell was overlooked after coming 6th in 100 free and posting the 2nd fastest split of the night! Sad for him. Also sad for Matt Wilson who wasn’t given a spot on the team, even though he is very similar in time to Palmer over the 100 so potentially could take his relay alternate spot… Read more »
They may offer it to him but he’s under no obligation to take it on. Both Hansford and Palmer are extraordinarily lucky. Stockwell was always going to be line-ball finishing 6th; personally he may well have proven to be a better bet than someone like Roberts (a serial non performer internationally) but thems the breaks. I’d have gone Wilson ahead of Palmer; neither would be of any real use to the medley relay but Wilson may’ve made some use of the 200brs outing.
Irvine swims a relay split of 51.68 in the club medley relay, great news for the Aussie medley relay in RIO.
David Morgan 51.26!
wow didn’t see that one, thanks Michael!!!!!!!
Can’t believe they left out Mathew Wilson!!!!
Quite simply, he didn’t meet the key part of the selection criteria’ namely swimming the specified qualifying time. Failing to do so is always going to put you into the precarious area of selectors discretion.
I agree that there was a very strong case to be made for selecting him but by doing so …… and not selecting other near misses like Tranter; they would be setting themselves up for potentially messy and problematic appeals processes and legal action. They’ve chosen to avoid this by holding the line with the only non qualifiers being relay selections. Harsh but evenhandedly so.
All is nice and well, commonwombat.
That is, until Packard get sick in Rio and Wilson is away vacationing and partying in Bali, and Australia is left DNS the 4×100 medley, a strong medal chance.
Oy, to be brutally frank, the effect of replacing Packard with either Palmer or Wilson would be to the same effect …. they’re out of business.
They only scored a medal in Kazan due to a damned historic stormer of an anchor from McEvoy. Whilst he’s outstanding; are you going to mortgage the farm on him producing splits like that every time he swims a relay ? AUS mens fly remains a significant question mark.
They’re a potential medal chance, not a sure fire medal certainty.
Congrats to Australian swimmers for a fun and fast meet.
As usual the sprinters have stolen the show.
They put a lot of pressure on other big swimming nations but at the same time the pressure is also on their shoulders after such fast times in a lot of events.
Now all eyes are on American swimming. 😎
Aussie Crawl, each year we are much impressed by many individual performances done at Australian championships.
Each year at the same period, a lot of swim fans, excited by the times and full of enthusiasm, predict a lot of gold medals and an Australian domination in the summer.
And each summer that’s not exactly what happens.
Aussie swimming looks very strong on sprint (McEvoy plus the girls), on back (Larkin/Seebohm) and on mid-distance freestyle (McKeon, Horton, Ashwood). Aussie swimming is on track for great olympic games. Now they are favorites in many events. In a lot of relays. The pressure is on their shoulders.
Will they deliver?
Don’t be a drama queen, Bobo.
Australia delivered in Kazan. In fact, Australia won more golds in Olympics events than any other country.
Aussie Oy,
“Australia won more golds in Olympics events than any other country” that comment has nothing to do with swimming, but i find it hard to believe. I assume you are not that ignorant enough to discount winter Olympics.
Bobo Gigi,
What you said have been true for the last several Olympics, nothing “dramma” about it. This is nothing new.
Nevermind i realize you meant swimming disciplines, not “Olympic events”.
Campbell sisters both delivered last year, so did Larkin, Seebohm & McEvoy, the only ones that didn’t were Horton, well documented illness & the McKeon siblings, who change coaches during the campaign. So your comment not exactly true.
Of course only time will tell, but I think we will deliver, the likes of the Campbells, McEvoy, Larkin, Horton are very strong mentally & well grounded. Seebohm is a bit of an issue, but she showed like year to get the monkey off her back, plus the next best in the backstroke events are Aussies anyway.