2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Four Prelims – All 16 Semi-finalists in Men’s 100 free under 50

2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships

• Dates: Friday, April 3 to Friday, April 10, 2015
• Times: prelims 10 am, semis/ finals 7 pm
• Location: Sydney Olympic Park (GMT +11, or 15 hours ahead of N.Y., 18 ahead of L.A.)
• Live Results: Available
• Championship Central

Day Four prelims of the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships is taking place in Sydney, and Swimming Australia is streaming the whole thing live on YouTube. The national championship is doubling as a selection meet for both the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, and the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

This is a prelims/semis/finals meet (with the exception of 400 meters and above, as well as IPC events); 16 make it back for semis, while only 8 compete in the final. Day Four’s prelims include women’s and men’s 100 breast multi-class, women’s 50 back, men’s 100 free, women’s 200 fly, men’s 200 IM, and women’s 400 free multi-class.

Women 12&O 100 Breaststroke Multi-Class Prelims

• Title Holder: – 1:41.86 4/1/2014   Tanya Huebner, Melbourne Vicentre

The top eight go through to the final in the 100 breast multi-class.

Prue Watt (SB13) of Cranbrook scored the highest number of points with her 5.2-second drop, from a seed time of 1:26.73 to 1:21.54 in prelims. Madeleine Scott (SB9) from Leisurepark Lazers qualified second with 1:22.90. 36-year-old Tanya Huebner (SB6) of Melbourne Vicentre went 1:44.47 for third.

The rest of tonight’s final will include: Tiffany Thomas Kane (SB6) of Ravenswood (1:45.12, best time by 1.2); Teigan Van Roosmalen (SB13) of Mingara (1:25.76); Amanda Fowler (SB14) from LSC Aquadot (1:27.40); Paige Leonhardt (SB9), Unattached (1:27.68); and Kendall Williams (SB9) of Novocastrian (1:30.07).

Men 12&O 100 Breaststroke Multi-Class Prelims

• Title Holder: – 1:18.94 4/1/2014   Blake Cochrane, Southern Cross

Defending champion Blake Cochrane (SB7) of Southern Cross went 1:20.42 for 906 points to lead the men’s 100 breast multi-class. Matthew Levy (SB7) from Cranbrook dropped 4.5 seconds and qualified second in 1:20.98. Ahmed Kelly (SB3) from Melbourne Vicentre placed third with 1:55.40.

Grant Patterson (SB2) from Central Cairns improved his seed time by 11.6 seconds and secured the fourth spot for tonight’s final with 2:19.13. Richard Eliason (SB14) from Ginninderra was fifth in 1:11.45. The sixth, seventh, and eighth qualifiers were Rick Pendleton (SB9) from Flinders of Buderim (1:10.52); Timothy Disken (SB8) from PLC Aquatic (1:14.50, a PB); and Mitchell Kilduff (SB14) from Menai (1:14.69, a PB).

Women 50 Backstroke Prelims

• Australian: 51 – 7/29/2009  Sophie Edington, Commercial
• Title Holder: 95 – 4/6/2014   Emily Seebohm, Nudgee Brothers

Madison Wilson of St Peters Western set the standard for tonight’s semi-finals, turning in the top time in prelims with 28.01. Emily Seebohm of Brothers went 28.19 to qualify second, while Holly Barratt of Rockinham was third through in 28.65. 14-year-old Minna Atherton from Brisbane Grammar dropped a half-second and qualified fourth in 28.72, just ahead of Alicia Coutts of Redlands (28.95).

It took 29.88 to make it through to the semi-finals.

Men 100 Freestyle Prelims

• Australian: 05 – 8/13/2008  Eamon Sullivan, West Coast
• Title Holder: 65 – 4/3/2014   Cameron McEvoy, Palm Beach
• FINA: 46

Top-seeded James Magnussen of Ravenswood swam the only sub-49 in prelims and qualified way ahead of the field for semi-finals. Defending champion Cameron McEvoy of Palm Beach went 49.07 to earn his spot in tonight’s semis. Tommaso D’Orsogna from Commercial went 49.45, followed by three at 49.49: Kenneth To of Trinity Grammar, and Southport Olympic teammates Luke Percy and Blake Jones. Percy and Jones dropped .5 and .6, respectively, to earn their spots.

Grant Hackett of Miami won his heat with 50.25, a 1.1-second drop from his seed time, but it took 49.94 to make it back to semi-finals.

Women 200 Butterfly Prelims

• Australian: – 2:03.41 7/30/2009  Jessicah Schipper, Commercial
• Title Holder: – 2:06.95 4/5/2014   Madeline Groves, St Peters Western
• FINA: 2:07.86

Top-seeded Brianna Throssell of Perth City had the fastest swim of the morning session, qualifying through to semi-finals in 2:10.80. Throssell is trying to make her first national long course team.

Keryn McMaster of Waterworx was just off her seed time with 2:13.05 for second. Madeline Groves from St Peters Western went 2:13.20 for third, just ahead of Alanna Bowles (Unattached) who was 2:13.26.

It took 2:19.56 to make the top 16.

Men 200 Individual Medley Prelims

• Australian: – 1:56.69 7/30/2009  Leith Brodie, Albany Creek
• Title Holder: – 1:57.66 4/6/2014   Daniel Tranter, SOPAC
• FINA: 1:58.17

Travis Mahoney of Nunawading was the fastest qualifier in the morning heats of the men’s 200 IM with 2:01.92. Miami’s Thomas Fraser-Holmes went 2:02.34 to qualify second. Tomas Elliott of SOPAC Swim dropped 8/10 to take the third spot in semi-finals with 2:02.79. Kazimir Boskovic from Sydney University went a best time by 1.4 seconds, coming in with 2:03.14 to qualify fourth.

Defending champion Daniel Tranter of Sydney University and training with Bob Bowman at North Baltimore, had the seventh-fastest morning swim with 2:03.68, just behind Mitch Larkin from St Peters Western (2:03.50). It took 2:05.15 to make it back to the semi-finals.

Women 12&O 400 Free Multi-Class Prelims

Title Holder: – 4:51.40  4/5/2014   Taylor Corry, Nelson Bay

Jacqueline Freney (S7) from Richmond Valley earned 967 points with her 5:02.37 to qualify at the top of the field for tonight’s final in the 400 free multi-class. Monique Murphy (S10) of Melbourne Vicentre went 4:47.72, a 9-second drop that qualified her second. Jade Lucy (S14) of SLC Aquadot dropped 2 second to earn the right to Lane 3 tonight, while Lakeisha Patterson (S8) of Kawana Waters qualified fourth in 5:02.45.

Amy Cook (S14) of SLC Aquadot took the fifth spot with a 3.1-second improvement over her seed time in 5:06.64. Rakiya Thomas (S10) from Yeronga Park was the sixth qualifier, with 5:01.71. Megan Botha (S14) of CA Tritons went 5:15.86 for the seventh spot in finals. Monique Beckwith (S15) from MLC Aquatic took the eighth place in 4:57.50.