Kyle Chalmers had another superb show at the 2016 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Championships at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Adelaide. The 17 year old, who recorded a new age group and all comers record on Monday in the 50 freestyle, won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:47.23. This was an especially impressive performance considering that he put up a lifetime best of 1:48.61 in January.
Although Chalmers’ time places him 12th in the world rankings he will not swim the event at the upcoming Olympic Trials electing to focus on the sprint events.
In an event where the Australians already enjoy a great amount of depth the talent pool continues to expand as Clyde Lewis finished second to Chalmers in a time of 1:48.43 followed by Jack Cartwright who hit the wall in a time of 1:48.64.
After winning gold in the 100 freestyle earlier in the competition 15 year old Emily Liu added more hardware to her collection winning the 50 freestyle in a time of 25.86 and the 400 freestyle in a time of 4:10.76.
14 year old Oliver Nash touched the wall first in both the 200 butterfly (2:06.00) and the 100 freestyle (53.07). That puts Nash’s win total at three after taking the 100 butterfly on Tuesday evening.
Elijah Winnington added the 400 freestyle to his list of victories. The 15 year old, who won the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly on Tuesday, took the event by almost 10 seconds finishing in a time of 3:53.90.
13 year old Thomas Hauk also stood atop of the podium for the third time winning the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:11.89. Hauk won both the 100 butterfly and 200 IM on Tuesday evening.
The full list of medalists includes:
MEN
17-18 years
200m freestyle Kyle Chalmers (Marion, SA) 1:47.23 Clyde Lewis (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:48.43 Jack Cartwright (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:48.64
200m breaststroke Daniel Cave (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:14.69 Sam Durrant (MLC Aquatic, VIC) 2:15.50 Liam Hunter (Chandler, QLD) 2:16.32
16 years
100m backstroke Myles Bailey (Woy Woy, NSW) 57.21 Rory Scott (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 58.34 Taj Jones (Perth City, WA) 58.36
400m individual medley Ethan McAleese (Rockingham, WA) 4:27.07 David Schlicht (MLC Aquatic, VIC) 4:27.47 Ethan Dorrian (Dapto, NSW) 4:30.95
15 years
100m breaststroke Koen Overton (TSS Aquatics, QLD) 1:06.00 Joshua Smith (Toowoomba, QLD) 1:06.78 Joshua Seignior (East Gippsland, VIC) 1:07.05
400m freestyle Elijah Winnington (Bond Swimming, QLD) 3:53.90 Aaron Mansfield (Kawana Waters QLD) 4:03.36 Alexander Grant (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 4:07.39
50m freestyle Leon MacAlister (Carlile, NSW) 23.59 Yurri Kharko (Ukraine) 23.70 Simon Geldenhuys (Toowoomba, QLD) 23.80
14 years
200m butterfly Oliver Nash (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:06.00 N Jennens (Carlile, NSW) 2:06.33 Alex Quach (The Hills, NSW) 2:07.86
100m freestyle Oliver Nash (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 53.07 Kaleb Welfare (Yeronga Park, QLD) 53.25 Nick Jennens (Carlile, NSW) 53.58
12-13 years
200m backstroke Thomas Hauck (All Saints QLD) 2:11.89 Joshua Edwards-Smith (UWA West Coast, WA) 2:13.73 Thomas Neill (Rackley, QLD) 2:17.49
800m freestyle Bailey Coleman (Southside Aquatics, QLD) 8:35.67 Robert Bonsall (UWA West Coast WA) 8:43.29 Thomas Neill (Rackley QLD) 8:49.57
WOMEN
17-18 years
200m freestyle Elyse Woods (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:01.41 Alexandra Good (Surrey Park, VIC) 2:01.59 Acacia Wildin-Snedden (St Peters Western, QLD) 2:02.42
200m breaststroke Abbey Harkin (St Peters Western, QLD) 2:31.91 Mikayla Smith (Nunawading, VIC) 2:34.38 Mekayla Everingham (Port Macquarie, NSW) 2:34.74
16 years
100m backstroke Gemma Cooney (River City Rapids, QLD) 1:01.67 Tanya Stovgaard (Southport Olympic, QLD) 1:03.48 Taegen Coxhill (Nunawading, VIC) 1:04.67
400m individual medley Francesca Fitzhenry (Trinity Grammar, NSW) 4:51.71 Sophie Caldwell (Nunawading, VIC) 4:53.76 Bec Cross (Ginninderra, NSW) 4:53.94
15 years
100m breaststroke Sarah Beale (Acacia, QLD) 1:10.33 Sarah Davidson (Marion, SA) 1:14.22 Katie Strachan (Abbotsleigh, NSW) 1:14.31
400m freestyle Emily Liu (Marion, SA) 4:10.76 Ariarne Titmus (Nudgee College, QLD) 4:13.48 Molly Batchelor (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 4:17.27
50m freestyle Emily Liu (Marion, SA) 25.86 Eliza King (Rackley, QLD) 25.95 Natasha Ramsden (Abbotsleigh, NSW) 26.04
14 years
200m butterfly Maya Hammam (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:19.21 Kayla Costa (Nunawading, VIC) 2:19.66 Jacinta Essam (Tuggeranong Vikings, NSW) 2:20.72
100m freestyle Laticia-Leigh Transon (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 57.13 Victoria Wright (Marion, SA) 57.20 Kaylee McKeown (Pelican waters, QLD) 57.37
12-13 years
800m freestyle Sharni Robinson (St Peters Western, QLD) 8:57.05 Lani Pallister (USC Spartans, QLD) 9:01.43 Jessica Madden (SLC Aquadot) 9:09.66
200m backstroke Tahlia Thornton (Breakers WA) 2:20.85 Charli Brown (Carlile, NSW) 2:21.06 Brooke Otto (Somerset, QLD) 2:31.32
Full results can be found here.
Bailey just missed Mack Horton’s 13 years 800 record. He must be feeling good about that .I don’t know the program at Southside Aq but I doubt it is heavy kms. We just don’t do that anymore. Good work from the other 2 boys from West Coast & Rackley . No matter how they or their swimming develops it must be a buzz to have that aerobic base
That swim from Kyle Chalmers, is it the second fastest swim from a junior (since world junior times have been more accepted i.e. the 1:44.06 from Ian Thorpe, when he was 18, is obviously much faster, but is not the World Junior record) as the world junior record is 1:47.10 done by Maxime Rooney at the Phillips 66 National Championships last year, and he broke the record from Reo Sakato done in 2014.
Competition for Maxime Rooney.
Where is Michael Andrew? he he he
He no longer swims past 100m.
He slayed some SCM times in the fall, and he’s been bear or under bests so far in LCM so far in 2016. He still has 3 months to go, as do all Americans.
The Australian men’s team qualified first in prelims with Grant Hackett (1:47.83 leadoff), Kurt Hersog (1:47.96), Daniel Smith (1:46.02), and Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:46.59) last summer at Worlds. In the final they kept Smith (1:46.38) and Fraser-Holmes (1:45.45) and subbed in Cameron McEvoy (1:46.46 leadoff) and David McKeon (1:47.05); Aussies got the bronze.
If the Aussies use six men in this event in Rio, odds are good that Chalmers is one of the six used; his flat start time is faster than Hackett’s leadoff leg and Hersog’s prelim leg. And Chalmers does notably swim better on relays, so I would not be surprised in the slightest for him to be on this relay team.
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TBH, the AUS M4X200 still remains questionable in both quality and depth and with the likely step-up by other teams, likely to be overtaken in the medal picture. Whilst McEvoy HAS swam fast this season; TFH has, as yet, shown no signs of returning to his 2014 form. Smith HAS looked like he may be progressing well but its debateable from there on. Hackett looks unlikely, McKeon is unreliable and Horton’s performances can be best described as “plodding”. You are then looking at Herzog or Chalmers. Whilst this IS a promising sign for the future from Chalmers’ in the context of Rio its not really taking this relay “forwards” as regards competitiveness.
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It is in the future but I cannot say that all other teams will improve & Australia will go retard.
All we are saying
Is give the Oz mens 4×200 a chance ,
All we are saying
Is give the Oz4x200 a chance ……..
Big chance for him KD.
In Cam McEvoy, I believe he can improve to be a medalist in the 200 free, Fraser-Holmes can recover to his 2014 form where he beat Guy in the Commonwealth games, Dan Smith is improving all the time & expect maybe a 1.45 from him this year, now for a 4th swimmer, McKeon, doesn’t swim as well in Int’l events as his times in the Aussie trials, but they are good enough for a 4th relay swimmer at Int’l level, Grant Hackett is Grant Hackett, he does as he pleases, now throw in Chalmers & Horton & you have the depth to go with the elite class of McEvoy, I think big chance for… Read more »
Faster than Townley Haas’s PB!!!…….until Trials. Great meet for Chalmers!
Where does this put him as possible 4×200 member? He has shown that he steps up in relays swimming much faster than flat start times.
What’s still more impressive is Chalmers’ 26.90 in last 50. He trailed Clyde Lewis at 150m and then a great acceleration on last lap. In next years Chalmers will be a force also in 200 free, no doubt about it, and at Rio probably an important addition to Aussie 4×200 free relay.
Very positive also Clyde Lewis and Jack Cartwright’s efforts.
Strong doubts that he will swim the rounds of the 200free but more likely will look to put down another “marker” with a fast heat swim. Whilst he’s no cold certainty to make the AUS QT in either the 50/100free; he is probable 2nd favourite behind McEvoy in both and therefore his path to individual selection much clearer.