2023 QUEENSLAND MEDAL SHOTS LC PREP MEET #2 (AUS)
- Friday, November 10th – Sunday, November 12th
- Brisbane Aquatic Center
- Queensland, Australia
- LCM (50m)
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The 2023 Queensland Medal Shots LC Preparation Meet saw day one action unfold from Brisbane Aquatic Center today.
22-year-old World Record holder Kaylee McKeown was entered in the 50m breast, 100m breast and 50m free for day one but the Griffith star wound up not starting any of her events. She still has the 100m fly on her agenda for day two, although her absence today may mean she won’t be there for that race either.
World champion Cameron McEvoy did dive in, however, taking on his bread-and-butter men’s 50m free event.
The 29-year-old Somerville House Aquatics star got to the wall first in a time of 22.23 to just get the edge over USC’s Thomas Nowakowski. Nowakowski settled for silver in 22.26 as the only other swimmer to delve under the 23-second territory.
Nowakowski also took on the 100m free where the 22-year-old topped the podium in a mark of 50.16 later in the day.
As for McEvoy’s 50m free, he’s already been as quick as 22.00 this season, a result he put up at the first Queensland Medal Shots Prep Meet that took place last month. That ranks the Aussie 10th in the world thus far with the Queensland Championships on the horizon for next month.
Additional winners included Great Britain’s Cassie Wild winning the women’s 100m back in 1:03.57 while 16-year-old Jaclyn Barclay won her age category in the women’s 100m free in 57.49.
Olympia Pope cracks into the top 10 for 15 year old girls with a 2:30.04 in the 200 breast.
As expected, Kaylee scratched her final event, so she scratched the whole meet.
Yes, Olympia Pope is one to watch for the future. She won the 100 breast too. Australia can always do with more talented breaststrokers emerging. The more the better!
20.8 this summer
I’d like to see Cam take a crack at 100 free as well.
Training meet indeed; Barclay won also her age category (and swam the overall fastest time) in the 100 back (1.01.71), whilst 50.56 swum by Southam in the 100 free (18 year-old category).