2024 SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- January 19th – January 21st
- SA Aquatic & Leisure Center
- LCM (50m)
- SwimSwam Preview #1/SwimSwam Preview #2
- Day 1 Recap
- Entries/Results
Hot off his newly-minted Australian and Oceanian record in the men’s 100m fly, 24-year-old Matt Temple performed another eye-catching performance on day 2 of the 2024 South Aussie State Open Championships.
Competing in tonight’s 1fly final, Temple got to the wall in a time of 50.60 to grab the gold. That easily defeated the field, with Germany’s Josha Salchow touching in 54.71 while teammate Kyle Chalmers captured 3rd place in 54.78.
Temple opened in 23.81 and closed in 26.79 to produce the 3rd-best time of his career. Compare that to the splits of 23.47/26.78 which comprised his 50.25 record notched at last month’s Japan Open.
Matt Temple‘s Top 5 LCM 100 Fly Performances All-Time
- 50.25 – 2023 Japan Open
- 50.45 – 2021 Australian Trials
- 50.60 – 2023 South Aussie States
- 50.76 – 2023 World Championships (heats)
- 50.81 – 2023 World Championships
Both Temple and Chalmers had already raced in the 100m free earlier in the evening. Chalmers posted 48.82 while Temple was also under the 49-second barrier in 48.99 as the silver medalist.
Considering the 100m fly was his 2nd event, as well as the fact that these championships are an in-season meet, Temple’s 50.60 is extremely promising for his bid to make his 2nd Olympic team. The Australian Trials will be held in June with a qualification time set at 51.17 along with needing a top 2 finish.
Probably to make the final in Paris it’s gonna be 50.8 – 51.0
new season best for bronte – 53.30. cate went 53.42
zsc 2:09.29, 1.4 seconds faster than his time from march 2023
Temple’s results this weekend have been promising and interesting.
His 200 fly and 100 free were both his first events of the session where he swam solid times but not near his PBs. His 50 free came after 200 fly and he managed a PB, and then this 100 fly was after the 100 free.
Definitely seems like his technique and form must be on point at the moment. The circumstances suggest he has more time to drop too. A 49 is definitely a realistic possibility in Paris. And if he can split a 49 mid in relays that puts Aus in a legitimate gold threat in the mixed medley.
They’re still desperate for a breaststroker
1 fly is disgustingly deep. Genuinely could have 8 guys under 51 in the final if all goes well.
Also, when is AUS gonna find a front half for the men’s 4 MED? ZSC knows 1 speed and their backstrokers have been meh
Williamson could give us a 58 mid-low if he keeps improving but that’s a big if. Backstroke seems like a complete lost cause right now though.
Even when we had a 52 backstroker he almost always produced a 53 leading off relays.
What will it take to make the Top 8 in Paris? Heats and semis will be a blood bath.
Seems like if you want to get into the final, you better be under 51 in the semi.
I think it will be in the lower end of 50 seconds. Because of the hyper-competitive nature of that event, with so many swimmers so close in time, I’m thinking somewhere around 50.3. The field will go all out to get in. I think at least 2 or 3 swimmers could be under 50 seconds (49.7 – 49.9) in the semis.
That’s what Lauterstein thought would happen in 2009
I was thinking about 50.5-50.7 for the final, which already will put you inside the top 20 performers all-time. Not saying 50.3 won’t happen, but I need to see some improvements from some of the lower end of the field first, probably in their national trials.
Only 6 swimmers have ever been sub 50.3 in history, and only 4 of them currently swim. Seems a massive stretch to suggest 8 will do it in semis.
For me i think it’s gonna be 50.8 – 51.0
This event in the last olympics Río, Tokyo. To make the final Is necessary be under 0.6 of cutt A