Cameron McEvoy has recorded an Australian and Commonwealth record to win the 100 metre freestyle at the Australian National Swimming Championships, with Kyle Chalmers taking the other spot on the plane to Rio.
James Magnussen had a strong swim, but couldn’t put it together, ending up fourth place, with James Roberts in third. Those four will make the relay team for Rio, in what looks like a very strong team.
In other finals for the evening Madeline Groves took out the 200 metre women’s butterfly while Matthew Wilson won the 200 metre breaststroke for the men, but just missed out on the automatic qualifying time for the Olympics.
Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell both had strong swims in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metre freestyle while Mitch Larkin was incredibly strong in the semi-finals of the 200 metre backstroke.
Full list of Results:
Women’s 100 metre multiclass final
Maddis Elliott – 1:05:34 (971 points)
Rachael Watson – 1:31:78 (928 points)
Ellie Cole – 1:02:69 (925 points)
Lake Patterson – 1:06:51 (921 points)
Taylor Corry – 1:01:88 (881 points)
Ashl McConnell – 1:05:22 (821 points)
Ti Thomas – 1:17:14 (820 points)
Emily Ceecroft – 1:06:15 (787 points)
Men’s 100 metre multiclass final
1. Daniel Fox – 53:72 (988 points)
2. Joshua Alford – 54:60 (941 points)
3. Matthew Levy – 1:02:06 (919 points)
4. Rowan Crothers – 52:38 (916 points)
5. Timothy Disken – 56:33 (890 points)
6. Jack Ireland – 55:90 (877 points)
7. Brenden Hall – 57:24 (848 points)
8. Braedan Jason – 53:81 (844 points)
Men’s 200 metre breaststroke final
1. Matthew Wilson – 2:09:90
2. Nicholas Schafer – 2:10:75
3. Jack Packard – 2:12:65
4. Lennard Bremer – 2:13:45
5. Joshua Tierney – 2:13:63
6. George Harley – 2:13:79
7. Alex Milligan – 2:13:90
8. Daniel Cave – 2:14:79
Women’s 100 metre freestyle qualifiers
1. Cate Campbell – 52:41
2. Bronte Campbell – 52:78
3. Emma McKeon – 52:98
4. Britta Elmslie – 53:62
5. Madison Wilson – 54:26
6. Shayna Jack – 54:39
7.Bronte Barratt – 54:40
8. Kotuku Ngawati – 54:59
Men’s 200 metre backstroke final qualifiers
1. Mitch Larkin – 1:54:68
2. Joshua Beaver – 1:57:42
3. Matson Lawson – 1:59:43
4. Tristan Ludlow – 1:59:51
5. Jare Gilliland – 1:59:78
6. Nic Growenewald – 2:00:22
7. Ben Edmonds – 2:00:61
8. Kelan Bridge – 2:01:50
Women’s 200 metre butterfly final
1. Madeline Groves – 2:05:47
2. Brianna Trhossell – 2:06:58
3. Laura Taylor – 2:10:19
4. Alice Stuart – 2:11:09
5. Nicole Mee – 2:12:44
6. Alexandra Good – 2:14:51
7. Emily Washer – 2:14:62
8. Tianni Gilmour – 2:14:77
Women’s 200 metre breaststroke final qualifiers
1. Taylor McKeown – 2:24:77
2. Georgia Bohl – 2:24:91
3. Tessa Wallace – 2:25:53
4. Jessica Hansen – 2:26:98
5. Sally Hunter – 2:27:68
6. Jenna Strauch – 2:28:87
7. Sarah Beale – 2:30:22
8. Lorna Tonks – 2:32:10
Men’s 100 metre freestyle final results
1. Cameron MvEvoy (Australian/Commonwealth Record) – 47:04
2. Kyle Chalmers – 48:03
3. James Roberts – 48:32
4. James Magnussen – 48:68
5. Matthew Abood – 48:89
6. Will Stockwell – 48:96
7. Jack Gerrard – 49:28
8. Kenneth To – 49:35
Men’s 200 IM final qualifiers
1. Thomas Fraser-Holmes – 1:57:92
2. Justin James – 2:00:42
3. Travis Mahoney – 2:00:48
4. Daniel Tranter – 2:00:55
5. Clyde Lewis – 2:00:69
6. Kazimir Boskovic – 2:00:87
7. Tomas Elliott – 2:01:67
8. Jare Gilliland – 2:02:12
The Australian Swimming Championships move into the fifth evening, with the headline event being the men’s 100 metre freestyle final. Can James Magnussen can the better of Cameron McEvoy? Join The Roar for live coverage from 9:00pm (AEST).
The final of the 100 metre freestyle will be the headline event for Day 5.
With just two spots available on the team for Rio, Cameron McEvoy and James Magnussen are the favourites to qualify.
In saying that, Magnussen hasn’t been in the best of form. While McEvoy has dominated in both the heats and semi-finals, Magnussen only just scraped into the final, finishing with the sixth-best time last night.
Looking at raw times alone, Matthew Abood from Canberra is the man most likely to stop either McEvoy or Magnussen from qualification. He finished with the second-best time last night, with 48.89, but was still 0.8 of a second short of the time that McEvoy posted.
James Roberts, Kyle Chalmers and Kenneth To were the other swimmers who finished ahead of Magnussen.
The other finals for the evening will be the men’s 200 metre breaststroke and women’s 200 metre butterfly, while both men and women in the multiclass competition will race their 100 metre freestyle final.
The men’s 200 metre breastroke final is shaping up to be a close race, but the just as interesting will be how many swimmers make the cutoff time for RIo. That stands at 2.09.64, yet Matthew Wilson, who is the fastest qualifier for the final, only has a time of 2.10.68. Even that was a two second improvement from the heats.
Based on times alone, he will be challenged for the win by Nichol Schaffer, Jake Packard, Lennard Bremmer and Alex Milligan.
In the 200 butterfly, they are well and truly under the cutoff time, and defending champion Maddie Groves is again the odds-on favourite after qualifying with the fastest time of 2.09.04. She was challenged for the top qualifying spot by Bria Throssell, who swam 2.09.17.
In other events this evening, the semi-finals for the women’s 100 metre freestyle and 200 metre breaststroke will take place alongside the men’s 200 metre backstroke and 200 metre individual medley. Also being swum will be the women’s 4×200 relay qualification.
Prediction
Cameron McEvoy should have the goods to take out the headline race of the evening, qualifying for Rio in the 100 metre freestyle with James Magnussen.
In the evening’s other finals, expect Matthew Wilson to take out the men’s 200 metre breaststroke, and just sneak in with a qualification for Rio, while Maddie Groves should win the 200 metre butterfly.
Be sure to join The Roar for live coverage of night five at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships from 9pm (AEDT), and don’t forget to add your own comments in the section below.
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Winston
Guest
I'm so happy James Magnussen didn't do well.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me here on The Roar for our live coverage of the Australian Swimming Championships as Cameron McEvoy put in an awesome performance to win the 100 metre freestyle final. Hopefully you enjoyed the coverage! My intentions at this stage are to be back online tomorrow night, so hopefully you can join me then! Bye for now.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Full list of Results: Women's 100 metre multiclass final Maddis Elliott - 1:05:34 (971 points) Rachael Watson - 1:31:78 (928 points) Ellie Cole - 1:02:69 (925 points) Lake Patterson - 1:06:51 (921 points) Taylor Corry - 1:01:88 (881 points) Ashl McConnell - 1:05:22 (821 points) Ti Thomas - 1:17:14 (820 points) Emily Ceecroft - 1:06:15 (787 points) Men's 100 metre multiclass final 1. Daniel Fox - 53:72 (988 points) 2. Joshua Alford - 54:60 (941 points) 3. Matthew Levy - 1:02:06 (919 points) 4. Rowan Crothers - 52:38 (916 points) 5. Timothy Disken - 56:33 (890 points) 6. Jack Ireland - 55:90 (877 points) 7. Brenden Hall - 57:24 (848 points) 8. Braedan Jason - 53:81 (844 points) Men's 200 metre breaststroke final 1. Matthew Wilson - 2:09:90 2. Nicholas Schafer - 2:10:75 3. Jack Packard - 2:12:65 4. Lennard Bremer - 2:13:45 5. Joshua Tierney - 2:13:63 6. George Harley - 2:13:79 7. Alex Milligan - 2:13:90 8. Daniel Cave - 2:14:79 Women's 100 metre freestyle qualifiers 1. Cate Campbell - 52:41 2. Bronte Campbell - 52:78 3. Emma McKeon - 52:98 4. Britta Elmslie - 53:62 5. Madison Wilson - 54:26 6. Shayna Jack - 54:39 7.Bronte Barratt - 54:40 8. Kotuku Ngawati - 54:59 Men's 200 metre backstroke final qualifiers 1. Mitch Larkin - 1:54:68 2. Joshua Beaver - 1:57:42 3. Matson Lawson - 1:59:43 4. Tristan Ludlow - 1:59:51 5. Jare Gilliland - 1:59:78 6. Nic Growenewald - 2:00:22 7. Ben Edmonds - 2:00:61 8. Kelan Bridge - 2:01:50 Women's 200 metre butterfly final 1. Madeline Groves - 2:05:47 2. Brianna Trhossell - 2:06:58 3. Laura Taylor - 2:10:19 4. Alice Stuart - 2:11:09 5. Nicole Mee - 2:12:44 6. Alexandra Good - 2:14:51 7. Emily Washer - 2:14:62 8. Tianni Gilmour - 2:14:77 Women's 200 metre breaststroke final qualifiers 1. Taylor McKeown - 2:24:77 2. Georgia Bohl - 2:24:91 3. Tessa Wallace - 2:25:53 4. Jessica Hansen - 2:26:98 5. Sally Hunter - 2:27:68 6. Jenna Strauch - 2:28:87 7. Sarah Beale - 2:30:22 8. Lorna Tonks - 2:32:10 Men's 100 metre freestyle final results 1. Cameron MvEvoy (Australian/Commonwealth Record) - 47:04 2. Kyle Chalmers - 48:03 3. James Roberts - 48:32 4. James Magnussen - 48:68 5. Matthew Abood - 48:89 6. Will Stockwell - 48:96 7. Jack Gerrard - 49:28 8. Kenneth To - 49:35 Men's 200 IM final qualifiers 1. Thomas Fraser-Holmes - 1:57:92 2. Justin James - 2:00:42 3. Travis Mahoney - 2:00:48 4. Daniel Tranter - 2:00:55 5. Clyde Lewis - 2:00:69 6. Kazimir Boskovic - 2:00:87 7. Tomas Elliott - 2:01:67 8. Jare Gilliland - 2:02:12
Scott Pryde
Expert
Results: Cameron McEvoy has recorded an Australian and Commonwealth record to win the 100 metre freestyle at the Australian National Swimming Championships, with Kyle Chalmers taking the other spot on the plane to Rio. James Magnussen had a strong swim, but couldn't put it together, ending up fourth place, with James Roberts in third. Those four will make the relay team for Rio, in what looks like a very strong team. In other finals for the evening Madeline Groves took out the 200 metre women's butterfly while Matthew Wilson won the 200 metre breaststroke for the men, but just missed out on the automatic qualifying time for the Olympics. Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell both had strong swims in the semi-finals of the women's 100 metre freestyle while Mitch Larkin was incredibly strong in the semi-finals of the 200 metre backstroke.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Women's 4x200 relay results 1. Ravenswood, NSW - 8:19:19 2. Yeronga Park, VIC - 8:22:38 3. Norwood, SA - 8:24:40
Scott Pryde
Expert
Only three teams in the race - 1. Ravenswood, NSW - 8:19:30 2. Yeronga Park, QLD - 8:22:00 3. Norwood - 8:27:42
Scott Pryde
Expert
The women's 4x200 is on - not on seven but it is being streamed I believe for those with access. Will have results as soon as they come to hand.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Men's 200 IM final qualifiers 1. Thomas Fraser-Holmes - 1:57:92 2. Justin James - 2:00:42 3. Travis Mahoney - 2:00:48 4. Daniel Tranter - 2:00:55 5. Clyde Lewis - 2:00:69 6. Kazimir Boskovic - 2:00:87 7. Tomas Elliott - 2:01:67 8. Jare Gilliland - 2:02:12
Scott Pryde
Expert
Medal presentation now for the 100 metre freestyle.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thomas Fraser Holmes has about a 3 second gap over the second qualifier. Results to follow.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Three swimmers within a second as we come into the breaststroke, but Fraser-Holmes still in the lead. Unable to open up with Bozkovic hanging onto second. He falls to 1.4 seconds behind, with Lewis over 2 seconds down. Fraser-Holmes now starts to crack open the race and he almost has 2 body lengths with 5 metres to go. Stops the clock at 1:57:92. Lewis manages to come home with second and then Bozkovic.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Fraser-Holmes off to a strong start with the butterfly leg. Fisk out in lane 1 looks to have started strongly, and Lewis as well. Townsend has come up with the goods at the end of the first, moving into third with Fraser-Holmes in the lead. He moves into the backstroke and increases the lead to half a body length over Bozovic and then Lewis.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Well, that would just be keeping up with history.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Men's 200 IM semi-final startlist 1. Liam Fisk 2. Hayden Hinds-Sydenham 3. Clyde Lewis 4. Thomas Fraser-Holmes 5. Kazimir Bozovic 6. Jared Gilliland 7. Justin Woodley 8. Louis Townsend
jamesb
Guest
Hate to be negative, but I can't see any Aussie do anything in 200 m IM
Scott Pryde
Expert
Second semi on their way out.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Onto breaststroke and there is nothing in this. James and Tranter are neck and neck. Tranter into the lead heading onto freestyle by just six hundredths of a second. Mahoney in third, but a really strong finish there and he pips Tranter for second, just 0.06 seconds behind James. Tranter 0.13 seconds back. Good race that one.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Away in the first semi-final of the 200 IM. The Butterfly leg and away goes James, off to a small lead early on. Looks like both Mahoney and Tranter have started strongly and are second and third at the end of 50. Onto the backstroke, and James being caught by Tranter who is swimming a very fast second leg. Mahoney holding strong on the third leg and James holds the lead after backstroke.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Mens' 200 IM semi-final 1 startlist 1. Douglas Oliver 2. James Traiforos 3. Travis Mahoney 4. Justin James 5. Daniel Tranter 6. Tomas Elliott 7. Callum Sherington 8. Jake Smith
Scott Pryde
Expert
The 200 IM semi final's are next up and the final individual races of the night.