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13 minutes ago, Josh said:

Their backstroke leg still has some work to do before they’ll be in contention for gold…

True, but Tang could feasibly split 1:03 which compensates for their backstroke disadvantage. We'll see how weak their 100 back is tonight. The thing about the Chinese women's medley relay in recent times is they tend to underperform so maybe they will again. If China does push its way onto the podium it likely means Australia or Canada has been pushed off.

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Tang's 1:04.39 now makes China a strong gold medal contender in the women's medley relay.

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Australian Open Championships: Day 4

 

*NOT an Olympic selection event

 

 

Men's 100m Freestyle:

1. Kyle Chalmers - 47.63 

2. William Yang - 48.20 (PB)

3. Kai Taylor - 48.69

 

Women's 200m Freestyle:

1. Mollie O'Callaghan - 1:53.57 

2. Ariarne Titmus - 1:55.38

3. Lani Pallister - 1:55.99

 

Men's 400m Individual Medley:

1. Daiya Seto  - 4:10.44 

2. Lewis Clareburt  - 4:10.86 

3. William Petric - 4:13.55 (PB)

 

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

1. Sam Williamson - 27.16

2. Joshua Yong - 27.60

3. Taku Taniguchi  - 27.73

 

Men's 200m Butterfly:

1. Bowen Gough - 1:57.85

2. Matthew Temple - 1:58.03

3. Ruan van der Riet - 2:00.27

 

Women's 200m Backstroke:

1. Kaylee McKeown - 2:03.84 

2. Hannah Fredericks - 2:08.92 (PB)

3. Iona Anderson - 2:11.40 (PB)

 

Women's 100m Butterfly:

1. Emma McKeon - 56.58

2. Brianna Throssell - 56.77 (PB) 

3. Alex Perkins - 57.73

 

Women's 1500m Freestyle:

1. Lani Pallister - 15:57.01

2. Tiana Kritzinger - 16:23.97

3. Jacqueline Davison-McGovern - 16:39.18

 

For the last three events it was pissing down rain.

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12 hours ago, EselTheDonkey said:

 Swim Open, Berlin

 

Men's 100m Freestyle: Josha Salchow  48,23sec Protokoll (berlinswimopen.de)

Improved to 47.85 in the final  

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1 hour ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Looks like the Germans saw what was happening in Australia.

 

400 freestyle times from today:

3:41.98 for Lukas Märtens

3:43.81 for Oliver Klemet

3  x 3:41s already in April and Hafnaoui hasn't even revealed his hand yet (and probably won't until Paris). Maybe Kim Woomin can drop more as well. Klemet's should be 3:42.81 tho right?

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5 hours ago, Vic Liu said:

That's the only link I can find right now and it works on website also. It seems not mandatory to download app or China VPN but requires register and log in. @Topicmaster1010. If some final sessions live on TV, there should be some other link without requiring log in.

Have you found a live stream for the finals session?

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Australian Open Championships: Day 3

 

*NOT an Olympic selection event

 

Men's 200m Individual Medley:

1. William Petric - 1:58.43 (PB)

2. Lewis Clareburt   - 1:58.73

3. Se-Bom Lee - 2:00.90

 

Women's 200m Breaststroke:

1. Jenna Strauch - 2:23.33

2. Matilda Smith - 2:24.89

3. Abbey Harkin - 2:26.11

 

Men's 50m Freestyle:

1. Cameron McEvoy - 21.93

2. Kyle Chalmers - 21.98 (PB)

3. Thomas Nowakowski - 22.08

 

Women's 50m Backstroke:

1. Kaylee Mckeown - 27.07 

1. Mollie O'Callaghan - 27.16 (PB) 

3. Iona Anderson - 27.75

 

Men's 100m Butterfly:

1. Matthew Temple - 50.80 

2. Shaun Champion - 51.28 (PB)   (not far off tough Aussie QT 51.17)

3. Ben Armbruster - 51.88

 

Women's 400m Freestyle:

1. Ariarne Titmus - 3:59.13  (fastest ever time while in heavy training)

2. Lani Pallister - 4:01.75 (PB) 

3. Kiah Melverton - 4:06.94

 

Women's 100m Backstroke:

1. Mark Nikolaev  - 54.61

2. Lee Juho  - 54.62

3. Bradley Woodward - 54.74

 

Women's 50m Butterfly:

1. Rikako Ikee  - 25.33 (looks like fastest she's been since her return)

2. Emma Mckeon - 25.70 (PB)

3. Alex Perkins - 25.90 (PB)

 

Men's 800m Freestyle:

1. Elijah Winnington - 7:43.08 

2. Sam Short - 7:43.98 

3. Kim Woomin  - 7:49.69

 

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5 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

Did she say that she will swim it at trials?

Absolutely don’t see her swimming it at the Olympics.

It doesn't clash with anything at trials and there's a small chance if breaststrokers fail to deliver at trials then Kaylee will be our best option for breaststroke in the medley relay so they might use Mollie for the backstroke leg. Something like O'Callaghan/McKeown/McKeon/Jack. She'd probably want to swim it anyway just to put down a tapered time in ideal conditions.

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Australian Open Championships: Day 2

 

*NOT an Olympic selection event

 

Women's 400m Individual Medley:

1. Kaylee McKeown - 4:28.22 (Australian record)  

2. Ella Ramsay - 4:36.94 (3 second PB)  

3. Jenna Forrester - 4:47.18

 

Men's 200m Freestyle:

1. Flynn Southam - 1:46.11 (PB)

2. Elijah Winnington - 1:46.56

3. Thomas Neill - 1:46.60

 

Women's 100m Backstroke:

1. Mollie O'Callaghan - 58.09 (PB) 

2. Iona Anderson - 59.53

3. Hannah Fredericks - 59.69 (PB)

 

Women's 50m Freestyle:

1. Shayna Jack - 24.28

1. Meg Harris - 24.28 (PB)

3. Emma McKeon - 24.46

 

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

1. Zac Stubblety-Cook - 2:07.50 

2. Ippei Watanabe  - 2:07.62 

3. Joshua Yong - 2:08.54 (3 second PB)  

 

Women's 200m Butterfly:

1. Lizzy Dekkers - 2:05.20 (PB) 

2. Brianna Throssell - 2:06.98

3. Abbey Connor - 2:07.20

 

Men's 50m Backstroke:

1. Lewis Blackburn - 25.03 (PB)

2. Ben Armbruster - 25.12

3. Mark Nikolaev  - 25.42

 

Women's 800m Breastroke:

1. Jenna Strauch - 1:07.37

2. Abbey Harkin - 1:07.71

3. Matilda Smith - 1:07.83

 

Men's 1500m Freestyle:

1. Sam Short - 15:03.25

2. Ben Goedemans - 15:14.68 (PB)

3. Matthew Galea - 15:21.73

 

Thanks for the template @Topicmaster1010

 

Ramsay and Yong's PBs both have them under the Australian QTs in their respective events.

 

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1 hour ago, Josh said:

58.09 for Mollie O’Callaghan in the women’s 100m backstroke at the Australian Championships!

She was all over the lane even hitting the lane rope. If she can tidy that up indoors at trials she's gong 57 something for sure.

 

It was another great session but the men's 200 free was a bit of a fizzer.

 

 

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Mollie said she's not happy with the time 

 

At the end of the session Kai Taylor lead off a club relay with a 1:45.89 that was executed with a big negative split 53.36/52.53. Could mean he's cooking up something really impressive!

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1 minute ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

2:06.99 for Kaylee McKeown in the 200 IM!

Broke Steph Rice's national record from the suit era.

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3 hours ago, dullard said:

The stream was listed for a short while this morning before it disappeared so that might be how SwimSwam got the link. Hope I'm wrong but I think you're gonna need a VPN tonight to watch at 9now.

A stream is listed again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcOjCaPzJTw

 

Will be interesting to see if it disappears again.

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43 minutes ago, Josh said:

Event is live streamed here.

 

https://m.youtube.com/@AustralianDolphinsSwimTeam
 

You might need to go to the SwimSwam live recap page for each session to find links however, as they’re all unlisted.

The stream was listed for a short while this morning before it disappeared so that might be how SwimSwam got the link. Hope I'm wrong but I think you're gonna need a VPN tonight to watch at 9now.

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Meg Harris just went 52.60 in the 100 free heats at Australian Championships (not trials meet). First PB in this event since Tokyo trials where she went 52.9.

 

 

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The US women look like they're gonna be very strong in the 4x1 free this year (provided no one lays an egg again). The Aussies are gonna have to bring their best.

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2 hours ago, Josh said:

Yes I’d say so along with Dressel, Bukhov, McEvoy, and likely the American athlete that finishes second at the US Olympic Trials. Most likely option is Alexy, but there’s a fair few names that are in contention. 

 

Manaudou might be in the mix but I think he’s too “old” to be contending for gold, as I think it’ll probably take a time in the 21 lows. Medal is very much possible though. But in front of a home crowd he’ll be very motivated to perform at his best so who knows. 

It would be nice to finally see a whole podium quicker than 2009 (21.08, 21.21, 21.25). Even better would be to see the world record erased.

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3 minutes ago, phelps said:

if only he was born 10 miles more towards South...

 

 

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Noe Ponti just popped a 50.16 in the 100 fly at Swiss Champs!! 

 

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On 4/4/2024 at 10:53 PM, dullard said:

Wait and see what Guy does in the 100 fly. He looked very good in the 100 free just now and the fly is usually his better 100 event.

So I guess Guy has been focussing more on free  It's a shame when a country fills one hole in their medley only for another to appear.

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2 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Yeah, I'd have the US and China currently dueling out for gold with GBR currently heading the pack for bronze. There's obviously lots that could change before the sumemr but that's where I'd put my money if I were a betting man right now.

Wait and see what Guy does in the 100 fly. He looked very good in the 100 free just now and the fly is usually his better 100 event.

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Very impressive heat swim from Adam Peaty clocking 58.53. Unlike his other races since his return he looked good the whole way. Now let's see if he can repeat it or better in the final ...

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Apparently the ASU swimmers didn't know until today and many are pissed. Not a great season for this kind of upheaval.