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Just.40 seconds shy of her seed time (the current Commonwealth Games champion in the 200 IM was closely followed by her nearest rivals), Kirralee Hayes (S13) and Madeline McTernan (S14), who garnered 827 and 790 points with their times of 28.30 and 28.16 respectively. Tonight’s splash and dash promises excitement as Jasmine Greenwood (an S10 competitor), raised the standard by achieving 884 points with her prelim time of 28.24. In the MC 150 IM, a clash unfolded between Grant “Scooter” Patterson and Ahmed Kelly, both of whom compete as SM3 athletes. The story in the 2nd heat mirrored that of its predecessor, with Lani Pallister clocking 56.63 at the halfway mark after starting off with a time of 27.12. At the 100-meter mark (O’Callaghan maintained her lead with a halfway time of 56.75), although her second 50 split was only 30.11, indicating a slowdown in her pace.

It was an error to have separate age categories for males and females during age nationals, and it’s encouraging to see the ‘age’ finals removed from OPEN nationals. All that’s needed now is a conversation with Swimming QLD regarding their outrageous qualifying times, lol. Las Vegas has introduced a state-of-the-art 50-meter pool that may soon host Sectionals (Futures), and Pro Swim Series events. The integration of new team members, a quarter of the squad and half of the coaching staff — went smoothly, which was wonderful to witness. This marks the first step,” he remarked. The Nude Solstice Swim concludes the festival’s program for another year.

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The official program PDF (start lists) will be published the Thursday before racing begins. The U.S. claimed gold in the final event of first night at the pool, winning the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay with Caeleb Dressel on the anchor leg. “For me it’s definitely about getting up there and doing my country proud,” Jack said. The Aussie women’s showdown with the United States will be a story on all nine days at the pool — and they have gained an early edge over their No. 1 rivals.

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Or the overweight people in the photo? These people have no idea how big some of the Murray Cod are in LBG. “There is something incredibly powerful about seeing hundreds of people gather at sunrise (in Aussie athlete interviews the middle of winter), to support one another and stand behind mental health in our community,” she said. “As we celebrate the 10th year of the swim (we’re proud to continue Ian’s legacy), bringing people together in support of mental health and raising vital funds for Lifeline Canberra’s crisis support services.

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The United States has 340 million people, almost 13 times Australia’s population of 27 million. Cuban athletes take photos with the World Aquatics sign in Singapore (Wednesday), July 23, 2025. The main swimming pool is seen at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 24, 2025.

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“That little girl would think that I was like the coolest person in the world, to be standing in that final, let alone being fourth,” she said. She said she was looking at the pin as she made her way into the pool on Sunday night. Canada’s Summer McIntosh won gold in the women’s 400m freestyle, pushing Australia’s Lani Pallister to fourth. “I think fourth is a bit shit, but if it’s fourth and a PB you can’t really ask for more,” Pallister said. In the women’s 400m freestyle final, Lani Pallister was in second until the 250m mark, but faded to finish fourth behind world record holder Summer McIntosh.

In the men’s 400 free final (Sam Short surged ahead like a rocket), establishing his position as the frontrunner from the start and putting Lukas Märtens’ world record on alert.

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Certainly no one told Sam Williamson about Australia’s struggles in the 100 breaststroke, as the 28-year-old popped off this morning hitting the wall in 59.11. With the Commonwealth Para team already named, athletes in this event were battling it out for a spot in the final tonight to earn a trip to America to compete at the Para Pan-Pacs. While Short led from start to finish in his heat — the 2nd heat was a much more back-and-forth affair. Short is the 4th seed in the 200 free — so he may have been using this prelims swim to test out his speed for tomorrow’s 200. Sam Short, who fell ill last year at Worlds but rebounded well with a strong showing at the Pro Swim Series meet in Westmont, IL, earlier this year, is the top seed, but will have Elijah Winnington to one side of him. Things kick off with a bang as Australia’s two best distance swimmers have been drawn into the same heat of the men’s 400 free.

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Three years ago in Tokyo, she secured a total of seven medals, four of which were gold. Led by Ariarne Titmus — they secured two gold medals, one in the 400-meter freestyle and the other from their quartet in the 4×100 freestyle relay, marking their fourth consecutive Olympic triumph in that event. NANTERRE, France (AP), The Australian women’s swimming team is one of the most reliable in the sport, and they demonstrated this on Saturday during the inaugural night at the Paris Olympic pool.

“So (you know), just a high-pressure environment, backing that up, small turnaround and also a great field as well. As to why his evening swim was slower than his morning time, which would have won gold, he said in hindsight he could have gone slower in his heat swim. “I thought I’ve just got to try my best for these three girls and especially the girls in the heat,” she said. Mollie O’Callaghan led out and established a lead by the first change, which was extended in the following two legs swum by Meg Harris and Milla Jansen.