2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS
Monday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
LCM (50 meters)
Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
Meet Central
Updated Psych Sheet
Heat Sheets
Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
Day 4 Prelims Recap | Day 4 Finals Recap
Live Results
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Buckle up, folks: Has there ever been a more stacked event at Olympic Trials than the women’s 100 freestyle tonight in Australia?
Making the A-final is going to be an absolute dogfight with talents such as 2023 world champion Mollie O’Callaghan (52.16), defending Olympic champion Emma McKeon (52.52), top-5 performer this season Meg Harris (52.59), reigning Worlds bronze medalist Shayna Jack (52.60), four-time Olympian Cate Campbell (53.23), 2015 world champion Bronte Campbell (53.30), 200 free world record holder Ariarne Titmus (53.68), world junior champion Olivia Wunsch (53.71), and two-time Olympian Brianna Throssell (53.77) listed on the psych sheet. No matter the lineup, the Aussies will be heavy favorites in the women’s 4×100 free relay in Paris this summer.
Former world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook will kick off the session in the men’s 200 breast as the top seed (2:05.95), with Joshua Yong a couple seconds behind (2:08.54). Both own entry times under the Swimming Australia cut of 2:09.50. Jenna Strauch (2:22.22) and Abbey Harkin (2:23.65) are the women to beat in the 200 breast, as both have also been under the Australian Olympic mark of 2:23.91.
In the men’s 200 back, Joshua Edwards-Smith (1:55.42) and Bradley Woodward (1:55.95) boast the top entry times a couple seconds faster than the field. They should clear the Aussie Olympic cut of 1:57.28 on Friday.
The men’s 1500 free might be the toughest event for the Aussies to qualify two individual swimmers in today, but it’s certainly possible. 2023 Worlds bronze medalist Sam Short is the top seed at 14:37.28 with Matthew Galea next at 14:57.19, a few seconds outside of qualifying range (14:54.29).
MEN’S 200 BREAST – PRELIMS
World Record – 2:05.48, Qin Haiyang, 2023
Australian Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook, 2022
Oceanian Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook, 2022
Commonwealth Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook, 2022
All Comers Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook, 2022
Swim Australia OQT – 2:09.50
Top 8:
Zac Stubblety-Cook – 2:08.40
Joshua Yong – 2:10.66
Bailey Lello – 2:11.46
Joshua Collett – 2:11.83
Finlay Schuster – 2:12.57
Matthew Wilson – 2:12.85
Angus Menzies – 2:13.00
Daniel Cave – 2:14.33
Former world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook claimed the top seed in the men’s 200 breast with a time of 2:08.40, already under the Australian Olympic qualifying mark of 2:09.50. The 25-year-old has been as fast as 2:05.95 in 2022, and his 2:07.50 from April ranks 6th in the world this season
Joshua Yong touched a couple seconds behind Stubblety-Cook in 2:10.66, only about a second of the Aussie Olympic cut. The 22-year-old owns a lifetime best of 2:08.54 from April.
Bailey Lello (2:11.46) and Joshua Collett (2:11.83) were the only other swimmers under 2:12 in prelims.
Stubblety-Cook wasn’t the only ex-world record holder in the 200 breast prelims as Matthew Wilson qualified 6th in 2:12.85, close behind Finlay Schuster (2:12.57). The 25-year-old Wilson brought the global standard down to 2:06.67 back at the 2019 World Championships, though he only held the record for a day.
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – PRELIMS
World Record – 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova, 2023
Australian Record – 2:20.54, Leisel Jones, 2006
Oceanian Record – 2:20.54, Leisel Jones, 2006
Commonwealth Record – 2:18.95, Tatjana Schoenmaker, 2021
All Comers Record – 2:20.04, Rie Kaneto, 2016
Swim Australia OQT – 2:23.91
Top 8:
MEN’S 200 BACK – PRELIMS
World Record – 1:51.92, Aaron Piersol, 2009
Australian Record – 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin, 2015
Oceanian Record – 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin, 2015
Commonwealth Record – 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin, 2015
All Comers Record – 1:53.72, Mitch Larkin, 2015
Swim Australia OQT – 1:57.28
Top 8:
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – PRELIMS
World Record – 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom, 2017
Australian Record – 51.96, Emma McKeon, 2021
Oceanian Record – 51.96, Emma McKeon, 2021
Commonwealth Record – 51.96, Emma McKeon, 2021
All Comers Record – 52.06, Cate Campbell, 2016
Swim Australia OQT – 53.61
Top 8:
MEN’S 1500 FREE – PRELIMS (SLOWER HEATS)
World Record – 14:31.02, Sun Yang, 2012
Australian Record – 14:34.56, Grant Hackett, 2001
Oceanian Record – 14:34.56, Grant Hackett, 2001
Commonwealth Record – 14:34.56, Grant Hackett, 2001
All Comers Record – 14:39.54, Mack Horton, 2016
Swim Australia OQT – 14:54.29
Top 8:
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