It was a fast and furious start to the night at Tuesday’s finals session, competitors in the 16 Years and Over 50m Freestyle events leading the charge.
Carlile’s Olivia Wunsch was golden in the Girls 16 Years event, touching the wall agonisingly close to the NSW Record in 25.32. This is the second time these championships Wunsch has nudged a NSW Record, but there are still three nights of finals to go!
Knox Pymble’s Bella Zhang has been consistently delivering the goods this week. Zhang claimed the silver medal in 26.27, ahead of steady contender Dijana Mazumdar (Barker Aquatic 26.67).
Regional swimmers reigned on the podium in the Girls 17 Years event. Wests Illawarra Aquatic teammates Jaimie De Lutiis and Chelsea Jones went first and third in the 17 Years event in 25.99 and 26.64 respectively, with Sophie Mayes (Alstonville 26.54) rounding out the podium.
In the corresponding men’s event, Tane Bidois and Kai Lilienthal claimed gold and silver for Knox Pymble in the 17 Years category, followed by bronze medallist Gabriel Jeffery (NUswim 23.74).
Jamie Mooney (Wagga Wagga) has bagged himself another gold these championships, in the Men’s 18 Years 50m Free event (23.40), followed by Will McDonagh (Knox Pymble 23.60) and Haig Buckingham (SOPAC 23.63).
The 19 Yrs & Over boys set a blistering pace in their final, Zach Maher (Carlile 23.00), Vanya Kamenjas (SOPAC 23.21) and Thomas Robinson (Cruiz 23.23) battling it out to the wall.
ACU Blacktown’s Tim Hodge has delivered another ripper of a swim after his sub-World Record race earlier this week, this time in the 400m Freestyle MC. Hodge got his hand on the wall in 4:18.78, taking a whopping 10 seconds off his Heats time in the 17 Years & Over category. This got Tim the gold, ahead of Paralympic bronze medallist Alexander Tuckfield (SLC Aquadot 4:19.01) and Johan Briedenhann (Revesby Workers 5:17.80).
13-year-old Jack Gibson has been putting in the work at Dapto SC, coming through with the win in the 12-14 Years category in 5:00.27 – a full 7 seconds faster than his Heats time. Knox Pymble’s Liam Togher took second place in 5:43.74, followed by Jayden Van Stralen (Picton 5:37.86).
Commonwealth Games teammates Ella Jones (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) and Jade Lucy (SLC Aquadot) were back on the scene last night in the Women’s 17 Yrs & Over 400m Freestyle MC, taking out first and second place in 5:12.44 and 4:51.65 respectively. Alstonville’s McKinley Arnison put up a tough fight to claim third in 5:06.32.
It was a finals session for the breaststrokers on Tuesday night. We witnessed superb performances across all distances, and particularly in the 100m event, where our Swimmer of the Night emerged.
Haig Buckingham (SOPAC) has put up a repeat performance, named Swimmer of the Night for the second year in a row for his result in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke (1:02.05) – this time in the 18 Years category.
18-year-old Buckingham has resurfaced after the HSC and saw State Age as an opportunity to benchmark his performance as he starts to contemplate life after high school. Buckingham has a positive mindset and is looking to the future.
“I’ve recently changes coaches to Adam Kable’s NSWIS squad. It’s been a smooth transition and good training ahead of State.”
“I was pretty happy (with my race). Coming off the HSC, this meet was about seeing where I’m at and where I can go to.”
Junior Pan Pacs Australian Team member Alistair Gorgijovski (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) took out the silver medal in a quick 1:04.37, followed by Sydney Uni’s Thomas Oates in 1:05.03.
SOPAC’s Isabella Johnson swam a skillful race in the Girls 16 Years Breaststroke event, earning herself the gold medal in 1:10.73, followed by Bella Zhang (Knox Pymble 1:11.77) and Kyla Brown (Kinross Wolaroi 1:12.84).
Cruiz SC athletes are firmly establishing a place for themselves in elite racing. We’ve found them at the top of the podium consistently at State Age and the Girls 100m Breaststroke was no exception. Bianca Fuller took gold in the 17 Years event in 1:12.65, keeping the spot warm for teammate Emily Nobbs who carried the torch in the 18 Years & Over event, winning the race in 1:09.51.
Hunter’s Isabella Campbell put up a tough race for Fuller in the Girls 17 Years event and touched a fingernail behind Fuller to claim the silver medal in 1:12.66. Melissa Cowen (V- Swimming Auckland 1:12.72) shared the third spot on the podium with Lily Mccowan (Tivoli 1:13.41).
The New Zealand contingent has been an excellent compliment to the program this year at State Age – contributing quality international racing experience for NSW athletes. Swimming Auckland’s Rebecca Wilkins claimed the silver visitor’s medal in the Girls 18 Years & Over event in 1:13.49, along with second place NSW medallist, Emily Maythers (Revesby Workers 1:15.68). Warringah’s Nadine Neimanis brought home the bronze in 1:16.66.
Dual swimmer of the night Lachlan Davies (Warringah Aquatic) has come to NSW Senior State Age hungry for the win. Last night the 14-year-old took down the Boys 14 Years NSW Record in the 50m butterfly in a new time of 25.89. It was a speedy field for the 13-14 year old boys, with Hayden Mcgregor (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) touching for silver in 26.69, followed by Shanuk Wickremaratchy (NUswim) in 26.84.
The State Age action continues on day 5 with Heats from 9am and Finals from 5:30pm.
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13 December Congratulations
- Swimmer of the Night
- Medalists
Haig Buckingham (SOPAC) for his performance in the Men’s 18 Years 100m Breaststroke (1:02.05)
Girls 16 Yrs & O 50m Freestyle
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Olivia Wunsch (Carlile) 25.32 – NSW Record 25.22
2 Bella Zhang (Knox Pymble) 26.27
3 Dijana Mazumdar (Barker Aquatic) 26.67
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Jaimie De Lutiis (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 25.99
2 Sophie Mayes (Alstonville) 26.54
3 Chelsea Jones (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 26.64
18 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Sarah Locke (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 26.16
2 Emily Dobbins (NUswim) 26.68
3 Paris Zhang (Knox Pymble) 26.83
Boys 17 Yrs & O 50m Freestyle
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Tane Bidois (Knox Pymble) 23.16
2 Kai Lilienthal (Knox Pymble) 23.73
3 Gabriel Jeffery (NUswim) 23.74
18 Yrs Medalists
1 Jamie Mooney (Wagga Wagga) 23.40
2 Will McDonagh (Knox Pymble) 23.60
3 Haig Buckingham (SOPAC) 23.63
19 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Zach Maher (Carlile) 23.00
2 Vanya Kamenjas (SOPAC) 23.21
3 Thomas Robinson (Cruiz) 23.23
Girls 12 Yrs & O 400m Freestyle MC
12-14 Years Medalists
1 Ali Green (Ascham) 5:42.47
2 Emilee Pratt (Novocastrian) 5:50.94
3 Matilda Mobbs (Nepean Aquatic) 6:31.68
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Yasmine-Bella Younes (Bankstown Sports) 5:13.86
2 Nicole Taylor (Griffith) 5:30.34
3 Kayla Wilson (V – Traralgon) 6:50.99
4 Georgia Bealing (Wenona) 6:51.09
17 Yrs & Over Medalists
1 Ella Jones (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 5:12.44
2 Jade Lucy (SLC Aquadot) 4:51.65
3 McKinley Arnison (Alstonville) 5:06.32
Boys 12 Yrs & O 400m Freestyle MC
12-14 Years Medalists
1 Jack Gibson (Dapto) 5:00.27
2 Liam Togher (Knox Pymble) 5:43.74
3 Jayden Van Stralen (Picton) 5:37.86
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Josh Graham (Young) 5:14.00
2 Daniel Lill (Campbelltown) 5:35.02
3 Russell Guppy (Tumut) 6:18.65
17 Years & Over Medalists
1 Tim Hodge (ACU Blacktown) 4:18.78
2 Alexander Tuckfield (SLC Aquadot) 4:19.01
3 Johan Briedenhann (Revesby Workers) 5:17.80
Girls 12-13 Yrs 400m IM
1 Heidi Schumack (SOPAC) 5:13.59
2 Isobel Mulcahy (Carlile) 5:18.09
3 Abbie Donelan (Wagga Wagga) 5:22.19
Boys 13-14 Yrs 400m IM
1 Luke Higgs (Warringah Aquatic) 4:44.13
1 Archie Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 4:45.65
3 William Brownlie (MLC Marlins) 4:50.90
Girls 14 Yrs 200m Breaststroke
1 Violet Walton (Narrabeen) 2:41.59
2 Isabelle Rae (Albury) 2:42.02
3 Gabriella Mcbrien (Norwest) 2:47.14
Boys 15 Yrs 200m Breaststroke
1 Matthew Kim (SOPAC) 2:22.73
2 Oscar Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 2:23.79
3 Jonathan Nam (Trinity Grammar) 2:24.30
Girls 15 Yrs 200m Breaststroke
1 Mia Burdack (SOPAC) 2:38.48
2 Rafaela Kopellou (SOPAC) 2:40.45
3 Yuna Nagai (City of Sydney) 2:42.41
Boys 16 Yrs 200m Breaststroke
1 Bailey Screen (Warringah Aquatic) 2:21.81
2 Christian Toia (SOPAC) 2:22.19
3 Samuel Higgs (Warringah Aquatic) 2:26.51
Girls 16 Yrs & O 100m Breaststroke
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Isabella Johnson (SOPAC) 1:10.73
2 Bella Zhang (Knox Pymble) 1:11.77
3 Kyla Brown (Kinross Wolaroi) 1:12.84
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Bianca Fuller (Cruiz) 1:12.65
2 Isabella Campbell (Hunter) 1:12.66
3 Melissa Cowen (V- Swimming Auckland) 1:12.72
3 Lily Mccowan (Tivoli) 1:13.41
18 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Emily Nobbs (Cruiz) 1:09.51
2 Rebecca Wilkins (V – Swimming Auckland) 1:13.49
2 Emily Maythers (Revesby Workers) 1:15.68
3 Nadine Neimanis (Warringah Aquatic) 1:16.66
Boys 17 Yrs & O 100m Breaststroke
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Jackson Kennard (V – Swimming Auckland) 1:06.16
1 David So (Carlile) 1:06.34
2 Joshua Arevalo (ACU Blacktown) 1:09.18
3 Tyler Johnson (Warringah Aquatic) 1:09.31
18 Yrs Medalists – Haig Buckingham
1 Haig Buckingham (SOPAC) 1:02.05
2 Alistair Gorgijovski (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 1:04.37
3 Thomas Oates (Sydney Uni) 1:05.03
19 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Angus Menzies (Knox Pymble) 1:02.75
2 Jake Mackie (NUswim) 1:04.40
3 Thomas Ikotin (Cruiz) 1:05.34
Girls 12-13 Yrs 50m Butterfly
1 Jaslyn Plummer (Warringah Aquatic) 29.20
2 Anahira McCutcheon (V – Central City) 29.25
2 Alexandra Nothdurfter (Mount Annan) 29.57
3 Heidi Shumack (SOPAC) 29.76
Boys 13-14 Yrs 50m Butterfly
1 Lachlan Davies (Warringah Aquatic) 25.89 – NEW NSW Record
2 Hayden Mcgregor (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 26.69
3 Shanuk Wickremaratchy (NUswim) 26.84
Girls 14 Yrs 400m Freestyle
1 Lillie McPherson (Manly) 4:28.30
2 Jade Mayne (SOPAC) 4:28.77
3 Tilly Fikkers (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 4:29.36
Boys 15 Yrs 400m Freestyle
1 Oscar Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 3:59.60
2 Kirana Agung Anom (SLC Aquadot) 4:09.99
3 Jack Potier (V – Swimming Auckland) 4:10.47
3 Alexander Clarence (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 4:11.16
Girls 12 Yrs & O 50m Backstroke MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Ali Green (Ascham) 44.63
2 Rada Bhummisri (City of Sydney) 45.01
3 Elizabeth Cockburn (Young) 46.74
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Kayla Wilson (V – Traralgon) 44.86
2 Stephanie Bruzzese (Trinity Grammar) 36.13
3 Krystal Jessen (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 36.26
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Jasmine Greenwood (Bay & Basin) 33.41
2 Taylor Corry (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 33.21
3 Hannah Price (Campbelltown) 35.66
Boys 12 Yrs & O 50m Backstroke MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Jayden Van Stralen (Picton) 38.68
2 Jack Gibson (Dapto) 37.43
3 Sebastian Webster (Stroud Seals) 43.89
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Declan Budd (Knox Pymble) 31.99
2 Harry Keane (Wagga Wagga) 36.80
3 Jack Carey (SOPAC) 35.57
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Jarred Dyer (Wollongong) 31.11
2 Alexander Tuckfield (SLC Aquadot) 33.15
3 Matthew Swinbourne (Knox Pymble) 34.36
Girls 15 Yrs & O 800m Freestyle
15 Yrs Medalists
1 Dominique Melbourn (Warringah Aquatic) 9:12.50
2 Chloe Brodrick (Tuggeranong Vikings) 9:22.64
3 Zara Kasprowicz (Warringah Aquatic) 9:28.81
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Greta Saville (V – Haileybury) 9:16.09
1 Hannah Mayne (SOPAC) 9:40.99
2 Danielle Asiata (V – Swimming Auckland) 9:30.99
2 Samantha Thompson (Orana) 9:45.34
3 Isabella Cox (Sans Souci Sea Devils) 9:51.16
17 Yrs & Over Medalists
1 Madeleine Gough (Carlile) 8:40.17
2 Tayla Martin (Carlile) 9:00.61
3 Chelsea Jones (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 9:09.48
Boys 16 Yrs & O 1500m Freestyle
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Max Moylan (Cranbrook) 17:00.23
2 Daniel O’Donnell (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 17:02.52
3 Charles Heathcote (V – Swimming Auckland) 17:08.78
3 Fernando Gonzalo (Manly) 17:13.58
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Tommy Lane (V – Haileybury) 16:12.39
1 Charlie Gray (Revesby Workers) 16:15.69
2 Alex Dunkley (V – Swimming Auckland) 16:38.31
2 Jackson Mccleery (Newington) 16:47.01
3 Riley Lawrence (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 16:57.42
18 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Kai Edwards (Carlile) 15:57.96
2 Euan Liney (Knox Pymble) 16:12.04
3 Lachlan Sheehy (Cranbrook) 16:22.84
Girls 15-17 Yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
1 Wests Illawarra A 1:45.45
2 V – Swimming Auckland A 1:46.61
2 Knox Pymble A 1:47.32
3 Warringah Aquatic A 1:48.25
Boys 16-18 Yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
1 Knox Pymble A 1:33.52
2 SOPAC A 1:35.68
3 Cranbrook A 1:35.86
