The Mighty Blues were fresh and ready to go on night three of the 2022/23 NSW Senior State Age Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
Taper week has certainly been paying off in the pool for swimmers like Lachlan Davies (Warringah Aquatic) who began last night’s session with a new PB of 59.87 in the Boys 13-14 Yrs 100m Backstroke, which earned him top honours as Swimmer of the Night for a second time these championships.
“My race plan was to go out with Victor (Strokin) and come back really strong. It’s a new PB for me – finally hit sub-60, so I’m feeling good.”
City of Sydney’s Victor Strokin touched the wall in 1:00.64 to claim the silver medal ahead of Joseph Kim (Knox Pymble 1:00.78).
Manly’s Lillie McPherson is back to bring down more NSW butterfly records this year, and last night she started with the NSW Girls 14 Years 100m Fly. McPherson swam a massive PB and toppled the standing record in 1:01.07, celebrating in a moving display of comradeship with SOPAC’s Jade Mayne (silver medallist 1:04.40). Barker Aquatic’s Milla Lawrence pulled in the bronze medal in 1:06.09.
The boy from Albury North Lavington, Oscar Kreutzberger, is certainly making his name known these championships, last night claiming the top spot on the podium no less than three times.
Kreutzberger began Monday night’s program with the Boys 15 Years 100m Butterfly claiming gold in a thrilling race with Cash Milner (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins 58.08) and Lachlan Thompson (Orange Aquatic 58.30).
Later in the evening Kreutzberger kept up the pace and went on to win gold in the Boys 15 Years 50m Breaststroke (30.54), and Boys 15 Years 200m Freestyle (1:53.88).
The atmosphere was electric during the splash and dash Girls 15 Years and Boys 16 Years 50m Freestyle events!
It was an especially tight field in the Girls 15 years event, with competitors edging each other along. Cruiz’s Chloe Douglas-Byrne 26.20 got her hand on the wall first in 26.64, closely followed by Warringah Aquatic’s Dominique Melbourn (26.64) and Nelson Bay’s Ebony Nix (26.69).
It’s clear Marcus Da Silva has found his stride at Cranbrook Aquatic. He delivered a sizzling performance in the Boys 16 Years 50m Freestyle, claiming gold in 23.42 just ahead of James Gauci (SOPAC 23.51) and Koby Bujak-Upton (Knox Pymble 23.71).
Junior Pan Pacs medalist and dual 2022 NSW State Age Swimmer of the Night, Olivia Wunsch (Carlile) is back in the golden seat this week, taking out first place in the Girls 16 Years 200m Freestyle in 2:02.56, pushed along by contender Dijana Mazumdar (Barker Aquatic 2:05.63).
Swimming Auckland’s Eva Allan shared the second spot on the podium with Mazumdar in 2:05.35, with third place going to Aya Milton (Wests Illawarra Aquatic 2:07.68).
The Men’s 200m Freestyle line up was stacked across all age groups.
Lachlan Cole (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) and Charlie Gray (Revesby Workers) tied for the win in 1:55.57 in a dramatic race to the wall. Newington’s Jackson Mccleery brought home third in 1:56.18.
Wagga Wagga’s engine Jamie Mooney led his competitors in the 18 Years event and claimed gold in 1:52.74. Gabriel Wilczak (Trinity Grammar) touched in 1:54.91 for the silver, followed by Jason Yeou (Carlile 1:55.45).
An impressive line-up took over the starting blocks in the Men’s 19 Years & Over event, featuring NSW Touring Team members James Koch (Sydney Uni), Gabriel Gorgas (Knox Pymble), Thomas Hay (Sydney Uni) and Ryan Wilkes (Sydney Uni) fresh off their success in America, along with competitors Wesley Roberts (SOPAC) and NUSwim’s Marcus West.
Koch marked the sizzling finish of the race in 1:49.10, followed closely by Roberts (1:49.95) and Gorgas (1:50.42).
Jessica Cole’s dabble in the 200m butterfly is paying dividends. The Wests Illawarra competitor claimed a glorious gold in the Girls 15 Years event in 2:16.09, having only raced the event twice previously. SOPAC’s Rafaela Kopellou took 3 seconds off her Heats time to earn second place in 2:18.82, followed by Isabelle Hanger (City of Sydney 2:22.63).
The State Age action continues on day 4 with Heats from 9am and Finals from 5:30pm.
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12 December Congratulations
- Swimmer of the Night
- Medalists
Lachlan Davies (Warringah Aquatic) for his swim in the Men’s 13-14 Yrs 100m Backstroke (59.87).
Girls 12-13 Yrs 100m Backstroke
1 Heidi Shumack (SOPAC) 1:07.04
2 Abbie Donelan (Wagga Wagga) 1:07.13
3 Charli Barbour (Manly) 1:08.45
Boys 13-14 Yrs 100m Backstroke
1 Lachlan Davies (Warringah Aquatic) 59.87
2 Victor Strokin (City of Sydney) 1:00.64
3 Joseph Kim (Knox Pymble) 1:00.78
Girls 14 Yrs 100m Butterfly
1 Lillie McPherson (Manly) 1:01.07
2 Jade Mayne (SOPAC) 1:04.40
3 Milla Lawrence (Barker Aquatic) 1:06.09
Boys 15 Yrs 100m Butterfly
1 Oscar Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 57.77
2 Cash Milner (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 58.08
3 Lachlan Thompson (Orange Aquatic) 58.30
Girls 15 Yrs 50m Freestyle
1 Chloe Douglas-Byrne (Cruiz) 26.20
2 Dominique Melbourn (Warringah Aquatic) 26.64
3 Ebony Nix (Nelson Bay) 26.69
Boys 16 Yrs 50m Freestyle
1 Marcus Da Silva (Cranbrook) 23.42
2 James Gauci (SOPAC) 23.51
3 Koby Bujak-Upton (Knox Pymble) 23.71
Girls 12 Yrs & O 100m Freestyle MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Ali Green (Ascham) 1:14.46
2 Elizabeth Cockburn (Young) 1:18.37
3 Emilee Pratt (Novocastrian) 1:21.58
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Kayla Wilson (V – Traralgon) 1:23.21
1 Yasmine-Bella Younes (Bankstown Sports) 1:06.68
2 Nicole Taylor (Griffith) 1:07.89
3 Krystal Jessen (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 1:07.26
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Jasmine Greenwood (Bay & Basin) 1:03.53
2 McKinley Arnison (Alstonville) 1:08.37
3 Chloe Osborn (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 1:18.03
Boys 12 Yrs & O 100m Freestyle MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Liam Togher (Knox Pymble) 1:14.15
2 Jack Gibson (Dapto) 1:08.77
3 Jayden Van Stralen (Picton) 1:11.19
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Darren Sisman (Sans Souci Sea Devils) 57.93
2 Harry Keane (Wagga Wagga) 1:03.75
3 Jack Carey (SOPAC) 1:06.57
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Riley Moore (Woy Woy) 57.61
2 Timothy Hodge (ACU Blacktown) 57.85
3 Alexander Tuckfield (SLC Aquadot) 58.25
Girls 16 Yrs & O 200m Freestyle
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Olivia Wunsch (Carlile) 2:02.56
2 Eva Allan (V – Swimming Auckland) 2:05.35
2 Dijana Mazumdar (Barker Aquatic) 2:05.63
3 Aya Milton (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 2:07.68
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Bella Grant (Trinity Grammar) 2:02.27
2 Chelsea Jones (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 2:03.38
3 Jaimie De Lutiis (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 2:03.54
18 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Madeleine Gough (Carlile) 2:04.38
2 Sarah Locke (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 2:04.54
3 Abby Gibson (Carlile) 2:06.01
Boys 17 Yrs & O 200m Freestyle
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Adam Graham (V – Millfield School) 1:53.99
1 Lachlan Cole (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 1:55.57
1 Charlie Gray (Revesby Workers) 1:55.57
3 Jackson Mccleery (Newington) 1:56.18
18 Yrs Medalists
1 Jamie Mooney (Wagga Wagga) 1:52.74
2 Gabriel Wilczak (Trinity Grammar) 1:54.91
3 Jason Yeou (Carlile) 1:55.45
19 Yrs & O Medalists
1 James Koch (Sydney Uni) 1:49.10
2 Wesley Roberts (SOPAC) 1:49.95
3 Gabriel Gorgas (Knox Pymble) 1:50.42
Girls 12-13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke
1 Tiana Silva (Sydney Uni) 34.11
2 Sienna Toohey (Albury) 34.22
3 Sophie Mcaneney (Dubbo City Swimtech) 34.33
Boys 13-14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke
1 Joseph Kim (Knox Pymble) 31.05
2 Alessandro Elemento (SOPAC) 31.42
3 William Brownlie (MLC Marlins) 31.63
Girls 14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke
1 Gabriella Mcbrien (Norwest) 33.78
2 Violet Walton (Narrabeen) 33.84
3 Isabelle Rae (Albury) 34.27
Boys 15 Yrs 50m Breaststroke
1 Oscar Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 30.54
2 Jonathan Nam (Trinity Grammar) 30.91
3 Matthew Kim (SOPAC) 31.06
Girls 15 Yrs 200m Butterfly
1 Jessica Cole (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 2:16.09
2 Rafeala Kopellou (SOPAC) 2:18.82
3 Isabelle Hanger (City of Sydney) 2:22.63
Boys 16 Yrs 200m Butterfly
1 James Gauci (SOPAC) 2:04.19
2 Samuel Higgs (Warringah Aquatic) 2:06.28
3 Cooper Portlock (SOPAC) 2:11.64
Girls 16 Yrs & O 50m Backstroke
16 Yrs Medalists
1 Amelia Bray (V – Swimming Auckland) 30.15
1 Olivia Wunsch (Carlile) 30.60
2 Cordelia Stephen (Loreto Normanhurst) 30.75
3 Jessica Munk (Knox Pymble) 30.84
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Tameeka Johnson (Sans Souci Sea Devils) 29.36
2 Liv Peebles (V – Swimming Auckland) 29.76
2 Emily Ryan (Manly) 30.24
3 Sophie Mayes (Alstonville) 30.64
18 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Paris Zhang (Knox Pymble) 29.31
2 Elizabeth Gan (Sydney Uni) 29.52
3 Emily Dobbins (NUSwim) 29.92
Boys 17 Yrs & O 50m Backstroke
17 Yrs Medalists
1 Tane Bidois (Knox Pymble) 26.18
2 Alexander Foreman (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 26.32
3 Kai Lilienthal (Knox Pymble) 26.56
18 Yrs Medalists
1 Callum Thomas (The Hills) 27.11
2 Jamie Mooney (Wagga Wagga) 27.43
3 Joshua Reed (NUSwim) 27.59
19 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Jack Hendy (NUSwim) 26.21
2 Joseph Hamson (Knox Pymble) 26.27
3 Lachlan Mackay (NUSwim) 26.96
Girls 12-13 Yrs 400m Freestyle
1 Charli Barbour (Manly) 4:32.06
2 Bridget Bass (SLC Aquadot) 4:36.37
3 Isobel Mulcahy (Carlile) 4:38.07
Boys 13-14 Yrs 400m Freestyle
1 Luke Higgs (Warringah Aquatic) 4:09.04
2 Noah Maggs (Manly) 4:15.08
3 Dylan Zhou (Knox Pymble) 4:17.07
Girls 12 Yrs & O 100m Butterfly MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Ali Green (Ascham) 1:30.17
2 Summer Klein (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 1:33.38
3 Lexie Phillips (Novocastrian) 1:49.88
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Nicole Taylor (Griffith) 1:13.21
2 Stephanie Bruzzese (Trinity Grammar) 1:09.38
3 Kayla Wilson (V – Traralgon) 1:46.12
3 Amelia Moore (Coffs Harbour) 1:22.14
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Taylor Corry (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 1:08.40
2 Jasmine Greenwood (Bay & Basin) 1:09.38
3 Ashley Van Rijswijk (Wagga Wagga) 1:16.91
Boys 12 Yrs & O 100m Butterfly MC
12-14 Yrs Medalists
1 Liam Togher (Knox Pymble) 1:33.00
2 Adriano Sorrentino (SOPAC) 1:20.79
15-16 Yrs Medalists
1 Darren Sisman (Sans Souci Sea Devils) 1:04.63
2 Harry Keane (Wagga Wagga) 1:11.08
17 Yrs & O Medalists
1 Timothy Hodge (ACU Blacktown) 1:01.85
2 Jarred Dyer (Wollongong) 1:05.50
3 Henry Hughes (Warringah Aquatic) 1:03.91
Girls 14 Yrs 200m Freestyle
1 Lillie McPherson (Manly) 2:06.45
2 Jade Mayne (SOPAC) 2:07.06
3 Heli Childs (PLC Sydney) 2:07.07
Boys 15 Yrs 200m Freestyle
1 Oscar Kreutzberger (Albury North Lavington) 1:53.88
2 Liam Zhuang (Knox Pymble) 1:57.29
3 Alexander Clarence (AquaBlitz Toongabbie) 1:57.98
Girls 15 Yrs 100m Backstroke
1 Bree Spalding (Kincumber Pacific Dolphins) 1:04.74
2 Ivy Miller (Wests Illawarra Aquatic) 1:04.75
3 Scarlett Bassett (V – Swimming Auckland) 1:06.02
3 Zannah Dixon (Narrabeen) 1:06.19
Boys 16 Yrs 100m Backstroke
1 Hayden Hoang (SOPAC) 57.59
2 Nicholas Gladen (Macquarie Uni) 59.11
3 Remy Lennon (Warringah Aquatic) 59.45
Girls 12-14 Yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
1 Manly A 2:03.83
2 SOPAC A 2:04.19
3 Kincumber Pacific Dolphins A 2:05.66
Boys 13-15 Yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
1 Trinity Grammar A 1:49.77
2 Knox Pymble A 1:50.50
3 AquaBlitz Toongabbie A1:52.05
