The NSW State Open Championships concluded on Sunday 17 March with some great performances by NSW swimmers. The meet is used for Open swimmers to get a gauge of where they’re at with the Australian Swimming Championships some 20 days away and the Australian World Championship Trials (82 days to prepare for this). Australian Age swimmers are in their final preparation for National Championships that start on 15 April in Adelaide (just under 4 weeks away) - a great opportunity to race against some of the best swimmers in the land.
I’ve come up with some interesting stats that will give you a snapshot of the NSW State Open Championships:
- NSW swimmers won 9 Gold; 5 Silver and 8 Bronze for a total of 22 medals
NSW medalists were:
| Athlete | Club | Medals won | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wilson | SOPAC | 4 Gold |
Adam Kable (NSW Hub Program - SOP) |
| William Yang | Ravenswood |
3 Gold 1 Bronze |
Bobby Hurley |
| Cate Campbell | Knox Pymble | 2 Gold |
Simon Cusack (Northern Area Hub) |
| Bradley Woodward | Mingara |
2 Silver 1 Bronze |
Adam Kable (NSW Hub Program - SOP) |
| Charli Brown | Manly | 1 Silver | Justin Rothwell |
| Felicity Chan | SOPAC | 1 Silver | Darren Howard |
| Se-Bom Lee | Carlile | 1 Silver | Misha Payne |
| Olivia Adams | Ravenswood | 1 Bronze |
Adam Kable (NSW Hub Program - SOP) |
| Bronte Campbell | Knox Pymble | 1 Bronze |
Simon Cusack (Northern Area Hub) |
| Matthew Galea | Blacktown City | 1 Bronze | Tomas Noll |
| Edward Marks | Carlile | 1 Bronze |
Adam Kable (NSW Hub Program - SOP) |
| Hayley Rowlands | Revesby Workers | 1 Bronze | Alex Clarke |
| Cassandra Van Breugel | Woy Woy | 1 Bronze | Graeme Carroll |
Also, including the podium swims NSW swimmers had 118 Top 10 swims (“A” Final) and another 182 “B” final swims… for a total of 300 swims in the evening finals.
Throwing the spotlight on some of the swims:
- Cate Campbell’s times in the 50m & 100m Freestyle are ranked no.1 in the world this year
- Matthew Wilson equalled his State record in the 100 Breaststroke (0:59.83) and was just over the mark in the 200m. His 200m time (2:08.56) ranks him 3rd in the world this year
- William Yang’s 100m Backstroke time (0:54.84) ranks him no.14 in the world this year
Looking at some of the Age swimmers, once again there were some great results:
- The following swimmers recorded times that were under the Junior World Championship Qualifying times
- Charli Brown won her first Open medal in the 200 IM (2:16.20)
- Kayla Hardy (Ginninderra – Coach: Shannon Rollason) also produced a great swim in the 400 IM (4:50.49)
- Se-Bom Lee – 400 IM (4:23.00) and is on target to meet other times for several events
For the second time at the NSW Open our Para swimmers swam both heats and finals… a great initiative from Swimming NSW. It was obvious from the swimmers and their performances they appreciated the opportunity 3 weeks out from their World Championship Trials. Here are some of the strong results from our Para swimmers:
| Athlete | Club | Medals won | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodge | Auburn |
2 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze |
Clinton Camilleri |
| Jasmine Greenwood | Bay & Basin |
2 Gold 4 Bronze |
Bob McEvoy |
| Ellie Cole | Knox Pymble |
1 Gold 1 Silver |
Simon Cusack (Northern Area Hub) |
| Matthew Levy | North Sydney |
2 Gold 1 Bronze |
Steve Badger |
| Ashley Van Rijswijk | Wagga Wagga | 1 Gold | |
| Darcy Gilson | Valley Aquatics |
1 Silver 1 Bronze |
Sam Frame |
| Jade Lucy | SLC Aquadot | 1 Silver | Gavin Stewart |
| Taylor Corry | Nelson Bay | 1 Silver | Tom Davis |
| Jenna Jones | Auburn | 2 Bronze | |
| Oscar Stubbs | SOPAC | 1 Bronze | Job Van Duijnhoven |
| Ricky Betar | Auburn | 1 Bronze | |
| Amy Cook | SLC Aquadot | 1 Bronze | |
| Jarrod Dyer | Wollongong | 1 Bronze | Chris Buchannan |
The NSW Para swimmers had a total of 93 Final swims with 27 podium finishes… a great result! Their World Championship Trials will be in April at the Australian Swimming Championships… good luck to all our NSW Para swimmers!
There were some great relay results from our NSW teams:
- Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay
- Knox Pymble – Gold; Abbotsleigh – Bronze
- Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay
- Carlile – Silver; Ravenswood – Bronze
- Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
- UNSW – Gold; Carlile – Silver; SLC Aquadot – Bronze
- Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
- Sydney University – Silver; Knox Pymble – Bronze
- Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
- Ravenswood – Gold; Knox Pymble – Silver; Carlile – Bronze
Congratulations to all the teams!
Overall there were some great results for this time of year where all the swimmers are gearing up for the various Australian Championships. As we are coming into the last prep phase for the Championships don’t count the days… make the days count!
Good look to all the coaches and swimmers… GO THE MIGHTY BLUES!!
Jon Shaw
Swimming NSW Coaching Director
