Australian swimming trials 2024 as it happened: Titmus snags three wins in three races, McKeown just shy of own world record in 200m backstroke win
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What’s on tonight
Goodnight
That’s all from us tonight.
We’ll be brining you all the action again tomorrow for night five of the Australian swimming trials.
Until then, enjoy your night.
Abbey Connor in the women’s 200m butterfly earlier tonight.Credit: Getty Images
Titmus trifecta: Freestyle champ clocks three wins from three races
Ariarne Titmus has secured three wins from three races so far this week.
She won the 400m on Monday night, 200m (and a world record) on Wednesday night, and the 800m tonight.
But just when you think she’s done, she goes round again. You can catch Titmus in the 100m freestyle tomorrow night at about 8:30pm.
Ariarne Titmus after another win tonight.Credit: Getty Images
What’s on tomorrow
That’s all the action for tonight, here’s what to look forward to tomorrow:
- 7:33pm – Men’s 200m breaststroke
- 7:41pm – Women’s 200m breaststroke
- 7:52pm – Men’s 100m backstroke multi-class
- 7:59pm – Women’s 100m backstroke multi-class
- 8:12pm – Men’s 200m backstroke
- 8:21pm – Women’s 50m butterfly multi-class
- 8:33pm – Women’s 100m freestyle
- 8:47pm – Men’s 1500m freestyle
- 9:42pm – Paralympic team announcement
Titmus ‘disappointed’ with race time
Titmus takes another win
By Tom Decent
Ariarne Titmus is too good in the 800m freestyle, winning in a time of 8:14.06.
It’s the third fastest time this year behind Summer McIntosh (8:11.39) and Katie Ledecky (8:12.95). McIntosh has already said she won’t do the 800m, so Titmus could be eyeing off a second silver medal in as many Olympics.
Lani Pallister snares another second place.
Preview: Women’s 800m freestyle
Fresh off her 200m freestyle world record on Wednesday night, Ariarne Titmus should do the business in the event she won silver in at the Tokyo Olympics.
It won’t be another world record, so don’t get too excited. Her Australian record of 8:13.59 could be in danger though. Lani Pallister could cause a major boilover. She’s already on the team. Free spin time.
Can Lani Pallister beat Ariarne Titmus tonight?Credit: Getty Images
Dekkers qualifies for Paris after Tokyo heartbreak
By Emma Kemp
Elizabeth Dekkers has absolutely blitzed the qualifying time. Abbey Connor was looking the goods in the heats this morning when she swam a PB of 2:06.98 to qualify top for this final, and she actually bettered that PB in the final by 0.16 seconds.
But it still wasn’t good enough to take down Dekkers, who made her move with 100m to go and was well clear by the final 15m. A Paris smokey if ever there was one.
Preview: Women’s 200m butterfly
By Tom Decent
This will be a cracking race.
Lizzy Dekkers and Abbey Connor should go 1-2. But Connor has been in good form this year and could very easily jag a win.
Both have gone under the qualifying of 2:07.72 but can they do it when it matters most? Connor hasn’t been to an Olympics, while Dekkers picked up a silver in the event at the world championships in Fukuoka last year. She is flying under the radar.
Crothers ends his week with a win
Rowan Crothers is off to his third Paralympic Games after a quick swim in the 100m freestyle final.
Crothers says he’s not super happy with his time, but he knows he can swim faster and is looking forward to Paris 2024 – “there’s a long way to go before I get to where I want to be,” he says.
Rowan Crothers after his race win.Credit: Getty Images
Chalmers battled pulled back ahead of trials
By Tom Decent
Another interesting titbit from the mixed zone. Kyle Chalmers has revealed he pulled his back two Saturdays ago (June 1).
How? Laying on the couch. Thought he might not be able to race here at trials. Might add a bit of context to his winning time in the 100m freestyle time, which was a little way off his personal best.
“I’ve put on a pretty brave face to be able to get through it, but it’s definitely been quite challenging just getting in and out of bed and starting the day,” Chalmers said. “It’s been pretty hard. It was very stressful.”
Kyle Chalmers pulled his back two weeks ago.Credit: Getty Images
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