Molly O'Callaghan 100m

(June 14, 2024) The final day of the Australian Olympic Trials in Brisbane brought the much-anticipated women's 100m freestyle final, which will determine which team the world record holders and favorites will travel to Paris with in the 4x100m freestyle.

The title and individual starting position are protected Molly O'Callaghan (52.33), had to drop the world record by more than double the distance on Wednesday. A silver medal and second place in Paris went to him Shayna Jack (52.72) Jack was forced to withdraw from the last Olympic Games in Tokyo because he was banned for two years as a result of a positive doping test in 2019 and therefore could not compete in the qualifiers for Tokyo.

with Meg Harris (52.97), the third-place swimmer also swam under 53 seconds. This means there will be no way for Australia to participate in the relay in Paris. Even the old masters Bronte Campbell (53.10) and Emma McKeon (53.33) are expected to qualify for the relay in 4th and 6th place respectively.

In Paris, the ladies from Down Under could certainly step up: O'Callaghan, Jack, Harris and McKeon were all fast this year. There are four Australians in the top 9 in the current world rankings. An impressive opening position so close to the Olympic Games.

Apart from the freestyle race, the 200m breaststroke finals were also on the schedule for both genders. The former world record holder won the men's Jack Stapleton Cook Was first after 2:07.40 minutes and booked together Joshua Yong (2:08.08) Ticket to the Olympics. At the moment, Cook is third on the current World Annual Best List. In the women's category, one athlete also managed to break the required Olympic standard (2:23.91). A talented 19 year old Ella Ramsay He swam a new personal best time of 2:22.87 minutes, the lowest in qualifying and into the top 10 in the world rankings.

Two more starters can look forward to the Olympics in less than six weeks. Both managed the 200m backstroke Bradley Woodward (1:56.22) and Se Pom Lee (1:57.02) to the required standard (1:57.28) and can now train for their first Olympic participation. Bitter got third place Joshua Edwards SmithBecause he also beat the standard in 1:57.10 minutes, but only two athletes per country are allowed to compete each way.

The final title of the evening went to the men's 1500m freestyle Matthew GalliaHe swam under 15 minutes in 14:58.96, but missed the Paris standard (14:54.29).

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