It was an epic weekend of swimming at the 2024 Victorian Open LC Championships and Citi Para Swimming World Series, with an impressive field including Olympic and Paralympic Champions, Australian Dolphins, international para stars and Victoria’s most talented swimmers putting on a show at MSAC.
Emma McKeon (Griffith University) showed us why she’s Australia’s most successful Olympian. She took out the Women’s 100m Freestyle on night one in a Victorian All comers Record time of 53.00. McKeon also had victories in the Women’s 100m Butterfly (56.40) and 50m Freestyle (24.68) events. In the Women’s 50m Butterfly she fell just short, claiming Silver behind Japan’s Rikako Ikee.
Griffith teammate Lani Pallister was a dominant force in the Women’s Freestyle events. She won Gold in the 200m (1:56.63), 400m (4:03.03) and 1500m (15:54.52) Freestyle, her strong performances no doubt boosting her confidence on the road to Paris.
Nunawading young gun William Petric was on fire in the IM events. He took out the 400m IM in 4:18.38 and the 200m IM in 2:00.22. He also claimed Silver in the Men’s 200m Butterfly (1:58.41), narrowly out touched by Griffith University’s Bowen Gough.
It was a jam-packed program for Nunawading’s Isabella Boyd. The 18 year old competed in 7 individual events and 5 relays, the hard work paying off in the Women’s 200m IM where she claimed Gold, clocking 2:13.73.
Bendigo East’s Cameron Jordan continued his fine form this summer, setting another 2 new Victorian Country Records in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (27.93) and 100m Breaststroke (1:00.92). He took home Bronze in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke (1:00.92), an impressive swim against tough competition.
Ballarat Gold’s Sarah Howe was a top performer in the MC events with victories in the Women’s 100m Backstroke MC (1:22.23) and the Women’s 400m Freestyle (5:26.65). She also added two Silver medals to her swag in the Women’s 50m and 100m Freestyle MC events.
Across the Championships, 13 Victorian Records were broken, congratulations to our newest record holders:
Victorian Records
- Lily Koch (Nunawading) – Girls 50m Breaststroke – 32.53
- Nicholas Stoupas (Caulfield Aquatics)
- Boys 16 Years 50m Breaststroke – 29.39
- Boys 16 Years 50m Breaststroke – 29.11
Victorian All Comers Records
- Emma McKeon (Griffith University)
- Women’s Open 100m Freestyle – 53.00
- Women’s Open 100m Butterfly – 56.40 - Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University) – Women’s Open 100m Backstroke – 58.19
- Daegyeom Song (Korea)
- Boys 12 Years 100m Freestyle – 55.47
- Boys 12 Years 200m Freestyle – 2:02.32 - Nicholas Stoupas (Caulfield Aquatics)
- Boys 16 Years 50m Breaststroke – 29.39
- Boys 16 Years 50m Breaststroke – 29.11 - Johann Szymanski (Highlanders) – Boys 16-18 Years 800m Freestyle – 8:05.53
Victorian Country Records
- Cameron Jordan (Bendigo East)
- Men’s 18 & Over 50m Breaststroke – 27.93
- Men’s Open 100m Breaststroke – 1:00.92
The standout Victorian performances are recognised with ‘Swimmer of the Meet’ Awards. Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Swimmer of the Meet – Man
Awarded for the single swim by a swimmer, who obtains the highest World Aquatic points at the Championships.
- William Petric (Nunawading) – Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Swimmer of the Meet – Woman
Awarded for the single swim by a swimmer who obtains the highest World Aquatic points at the Championships.
- Isabella Boyd (Nunawading) – Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Para Swimmer of the Meet – Man
Awarded for the single swim by a nationally classified man, who obtains the highest Australian Para points at the Championships.
- Nicholas Layton (Caulfield Aquatics) – Men’s 50m Butterfly MC
Para Swimmer of the Meet – Woman
Awarded for the single swim by a nationally classified woman, who obtains the highest Australian Para points at the Championships.
- Sarah Howe (Ballarat Gold) – Women’s 50m Freestyle MC
Congratulations also to the following award winners:
Allen Challenge Trophy – Men’s 100m Freestyle – Cameron Bladen (Tigersharks)
SV Trophy - Women’s 100m Freestyle – Isabella Boyd (Nunawading)
Pearson Challenge Shield - Men’s 400m Freestyle – Noah Millard (MLC Aquatic)
SV Trophy Women’s 400m Freestyle – Tara Kinder (Melbourne Vicentre)
Pearson Challenge Shield - Men’s 800m Freestyle – Noah Millard (MLC Aquatic)
SV Trophy - Women’s 800m Freestyle – Tamsin Cook (Western Melbourne Propulsion)
Dr John Connell Trophy -Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Nunawading A
Len Blease Shield - Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay – Nunawading A
Charlotte Turner Trophy - Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Nunawading A
Betty Holdsworth Trophy -Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Nunawading A
Amy Mott Trophy - Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay – Nunawading A
Sam Harris Memorial Shield - Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay – Nunawading A
For full results click here.
