2024 NSW State Open Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2024 NEW SOUTH WALES STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Friday, March 15th – Sunday, March 17th
• Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center
• LCM (50m)
• Meet Central
• SwimSwam Start List Preview
• Top 5 Races to Watch
• Heats Program
• Live Results
• Results also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 NSW State Open Championships”
• Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
• Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record – 2:01.81, Liu Zige, China (2009)
• Australian Record – 2:03.41, Jessicah Schipper (2009)
• Commonwealth Record – 2:03.41, Jessicah Schipper (2009)
• Australian Olympic QT – 2:07.72

GOLD – Abbey Connor, 2:06.59
SILVER – Brittany Castelluzzo, 2:09.34 & Bella Grant, 2:09.34

18-year-old Abbey Connor of USC Spartans ripped a big-time personal best en route to capturing 200m fly gold.

Connor stopped the clock in 2:06.59, beating her previous PB of 2:07.61 from last year’s Australian World Championships Trials by over a second.

Connor opened in 1:00.72 and brought it home in 1:05.87 to easily defeat the field. Brittany Castelluzzo and Bella Grant tied for runners-up. Both touched in 2:09.34 as the only other sub-2:10 swimmers in the field.

Connor is now the 9th-best Australian 200m fly performer in history and ranks 5th in the world this season. Additionally, her monster PB undercuts the Aussie Olympic Qualification Tmie of 2:07.72 which bodes well for what the teen may produce at June’s Trials,

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record – 49.45, Caeleb Dressel (2021)
• Australian Record – 50.25, Matthew Temple (2023)
• Commonwealth Record – 50.25, Matthew Temple (2023)
• Australian Olympic QT – 51.17

GOLD – Matt Temple, 50.61
SILVER – Shaun Champion, 51.97
BRONZE – Ben Armbruster, 52.50

 

 

WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record – 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (2023)
• Australian Record – 30.05, Chelsea Hodges (2022)
• Commonwealth Record – 29.72, Lara van Niekerk (2022)

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MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record – 2:05.48, Qin Haiyang (2023)
• Australian Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook (2022)
• Commonwealth Record – 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook (2022)

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WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• Australian Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• Commonwealth Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)

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MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record – 20.91, Cesar Cielo (2009)
• Australian Record – 21.06, Cam McEvoy (2023)
• Commonwealth Record – 21.06, Cam McEvoy (2023)

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WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• World Record – 2:06.12, Katinka Hosszu (2015)
• Australian Record – 2:07.03, Stephanie Rice (2009)
• Commonwealth Record – 2:06.88, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor (2016)

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MEN’S 400 IM – FINAL

• World Record – 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (2023)
• Australian Record – 4:09.27, Brendon Smith (2021)
• Commonwealth Record – 4:08.70, Lewis Clareburt (2022)

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WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record – 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• Australian Record – 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• Commonwealth Record – 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (2023)

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MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record – 51.60, Thomas Ceccon (2022)
• Australian Record – 52.11, Mitch Larkin (2015)
• Commonwealth Record – 52.11, Mitch Larkin (2015)

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