Aussie Trials 2012

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Former Member — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:28 GMT

ouch wonder if they can do a time trial and if so what's the cut off date wonder if grant will come out of retirement As he made the B time, one swimmer can be selected, but that wouldn't be firmed up until later. There may be another opportunity to get A times as there is in Britain (only in events that haven't yet been filled). I suspect that this would be an example where the winner would be selected with a B time to provide him with the experience of Olympic competition.

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knelson — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:15:36 GMT

Maybe Thorpe should have trained for the 1500.

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ande — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:09:44 GMT

Actually, neither of them made the Olympic A cut, so I guess the 15 year old is not going to London. Event 54 Men 1500 LC Metre Freestyle ========================================================= World: ! 14:34.14 31/07/2011Yang Sun, China Commonwealth: * 14:34.56 29/07/2001Grant Hackett, Australia Australian: # 14:34.56 29/07/2001Grant Hackett, Miami All Comers: ' 14:44.94 19/03/2005Grant Hackett, Miami Title Holder: . 15:18.85 8/04/2011 Jarrod Killey, Hunter Olympic A: A 15:11.83 Olympic B: B 15:43.74 Meet Qualifying: 16:12.00 Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA ======================================================== === Finals === ouch wonder if they can do a time trial and if so what's the cut off date wonder if grant will come out of retirement

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That Guy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:07:25 GMT

Actually, neither of them made the Olympic A cut, so I guess the 15 year old is not going to London. Event 54 Men 1500 LC Metre Freestyle ================================================================== World: ! 14:34.14 31/07/2011Yang Sun, China Commonwealth: * 14:34.56 29/07/2001Grant Hackett, Australia Australian: # 14:34.56 29/07/2001Grant Hackett, Miami All Comers: ' 14:44.94 19/03/2005Grant Hackett, Miami Title Holder: . 15:18.85 8/04/2011 Jarrod Killey, Hunter Olympic A: A 15:11.83 Olympic B: B 15:43.74 Meet Qualifying: 16:12.00 Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA ================================================================== === Finals ===

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ande — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:05:51 GMT

17 yr old Cameron Mcevoy had many amazing swims 50 free 22.32semis, 100 fr finals 48.58 for 5th making their olympic team. 23.35 25.23 1:47.79 in 200 fr finals for 6th making their olympic team 24.92 27.50 27.57 27.80, tied for 7th in the semis with a 1:48.35 edging out Nick Frost's 1:48.38 awesome RT's 0.61 in 1 fr finals 0.60 in 1 fr semis 0.60 in 1 fr prelims

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knelson — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:02:34 GMT

That's great for the kid who made the team, but sure reflects poorly on Australia's distance swimming right now. Those times are frankly terrible. 40 seconds off the world record wins the event? It took a 14:49 just to make finals in Beijing.

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ande — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:54:09 GMT

a 15 yr old boy made the aussie olympic team in the 1500 Event 54 Men 1500 LC Metre Freestyle === Finals === 1 POORT, JARROD 17 WESTS ILLAWARRA 15:24.95 15:13.38. 877 r:+0.71 27.71 57.48 (29.77) 1:28.05 (30.57) 1:58.76 (30.71) 3:00.29 ( ) 3:30.74 (30.45) 4:01.75 (31.01) 5:03.26 ( ) 5:33.74 (30.48) 6:04.45 (30.71) 6:34.18 (29.73) 7:04.70 (30.52) 7:34.91 (30.21) 8:05.84 (30.93) 8:36.06 (30.22) 9:07.12 (31.06) 9:37.50 (30.38) 10:08.72 (31.22) 10:39.30 (30.58) 11:10.68 (31.38) 11:41.37 (30.69) 12:12.93 (31.56) 12:43.33 (30.40) 13:14.41 (31.08) 13:44.99 (30.58) 14:16.49 (31.50) 14:45.78 (29.29) 15:13.38 (27.60) 2 HORTON, MACK 15 MELBOURNE VIC 15:42.03 15:14.73. 873 r:+0.82 27.13 56.89 (29.76) 1:26.78 (29.89) 1:57.11 (30.33) 2:27.33 (30.22) 2:57.50 (30.17) 3:28.06 (30.56) 3:58.68 (30.62) 4:29.24 (30.56) 5:00.02 (30.78) 5:30.81 (30.79) 6:01.82 (31.01) 6:32.81 (30.99) 7:03.52 (30.71) 7:34.03 (30.51) 8:04.74 (30.71) 8:35.68 (30.94) 9:06.50 (30.82) 9:37.20 (30.70) 10:07.84 (30.64) 10:38.96 (31.12) 11:10.01 (31.05) 11:40.90 (30.89) 12:11.81 (30.91) 12:42.77 (30.96) 13:13.64 (30.87) 13:44.61 (30.97) 14:15.19 (30.58) 14:45.80 (30.61) 15:14.73 (28.93)

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Former Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:17:29 GMT

During Gary Hall Jr.'s chat session yesterday I asked him what he thought about Ian Thorpe's comeback attempt. To paraphrase, he said he gives him props for trying, but Ian's gotten slower while everyone else has gotten faster. He said he had the feeling even Ian didn't really think he was going to make it. I think he's right about this. I got the impression Ian thinks he got back in the pool a little too late to get back to where he needed to be. I do hope Ian keeps at it and make Worlds next year. I think he's right about not really believing... On another note, there are some great times coming from the French trials too - Agnel 1.44 200 free, Camille Muffat 1.54/4.02 in the women's, forget his name, but 52.7 in the men's backstroke.... The pool is going to be on fire this summer!!

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:32:56 GMT

During Gary Hall Jr.'s chat session yesterday I asked him what he thought about Ian Thorpe's comeback attempt. To paraphrase, he said he gives him props for trying, but Ian's gotten slower while everyone else has gotten faster. He said he had the feeling even Ian didn't really think he was going to make it. I think he's right about this. I got the impression Ian thinks he got back in the pool a little too late to get back to where he needed to be. I do hope Ian keeps at it and make Worlds next year. Wasn't he training for over a year? That's a lot of time to train for the 100 free, and Thorpe has a history of being very fast in the 100. I think his coach just failed to prepare him properly.

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knelson — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:43:01 GMT

Wasn't he training for over a year? That's a lot of time to train for the 100 free Is it, though, if you've been completely out of the water for a few years? Thorpe probably wasn't in the same kind of shape as someone like Brendan Hansen who was able to get back much more quickly. If you've seen photos of Thorpe before his comeback it was pretty clear he was really out of shape.

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knelson — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:25:18 GMT

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:48:40 GMT

Huegill didn't make it: === Finals === 1 WRIGHT, CHRISTO 23 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 51.83 51.67. 896 r:+0.67 24.43 51.67 (27.24) 2 HADLER, JAYDEN 18 SOPAC, NSW 52.81 52.09. 874 r:+0.66 24.56 52.09 (27.53) 3 TARGETT, MATT 26 MELBOURNE VIC 52.31 52.24. 867 r:+0.67 24.02 52.24 (28.22) 4 D'ARCY, NICK 24 ST PETERS 52.21 52.47B 856 r:+0.70 24.73 52.47 (27.74) 5 HUEGILL, GEOFFR 33 SOPAC, NSW 52.57 52.50B 854 r:+0.71 24.33 52.50 (28.17) 6 ASHBY, SAM 23 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 52.53 52.56B 851 r:+0.67 24.72 52.56 (27.84) 7 LESTER, DANIEL 21 LAWNTON 52.82 52.66B 846 r:+0.68 24.35 52.66 (28.31) 8 IRVINE, GRANT 20 ST PETERS 53.12 53.39B 812 r:+0.68 24.95 53.39 (28.44) Magnussen and Sullivan in the 50: === Finals === 1 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 20 SOPAC, NSW 21.87 21.74. 893 r:+0.69 2 SULLIVAN, EAMON 26 SOPAC, NSW 21.88 21.92. 871 r:+0.63 3 ABOOD, MATTHEW 25 CRANBROOK EE 21.92 21.94. 869 r:+0.73 4 ROBERTS, JAMES 20 SOMERSET, QLD 22.39 22.31B 826 r:+0.61 5 ABOOD, ANDREW 21 CRANBROOK EE 22.34 22.42B 814 r:+0.73 6 PROSSER, CAMERO 27 MELBOURNE VIC 22.46 22.55B 800 r:+0.68 7 MCEVOY, CAMERON 17 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 22.32 22.56B 799 r:+0.60 8 ROSE, HAMISH 21 CITY OF PERTH 22.57 22.65B 790 r:+0.69 Women's 50 is very close: === Semi-Finals === 1 CAMPBELL, CATE 19 INDOOROOPILLY 25.16 24.55. 903 r:+0.79 2 CAMPBELL, BRONT 17 INDOOROOPILLY 25.29 24.78. 878 r:+0.73 3 TRICKETT, LISBE 27 CHANDLER, QLD 25.12 24.86. 869 r:+0.67 4 KUKLA, YOLANE 16 ST PETERS 25.34 24.96A 859 r:+0.67 5 HALICEK, OLIVIA 23 UNI OF NSW 25.35 24.98A 857 r:+0.64 6 GUEHRER, MARIEK 26 MELBOURNE VIC 25.39 25.11A 844 r:+0.68 7 COUTTS, ALICIA 24 REDLANDS, QLD 25.53 25.13A 842 r:+0.72 8 TAIT, ALICE 25 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 25.49 25.14A 841 r:+0.67

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Former Member — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:20:00 GMT

=== Semi-Finals === 1 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 20 SOPAC, NSW 22.19 21.87. 877 r:+0.71 2 SULLIVAN, EAMON 26 SOPAC, NSW 22.62 21.88. 876 r:+0.64 3 ABOOD, MATTHEW 25 CRANBROOK EE 22.44 21.92. 871 r:+0.77 4 MCEVOY, CAMERON 17 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 22.78 22.32B 825 r:+0.60 5 ABOOD, ANDREW 21 CRANBROOK EE 22.63 22.34B 823 r:+0.75 6 ROBERTS, JAMES 20 SOMERSET, QLD 22.82 22.39B 818 r:+0.63 7 PROSSER, CAMERO 27 MELBOURNE VIC 22.83 22.46B 810 r:+0.70 8 TARGETT, MATT 26 MELBOURNE VIC 22.47 22.54B 801 This is going to be a good final. Also, I wonder why Magnussen doesn't do the 200. His 50/100 dropoff is similar to somebody like Hoogie.

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That Guy — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:02:34 GMT

Magnussen's 200 free reasoning: www.swimnews.com/.../9074 Today's 100 fly semifinal was the last 2012 chance for Michael Klim's comeback. He made it to the semis in the 100 free and 100 fly but did not make it to the finals.

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smontanaro — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:42:17 GMT

The elevators in our building have little TVs in them. As I was riding up this morning one of the "latest" headlines was that Thorpe failed to qualify in the 200m free. I didn't know if I should be pleased that this fact rose to the level of being a headline or disappointed that it took them almost a week to mention it. Maybe next week they will report that Duke's men's basketball team failed to win their first round game in the NCAA tournament. :D Skip

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knelson — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:40:21 GMT

Great swim by Magnussen. These guys are going to have a strong relay. Very impressive. I wonder if this is the fastest textile time ever?

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That Guy — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:05:44 GMT

Great swim by Magnussen. These guys are going to have a strong relay. Event 26 Men 100 LC Metre Freestyle ================================================================== World: ! 46.91 30/07/2009Cesar Cielo, Brazil Commonwealth: * 47.05 13/08/2008Eamon Sullivan, Australia Australian: # 47.05 13/08/2008Eamon Sullivan, West Coast All Comers: ' 47.10 19/03/2012James Magnussen, SOPAC Title Holder: . 48.29 5/04/2011 James Magnussen, SOPAC Olympic A: A 48.82 Olympic B: B 50.53 Meet Qualifying: 53.20 Name Age Team Semis Finals FINA ================================================================== === Finals === 1 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 20 SOPAC, NSW 47.93 47.10' 987 r:+0.71 22.68 47.10 (24.42) 2 ROBERTS, JAMES 20 SOMERSET, QLD 48.60 47.63. 955 r:+0.63 23.17 47.63 (24.46) 3 TARGETT, MATT 26 MELBOURNE VIC 48.56 48.32A 914 r:+0.72 23.25 48.32 (25.07) 4 SULLIVAN, EAMON 26 SOPAC, NSW 48.80 48.53A 903 r:+0.72 23.00 48.53 (25.53) 5 MCEVOY, CAMERON 17 SOUTHPORT OLYMPI 48.98 48.58A 900 r:+0.61 23.35 48.58 (25.23) 6 D'ORSOGNA, TOMM 21 WEST COAST, WA 48.66 48.64A 897 r:+0.69 23.52 48.64 (25.12) 7 ABOOD, MATTHEW 25 CRANBROOK EE 49.31 48.81A 887 r:+0.78 23.20 48.81 (25.61) 8 RICHARDSON, KYL 24 CHANDLER, QLD 48.76 48.95B 880 r:+0.66 23.48 48.95 (25.47)

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That Guy — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:48:18 GMT

Another textile best today, at French Olympic Trials. Camille Muffat 4:01.13 www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../30039.asp

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That Guy — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:27:09 GMT

Very impressive. I wonder if this is the fastest textile time ever? Yep. Newly updated today: swimnews.com/.../8589

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:25:03 GMT

Difficult without the bodysuit.

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:09:30 GMT

Where he is seeded 28th, more than two seconds out of the top 4. Props to the guy for even coming close after 6+ years away, but looks like he came up short.

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:02 GMT

The results site still isn't showing the complete 100 free results, so I resorted to Twitter. What a sad way to find out that Thorpe didn't make it. Nice swim by Magnussen, though: 48.26.

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That Guy — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:15:42 GMT

www.swimnews.com/.../9287 Thorpe's talking 2016 :applaud:

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taruky — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:15:08 GMT

Where he is seeded 28th, more than two seconds out of the top 4. Props to the guy for even coming close after 6+ years away, but looks like he came up short. Hey this might not be the end for him. He still has worlds next year and who knows, maybe the Olympics in '16. Lezak was no spring chicken when he tore up the field in that relay. I think 6 years might have been too much time away to make up for it in 14 months. I know from personal experience. At age 44, I am making up for 41 years away from the pool; it's a long and arduous process. Lol.

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That Guy — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:56:31 GMT

Well. So much for that.