Bria Throssell and Cameron McEvoy excel in swimming events – Australian State Teams Championships
Bria Throssell of Western Australia and Cameron McEvoy of Queensland excelled in the qualifying rounds of the 50m freestyle skins in their particular age groups on the first day of the 2011 Australian State Teams Age Short Course Championships. The event
took place in the initial session of the championship on September 17, at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Canberra.
The 15-year-old Throssell improved the age group mark of the event in Girls 15-16 years old class and occupied fastest qualification spot in the final round, by posting a time of 25.13 seconds. Throssell’s effort was clearly ahead of her following swimmer,
16-year-old Carla Buchanan of Queensland, who remained 0.43 seconds away and entered the final, with a timing of 25.58 seconds.
Leanne Wright of New South Wales was the third fastest qualifier of the freestyle discipline, as she remained 0.06 seconds behind Buchanan and submitted a time of 25.64 seconds.
The top qualifying swimmers were chased by Wright’s team-member, Je Liimatainen, who was 0.15 seconds behind her and appeared on the finishing wall for fourth qualification spot, with a timing of 25.79 seconds. Liimatainen was trailed by her team-member,
Ami Matsuo, who remained just 0.01 seconds away from occupying fourth spot and ended up fifth, with a timing of 25.80 seconds.
Similarly, Alexander Purcell of Queensland stayed 0.05 seconds away from Matsuo and reached the final by reporting in a time of 25.85 seconds for sixth position.
Subsequently, McEvoy dominated the similar event in Boys 16-17 years old Category, where he reported a top ranked time of 22.26 seconds. McEvoy remained in a lead of 0.46 seconds over his following swimmer and team-member, Andrew Digby, as he appeared on
the wall with a second fastest time of 22.72 seconds. Digby was followed by his team-mate, Zac Whenuaroa, who remained only 0.24 seconds behind him and entered the final round with an effort of 22.96 seconds.
Whenuaroa was very lucky to have obtained third fastest spot of the swim, as he out-touched his closest competitor, Ewan Bennett of Victoria, with a difference of only 0.02 seconds. Bennett posted a time of 22.98 seconds and remained 0.39 seconds faster
than Tommy Sucipto, who clocked a fifth fastest time of 23.37 seconds.
The sixth position of the event was claimed by Brand Grochala of New South Wales, who was 0.22 seconds behind his former finisher, producing a time of 23.59 seconds. Jack Gerrard of Victoria was the seventh swimmer to qualify for the final round, as he ended
his swim in a time of 23.65 seconds.
In addition, these winners will face each other once again in the semi-final, where the top qualifying swimmers will enter into the final round.
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