Jared Gilliland and Hugo Morris triumph swimming events: Australian State Teams Age SC Championships
Jared Gilliland of Queensland (QLD) and Hugo Morris of New South Wales (NSW) triumphed titles of 400m Individual Medley (IM) and 100m butterfly in the Boys 16-17 years old class, on the third day of 2011 Australian State Teams Age Short Course Championships.
The meet ended on September 19, at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra.
The 16-year-old Gilliland demonstrated his gruelling efforts in the 400m IM, where he clocked a time of 4 minutes and 25.62 seconds for gold medal. His gold winning effort was nearly ten seconds behind the age group mark of 4 minutes and 15.19 seconds, set
by Mitch Larkin of QLD during 2010.
The second spot of the race was secured by Ben Schreiner of Victoria (VIC), who remained 0.46 seconds slower than the gold medallist and appeared on the finishing wall with a timing of 4 minutes and 26.08 seconds for silver medal. Subsequently, Schreiner
remained in a lead of 2.15 seconds over his following swimmer, Hugo Morris of NSW, who submitted a third fastest time of 4 minutes and 28.23 seconds.
Then, Jam Nettlefold of VIC emerged as the fourth finest swimmer of the distant IM swim. Nettlefold clocked a time of 4 minutes and 32.53 seconds and remained marginally away from his following swimmer, Ryan h**e, who finished his swim with an effort of
4 minutes and 33.12 seconds.
In the meantime, 17-year-old Morris overwhelmed the efforts of his following swimmers in 100m butterfly, by occupying the title of the event in a time of 53.83 seconds. He was trailed by Regan Leong of QLD, who was nearly one second behind him and reached
the podium for silver medal by posting an effort of 54.66 seconds. Leong managed a lead of 0.48 seconds over his closest competitor and team-member, Zac Whenuaroa, who completed his butterfly sprint with a timing of 55.14 seconds for bronze medal.
The podium finishers were followed by Isaac Jones of VIC, who completed his swim in the fourth best place. The 16-year-old Jones was 1.28 seconds slower than his preceding swimmer and ended his swim by submitting a time of 56.42 seconds. He was trailed by
his team-mate, Mitchell Pratt, who was only 0.09 seconds slower from overcoming the effort of his former finisher and clocked a fifth fastest time of 56.51 seconds.
Both gold medallists expressed contentment over their fabulous wins in their exclusive events. Furthermore, the session concluded after the completion of all scheduled meets, while the winners were awarded awards and accolades for their noteworthy swims
after the session’s completion.
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