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Sydney Morning Herald
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Pallister shines as Jack misses Dolphins cut for world championships
Lani Pallister capped a breakout week at Australia's swimming trials in Adelaide with a fourth personal best, while Shayna Jack fell short of Dolphins selection on the final night of racing ahead of next month's world championships in Singapore. With Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus taking a break from the sport, Pallister emerged from the shadows with a coming-of-age campaign, having moved to train under Dean Boxall at St Peters Western earlier this year. After winning the 400m freestyle in a personal best and smashing the national record in the 800m, Pallister closed out her week with a dominant victory in the 1500m freestyle on Saturday night. Her time of 15:39.14 slashed 10 seconds off her previous best and broke the Commonwealth record held by New Zealand's Lauren Boyle. It marked a rare sweep of lifetime bests in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle. 'It's just nice getting a little bit of progress,' Pallister said on Channel Nine. 'It's one of those events where you can plateau for so long, but it's nice to have a big drop like that. I'm just really stoked with the week that I put together.' Jack, meanwhile, had another uncharacteristic night. The Olympic finalist finished fifth in the women's 50m freestyle, where Meg Harris (24.17 seconds) took top honours. It followed an eighth-place finish in the 100m freestyle earlier in the week. After the highs of Paris and an interrupted preparation, Jack knew she was underdone. But missing selection will still sting for someone who, until recently, was among the first picked.
The Age
6 hours ago
- Sport
- The Age
Pallister shines as Jack misses Dolphins cut for world championships
Lani Pallister capped a breakout week at Australia's swimming trials in Adelaide with a fourth personal best, while Shayna Jack fell short of Dolphins selection on the final night of racing ahead of next month's world championships in Singapore. With Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus taking a break from the sport, Pallister emerged from the shadows with a coming-of-age campaign, having moved to train under Dean Boxall at St Peters Western earlier this year. After winning the 400m freestyle in a personal best and smashing the national record in the 800m, Pallister closed out her week with a dominant victory in the 1500m freestyle on Saturday night. Her time of 15:39.14 slashed 10 seconds off her previous best and broke the Commonwealth record held by New Zealand's Lauren Boyle. It marked a rare sweep of lifetime bests in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle. 'It's just nice getting a little bit of progress,' Pallister said on Channel Nine. 'It's one of those events where you can plateau for so long, but it's nice to have a big drop like that. I'm just really stoked with the week that I put together.' Jack, meanwhile, had another uncharacteristic night. The Olympic finalist finished fifth in the women's 50m freestyle, where Meg Harris (24.17 seconds) took top honours. It followed an eighth-place finish in the 100m freestyle earlier in the week. After the highs of Paris and an interrupted preparation, Jack knew she was underdone. But missing selection will still sting for someone who, until recently, was among the first picked.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Mollie O'Callaghan stuns in 100m final at Australian swim trials
Champion swimmer Mollie O'Callaghan has made a major statement with a spectacular time in the 100m freestyle final of the Australian trials. The 21-year-old, who won Olympic gold in Paris for the 200m freestyle and finished fourth in the 100m race, was unstoppable as she swam a time of 52.87 seconds to add to her Singapore World Championships schedule. She was happy with her swim despite a challenging period of preparation. 'This is probably my fourth 100m of the season for freestyle and it was definitely a tough one,' she said. 'I probably have to be a bit nicer on myself to get to this point. 'I think when you're at your weakest it's always worth it to step up.' O'Callaghan had experienced a challenging time after Paris and leading into the trials, revealing she struggled with her mental health after coming down from the highs of the Olympics. 'I've had a rough past couple months, it was really stressful for me,' she said. 'There hasn't been anything as hard as this, coming back and trying to race after the Olympics. 'I have had a lot of pressure on myself to get to this point and to make the team, especially in the 200 freestyle — I put a lot of pressure on myself. 'Externally, people expect a lot of me but they don't see the work that goes behind it and what I've been through.' The 100m result is O'Callaghan's second major triumph at the trials after she also took out the 200m freestyle final with an impressive 1:54.43 time, ahead of St Peters Western squad mate Lani Pallister in second. With the weight of making the team for the World Championships now off of her shoulders, O'Callaghan said she was looking forward to enjoying herself in Singapore alongside her teammates. 'Dean (Boxall) and I have spoken about it this year, there have been some curveballs thrown at me but it's now about having fun,' she said. 'I think making the team and having that pressure taken off, just to go race, meet new people, enjoy myself and train alongside my buddies in this team – that's the whole purpose of this.'
