Swimming State Champs Results

The women’s 100m freestyle shootout was the highlight of the 2010 State Open Swimming Championships held at Perth’s Challenge Stadium on the weekend.

National 800m champion, Blair Evans showed her versatility by taking out the blue-riband event ahead of fellow WAIS scholarship holders Adelaide Hart, Brianna Throssell and Amy Lucas.

Evans time of 55.61secs set a new state record for the Matt Magee coached swimmer and added to her strong win in the 200m freestyle the day before.

In a fine showing from the 2009 Australian World Championship team member, Evans also stopped the clock first in her pet event, the 800m freestyle in a time of 8:31.14mins ahead of fellow City of Perth training partner Brooke Wilson (9:02.88mins).

16 year-old WAIS athlete Wilson had a meet to remember taking out the 1500m and 400m double, adding her name to a growing list of Matt Magee coached athletes heralding a strong future for Western Australian swimming.

Adelaide Hart and Brianna Throssell both produced fine campaigns in the Challenge Stadium pool, with Hart scoring wins in the 50m freestyle and backstroke and silver in the 200m individual medley.

Another City of Perth product, Throssell at just 13 years of age made big waves, capturing the 200m individual medley gold and second place swims in the 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle.

Olympian Travis Nederpelt won the state championship in the 200m butterfly, Ayrton Dickey claimed the 100m backstroke and earned silver in the 50m event. Kris Taylor won the men’s 100m freestyle, while come-back kid Amy Lucas showed her power in the backstroke events, taking wins in the 100m and 200m disciplines.

WAIS scholarship holder Gianna Leone of the Arena Swimming Club touched home first in the 100m and 200m butterflies and Craig Tucker won the 50m and 200m breaststroke.