National Age 2024 - Day 7

It has been a massive final day for the team in what has been an incredible week on the Gold Coast. Carlile had 14 races in the heats with 7 of those progressing through to finals. This is an impressive conversion from heats to finals!

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Maisie Langley who raced the girls 13 years 1500m freestyle, dropping 33.65 seconds off her PB. This was a huge effort given the program Maisie has completed over the last 7 days. Great finish Maisie.

Fantastic finalists...

The first final of the night saw Lexie Cook race the girls 14 years 200m butterfly. Lexi went into the race ranked 9th and finished the race 6th from the outside lane. Lexie dropped 0.87 seconds off her pb to finish in 2.24.82.

In another great 200 butterfly race, Taj Kingston dropped 4.47 seconds off his pb to finish 6th in the boys 15 years event. This was Taj’s first A final for the meet and he finished the week with a bang. Great work Taj.

Ethan Cook also finished the week with his first A final, competing from the outside lane of the boys 16 years 400m IM. Ethan went into the race ranked 10th and ended up 7th in the final. His time of 4.46.46 was a great pb to finish the week. Well done Ethan.

In the girls 16 years 200m backstroke Zannah Dixon came away with a season best in a time of 2.22.57. Zannah dropped her time in the heat, and then came back to drop again in the final. Zannah finished 7th. Amazing work Zannah.

Following on in the backstroke events Maya Ostapenko featured in her 5th final for the week. Maya raced the girls 14 years 100m backstroke finishing 4th place in a time of 1.06.48. This is a new another pb swim for Maya. Great week Maya.

Medallist Marvels...

Following on from her gold medal effort last night, Olivia Wunsch secured her third gold medal for the meet, winning the girls 17 years 100m butterfly. Liv set herself a new pb of 58.62, dropping 0.72 seconds and dipping under 59 for the first time. What a way to finish you National age campaign Liv.

To finish off a big night of finals Isobel Mulcahy stepped up and dropped 15.54 seconds of her time in the girls 14 years 1500m freestyle, claiming the silver medal. Issy has faced some big events across the 7 days and it has been impressive to see her finish off the meet with such a big pb. Well done Issy.

NSW Representatives...

Kaitlin Barry and Olivia Wunsch were selected to represent their state in the state relays. Both girls swam pb times, with Kaitlin swimming the backstroke leg (30.73) in the mixed 13-14 years IM relay, and Liv swimming the freestyle leg (24.21) in the mixed 17-18 years IM relay.

Final Wrap up...

Well done to all 25 swimmers who represented Carlile this week.  In 2023 we finished 9th in the club points competition, this year we moved to 7th.  A huge move forward especially since we had less swimmers competing at the meet this year!

As a coaching team we are incredibly proud of the way the club was represented!

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National Age 2024 - Day 6

Day 6 saw Carlile feature in 22 races.

It was another big day of IM racing, with 10 swimmers doing this event. It is great to see so many orange caps in this event in age group swimming.  There were 6 swimmers progressing through to the night finals. 

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Maya Ostapenko in the girls 200m IM claiming her first national medal. Maya came away with the bronze in a PB time of 2.20.64, dropping 1.42 seconds off her time. Maya got up and attacked it from the start, putting herself in the race at the end of the backstroke and then digging deep through the freestyle. It was a brilliant race from Maya. Across this year Maya has dropped a massive over 9 seconds in this event. Great work Maya!

The Frenzy of Finals continues...

Kaitlin Barry had another fantastic night of finals, racing the girls 13 years 100m Freestyle, and then backing up 30 minutes later to race the girls 200m IM. Kaitlin finished 4th in the 100 free, and then claimed her second gold of the meet in the 200m IM. It was incredible to see Kaitlin come home in the freestyle leg in a time of 29.97. Very impressive swimming Kaitlin. 

In the girls 17 years 100m Freestyle Olivia Wunsch claimed her second gold medal of the meet, finishing in a time of 53.99. It was great to see Liv swim out with composure, turning second at the 50m turn and then charging home to swim over her competitors in the last 15m. Liv's second 50m time of 27.52 was her fastest back end split she has done. Great job Liv.

Justin Wang made it through to his first final for the meet in the boys 16 years 100m breastroke. He swam a big pb this morning to qualify for the night swim, and then repeated his performance for the second time for today. Justin's time of 1.06.60 saw him finish 7th. In this event Ethan Cook qualified into the B final to secure himself a second swim for the day. Ethan finished 17th in a time of 1.08.74. Great work boys!

Special mentions...

Special mention to Joshua Whitty, Evelyn Song, Ruben Langley and Alexander Mackay who finished their national campaign off today with pb swims. This is what the swimmers train for so it was great to see them finish off a good week with a bang. In the IM swims this morning Lexie Cook finished 9th in the girls 14 years 200m IM in a pb, and Maisie Langley won her heat from the outside lane, swimming over the top of everyone in the freestyle leg in a big pb. Great job team. 

We are ready to tackle day 7 and the final day of the meet.  

Nationals 2024 - Day 5 Wrap Up

Day 5 saw Carlile swim another 23 races! It was great to see swimmers still getting up and giving it their all with 13 pb swims for the day. There were 5 swimmers who progressed to finals and 2 relay swims.

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Ruben Langley. Ruben tied for 11th place in the boys 16 years 400m Freestyle in a time of 4.11.09. In this case the boys elected to compete in a swim off for first reserve, at the end of the heats session, meaning they were racing at 3.00pm in the afternoon. The coaching team were most impressed with Ruben's attitude towards going head to head and rising to the occasion. Ruben came away with the win in a new pb time of 4.09.48 which was a 1.10 second pb. Great stuff Ruben. 

Fast Finalists...

Zannah Dixon made her first final for the meet in the girls 17 years 100m backstroke. It was great to see Zannah get up and swim faster than her heat swim and also improve her ranking. Zannah's time of 1.06.14 placed her 8th. Well done Zannah. 

In another exciting final for Kaitlin Barry, saw her win her first gold medal of the meet. Her time of 2.07.10 was a 1.65 second improvement. Very similar to previous races, Kaitlin finished strongest in the final stages of the race coming home in 31.00. Great job Kaitlin. 

Will Mackay swam a 1.66 second pb in the boys 400m freestyle, narrowly missing the bronze medal. Will showed great composure as the rest of the field took it out very fast. Turning 10th at the 100m mark, he slowly made his way through the field across the next 300m. It was very impressive to watch. Good racing Will. 

More Medleys...

In the girls 14 years 400m IM Carlile had another race with multiple swimmers in the final. Isobel Mulcahy swam herself to the bronze medal in a new pb time of 5.02.43, whilst Maya Ostapenko came 4th in a time of 5.03.79. Both girls swam great pb's and qualified for the Olympic Trials in this event. Both girls still have another couple of big events to come over the next 2 days. Keep it up Issy and Maya. 

Relay Roundup...

Well done to the boys and girls relay teams who finished up the night finals. In the girls 13-14 years 4x50m freestyle relay, Kaitlin Barry (27.75), Isobel Mulcahy (28.21), Emy Liu (29.46) and Maya Ostapenko (26.10) finished 10th. Special mention to Maya who swam a massive 2 seconds under her 50m pb time. In the boys 14-15 years 4x50m freestyle relay, Oliver Yin (26.50), Joshua Whitty (25.77), Taj Kingston (25.75), and Alexander Mackay (26.23) finished 1.71 seconds under their entry time. It was a great way to end the night. 

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Nationals 2024 - Day 4 Wrap Up

It was another cracking day on the GC for day 4 of the meet. Carlile had another busy program with 18 races across the day. The PB's continued and 5 swimmers progressed through to the night finals. With only 3 days to go the swimmers are showing resilience and determination as they continue to step up across the 7 day meet. 

To kick off the night of finals Olivia Wunsch secured a silver medal in the girls 17 years 50m freestyle. It was great for Liv to get another opportunity to go head to head with her fellow JNR World's team mate. Great job Liv. 

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to the boys 14-18 years medley relay which closed out the night with a bang. The boys team of Will Morgan, Justin Wang, Will Mackay and Ruben Langley swam under their entry time by a massive 5.72 seconds. This shows just how much they rose for their team.  Will led off the backstroke leg in a time of 1.03.74, Justin breaststroke in 1.06.13, Will Mackay butterfly in 57.55 and Ruben anchoring the freestyle leg in 53.20. Great effort boys. 

Medley Mayhem...

Kaitlin Barry stepped up to race her 4th final of the meet, this time racing the girls 400m IM. Kaitlin put herself in the race nice and early and had a good battle to the finish in the freestyle leg. Kaitlin's pb time of 5.07.90 won her the silver medal in a very exciting finish. Carlile had 4 girls feature in this race with all 4 swimming pb's. Congratulations to Jessica Persson who finished 9th, and Maisie Langley who finished 10th. Keep it going girls.

Finishing up the night was the girls 13-17 years 4x100 medley relay. The girls team of Zannah Dixon (1.06.56), Lexie Cook (1.18.17), Olivia Wunsch (57.55) and Kaitlin Barry (59.37) finished 10th place. It was great to see the girls improve on their ranking that they went in with. 

Breaststroke Finals...

Carlile had two girls make the girls 14 years 200m breaststroke, with the girls swimming out of lanes side by side. Lexie Cook dropped 1.33 seconds off her entry time from heat to final, and finished 8th in a time of 2.43.60. She is continuing to show that she can get up and swim faster in finals which is fantastic to see. Maya Ostapenko swam her 3rd final for the meet, finishing 9th in a time of 2.45.43. Well done girls. 

Distance Dominators...

In the boys 16 years 1500m freestyle William Mackay and Ruben Langley claimed a silver and bronze. Will's time of 16.23.72 was second in the field, and Ruben's time of 16.35.11 was third. Both boy's should be proud of their efforts. Congratulations Will and Ruben. 

Day 3 roundup...

Special mention to Joshua Whitty who took off 0.70 seconds off his 50m butterfly pb, and to Luke Jamieson and Taj Kingston in the boys 15 years 400m freestyle. Both boys executed their race plans to finish in pb times and both in the top 20. Well done boys. 

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Nationals 2024 - Day 3 Wrap Up

Day 3 was another big one for Carlile with 22 races across the heats session. What has been impressive to see is the variety of events that Carlile swimmers are racing. Today's events included 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 200m butterfly, 50m backstroke, 400m freestyle, and 200m freestyle! 

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Kaitlin Barry claiming a silver medal in the girls 13 years 100m backstroke. Kaitlin's swim was a pb time of 1.06.11 and her second medal for the meet. It was great to see Kaitlin go into the final ranked 6th and finish the race second. What was even more impressive was Kaitlin had the fastest second 50m split out of the whole field, showing how well she executed her race plan. Well done Kaitlin!

Carlile also had two girls make it through to the B final in the girls 13 years 100m backstroke. Emma Ng continued her successful few days of racing with another pb swim, finishing 16th in a time of 1.10.61. Jessica Persson finished 18th in a time of 1.11.09, swimming under her entry time for the second time today. Great racing girls!

Fly Finals cont...

Taj Kingston got to step up and swim his first race of the meet, qualifying in lane 4 for the B final in the boys 15 years 100m butterfly. Taj's heat swim was a massive 1.87 second pb. He then went on to take another 0.45 seconds off in the final. Taj's pb time of 58.16 saw him finish 9th overall. Taj also showed control and confidence turning 9th at the 50m mark, and swimming over his competitors to finish 1st in his race. Congratulations Taj. 

In the boy's 16 years 200m butterfly, William Mackay continued to show form, dropping 2.15 seconds off his pb across heats and finals. Will's time of 2.05.05 placed him 4th. It was great to see Will progress significantly from 8th in this event in 2023, to 4th in 2024. Keep it up Will. 

Fast Freestyle

Maisie Langley was back for her second final of the meet in the girls 13 years 400m freestyle. Maisie moved through the pack in her heat, making a significant move in the third 100. This paid off for her, seeing her qualify for the night swim. Maisie went into this event ranked 22nd, and finished 9th in a PB time of 4.40.02. Great job Maisie. 

In the girls 14 years 200m Freestyle Isobel Mulcahy qualified through to the finals. Issy swam a tough race, with the girls taking it out very fast. Issy swam two pb's for this event in one day, finishing 6th overall in a time of 2.08.42. Congratulations Issy. Carlile also had two other girls swim this event in the heats, making it 3 from 3 pb's for the day. Well done to Maya Ostapenko and Lexie Cook as well. 

To round out the night, Carlile's girls 13-17 years 4x100 freestyle relay team finished 5th. The girls went into the race ranked 8th, but with all girls stepping up for their team, they dropped 2.29 seconds of their entry time to finish 5th. It was an exciting finish with just 0.71 between 3rd and 5th. The team consisting of Olivia Wunsch (54.25), Kaitlin Barry (59.35), Maya Ostapenko (59.50) and Zannah Dixon (58.81) should be very proud of their efforts.

Day 3 roundup...

Special mention to Lexie Cook who raced 3 events today, with all 3 being pb's. She started out the day with the girls 14 years 100m butterfly, then the 50m breastroke and finished up with the 200m freestyle. An incredible effort in what was a very hot but beautiful day on the GC. Special mention also goes to Jessica Persson who improved her ranking in the girls 13 years 400m freestyle, going into the event ranked 26th and finishing 10th. 

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Nationals 2024 - Day 2 Wrap Up

Carlile featured in a huge 16 races on day 2!

Another big day for the team saw 6 swimmers progress to the finals, a gold medal in the 50 Fly timed final, and 2 top 10s finishes in the boys 800 freestyle. 

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Olivia Wunsch winning the first gold medal of the meet in the girls 17 years 50m Butterfly. Liv's pb time of 26.34 saw her claim Gold by over a second. As this is Liv's last year racing as an age grouper it was great to see her defend her title following last year's win in this event. Keep it going Liv!

Backstroke Bests...

First final of the night saw Isobel Mulcahy and Maya Ostapenko make their second final for the meet, racing in the girls 14 years 200m backstroke.  Both girls got up at night and swam faster than their heat times in massive pb's.

Maya came home very strong to finish 4th in a time of 2.20.77 dropping 3.47 seconds off her entry time. Issy touched 5th in 2.21.08 dropping 1.60 seconds off her entry time. It was great to see both girls represent the club in a tough race and qualify for another swim at Olympic Trials in June.  

With a busy program ahead, it's been a very successful start to their 2024 National campaign. 

200 Fly Finals...

In the girls 13 year's 200m butterfly Carlile had 3 girls qualify for the final!

Special mention goes to Emma Ng who came away with a bronze medal and dropping a huge 10.10 seconds off her pb across the heat and final today. Emma paced her race very well, moving through the pack in the 3rd 50 and passing two girls through the second 100. Brilliant swimming Emma!

Alexia Mantle and Maisie Langley also featured in this final with both girls swimming pb's for the second time today. Alexia's time of 2.31.00 placed her 7th and Maisie's time of 2.31.04 placed her 8th.

Carlile had 5 swimmers race the 200 fly today, with all 5 being big pb's. Congratulations to Jessica Persson and Alexander Mackay, along with the girls in the final tonight. 

Day 2 roundup...

Adding to the distance medal count from last night, William Mackay claimed a silver medal in the boy's 16 years 800m freestyle. It was tough conditions in the heat during the day, but Will kept his composure and stuck to his race plan well. This is Will's first national medal. Congratulation's Will.

Ruben Langley also raced in this event, finishing 6th overall in the 16 years age group. Great job boys!

To round out the night the girl's 13-14 years medley relay stepped up to finish 5th, dropping 1.56 seconds off their entry time. It was a great way to finish off another successful night for the team.

The team of Isobel Mulcahy (31.33), Maya Ostapenko (34.46), Lexie Cook (29.30) and Kailtin Barry (27.08) should be very proud of the way they swam. 

Bring on day 3. 

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Nationals 2024 - Day 1 Wrap Up

The Australian Age Championships kicked off on the Gold Coast yesterday with Carlile Swim Team being represented in 22 races. It was a big first day for the team, and a very successful one at that!  Across the day there were 11 pb's from the heats, and 7 swimmers progressed through to the night time finals.

Night one finalists included Jess Perrson, Kaitlin Barry, Emma Ng, Lexie Cook, Maya Ostapanko and Isobel Mulcahy. Olivia Wunsch also had the opportunity to race for NSW in the state relay. 

Swim of the Day...

Swim of the day goes to Isobel Mulcahy in the girls 14 years 800m Freestyle.  Issy secured a silver medal with a 5 second pb! It was a great battle for 16 laps with 3 girls finishing within 1.08 seconds.  Her time was 9.04.11. Well done Issy!

National Final Debuts...

In our first final for the night, Kaitlin Barry won a bronze medal in the girls 13 years 200m backstroke. With this being her first National final it was a great result to come away with her first National medal. Earlier in the day Kaitlin had raced the girls 13 years 800m freestyle finishing 4th in a new pb time of 9.26.91. Great start to the meet Kaitlin!

Jess Persson also stepped up to make her first National final, securing 4th position behind Kaitlyn in the girls 13 years 200m backstroke. It was great to see Jess go into the final ranked 9th and finishing the final in 4th.  After dropping 1.04 seconds off her pb this morning, she then took another 1 second off her time at night. Great job Jess!

In the girls 13 years 100m butterfly, Emma Ng qualified for her first National age B final. Emma dropped 2.38 seconds off her pb for a heat time of 1.07.40, and then came back at night to swim a time of 1.07.29.  Emma finished 13th overall!

Best Time in the Breaststroke...

In the girls 14 years 100m breaststroke Carlile had two swimmers progress to the B final. Maya Ostapanko and Lexie Cook both came back and swam faster times at night than their heat swims. Lexie made two big drops off her pb to finish 15th overall in a time of 1.15.43 and Maya finished 18th in a time of 1.15.97. Well done girls! 

Day 1 Roundup...

A special mention goes to Luke Jamieson and Maisie Langley for their efforts on day 1. Luke swam the boys 15 years 1500m heat, dropping a massive 27.46 seconds off his pb. Luke took it out strong and led his heat from start to finish. Luke's time of 16.49.40 secured him 5th overall.  A great result for his first age Nationals.

Maisie raced the girls 13 years 100m butterfly in a PB time of 1.08.96. This was a 2.02 second pb. What was great from Maisie was she then backed up to race a swim off in the same event with no swim down, and again swam under her original PB again. Whilst this added an extra element to Maisie's first day, she managed herself very well through it all, and then got up and raced the 800 freestyle not much later in the day. 

To finish the night of racing, Olivia Wunsch anchored the girls 13-17 years state relay for NSW to secure a gold medal with the team. The team of girls all swam very well. Olivia's anchor time was 24.27. Good job Liv!

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