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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