Queensland swimmers continued to dominate the Australia Age Championships

Queensland swimmers continued to dominate the Australia Age Championships, with Jamie Jack, Thomas Neill, Tiana Kritzinger, Mollie O’Callaghan and Georgia Powell among the many eye-catching gold medal winners on night two.

Queensland swimmers continued to dominate the Australia Age Championships, with Jamie Jack, Thomas Neill, Tiana Kritzinger, Mollie O’Callaghan and Georgia Powell among the many eye-catching gold medal winners on night two.

Following day one’s Australian age and all comers record effort by St Peters Western’s Ella Ramsay (girls 14 years 200m IM) and Albany Creek’s Samual Short’s bewildering 15 years 1500m swim, our local swimmers continued to shine.

Ramsay’s training partner O’Callaghan snared her second gold of the meet last night in the 15 years 100m freestyle. On Monday O’Callaghan also won the 200m backstroke.

Ella Ramsay broke an Australian age and all comers record.

In an all Queensland finish, St Peters Western’s Connor Bracken beat Lachlan Gilbert (Nudgee College) and Hadley Mayo (Churchie) in the thrilling 16-year 100m breaststroke.

Gilbert’s Nudgee College swimming teammate Tiana Kritzinger (girls 13-14-years 800m freestyle) knocked an amazing 22 seconds off her qualifying time to score the gold in 8:53.33. It was her second medal of the meet.

“It was a sensational 22 second drop from what she swam at the Queensland championships in December,’’ said her coach David Proud.

Lachlan Gilbert from Nudgee. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Bailey Day from Southside Aquatic was third.

Rackley Centenary’s rising star of the pool, Thomas Neill, showed his class in the boys’ 16 year 400m freestyle.

The St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace student powered home in 3:50.99, his second medal of the meet after a silver medal in the 100m freestyle on night one.

Gregory Terrace swimmer Tom Neill at the recent GPS swim meet.

Newmarket Racers’ Georgia Powell (All Hallows School) had tough competition from Kawana Waters’ Georgia Pendergast in the girls 16 year 100m breaststroke, but Paddington resident Powell prevailed to win.

Three of Powell’s training partners at Newmarket Racers, Kate Able (silver, 13-year 100m butterfly), Josephine Crimmins (bronze, 13-year 100m butterfly) and Elizabeth Dekkers (bronze) have also snared minor medals at the championships.

It is a wonderful result for the boutique club run by the Miller family at Newmarket.

Crimmins, who also attends All Hallows School, continues to prove to be a real water baby having winning two successive national water polo titles with the champion Mermaids club this year and last year.

Redlands racer Jamie Jack rose to the occasion in the frantic boys 16 years 50m freestyle, with the Sheldon College student winning in 23.32 seconds.

Sheldon College student Jamie Jack

Sophie Martin from Brisbane Grammar Swim Club won the hotly contested 13 years 200m IM.

Martin, a West End resident who attends St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, is coached by renowned David Lush.

Rackley Centenary were also celebrating a gold medal by Bronte Job who won the 16 years 50m freestyle.

Job, who attends All Hallows, was fresh from two records at the recent Catholic Secondary School Girls Sports Association (CaSSSA) swimming carnival.

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Her Rackley teammate Ela Noble was third, with St Peters Western’s Mia O’Leary second.

Another Nudgee College swimmer, Thomas Connellan, was third in the 14 years 400m freestyle.

“Tom swam a very composed race to split 2:03.1/2:04.9, coming through the field in the middle of the race. It was great swimming, ‘’ coach Proud praised.

St Peters Mia O'Leary claimed a medal at the nationals. .

There was more success for St Peters Western, and Queensland, on night two when, in the 13-year 800m freestyle, Alexis Barnett clinched bronze.

Albany Creek superfish Samuel Short backed up his gold medal winning effort (1500m) on night one to claim silver in a thrilling 15 years 200m butterfly last night.

Samuel Short has so far won gold and silver.

When he swam his 1500m on the opening night, Short took an amazing 14 seconds off his previous personal best to secure the 1500m freestyle in 15:33.70.

He beat St Peters Western’s Joshua Staples.

It took a national record to beat St Peters Amelia Cescotto who pinched third in the girls 14 years 200m backstroke.

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