GPS swimming championship junior and senior carnivals
The GPS swimming junior and senior championships both had thrilling finales today, with four records and two thrilling shootouts. Revealed here.
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Brisbane Grammar School reclaimed the senior championship while St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace today snared its first GPS swimming championship junior title since 2018.
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During a thrilling finale to the junior championship, Terrace edged out Churchie in the relays to secure enough points for victory.
And in the seniors, BGS led all the way, although the shadow of Nudgee’s swimmers was never far away.
BGS won 341 to Nudgee’s 297, recaptuing the senior championship which Nudgee took off them last year.
In the seniors, there were three records achieved.
BSHS’s sprint sensation Joshua Conias broke the open 50m freestyle record with a withering 22.79 second burst.
Terrace’s Ike Martinez then broke the old mark in the 100m butterfly in a time of 29.55:16.
And in the 16 years 200m medley, the BGS team of Garbanzo, Gao, Simpkins and Luo stormed home in 1:49.60.
There were a dozen rolled gold performers around Conias and Martinez, including Nudgee Lync Lauder, the Gao brothers from BGS, Cashy Luo (BGS), Andre Venter (BBC), Lachlan Parker (TGS) and Samuel Zhang (BGS). It was that type of night.
Final junior points:
Terrace 594.50
Churchie 585
Nudgee 549
BGS 527
IGS 473
BBC 444.50
TSS 381
TGS 280
BSHS 211
Final senior points
Brisbane Grammar School 341
Nudgee College 297
Terrace 218
BBC 201
Churchie 191
BSHS 183
TSS 183
TGS 157
IGS 154
There was a rousing start to the senior championship when the swimmers broke the water in the 400m open freestyle.
The best of GPS was on show as Edward Nelson (BGS) and Matthew Lowe (TSS) went stroke for stroke down the final 50m, with Nelson winning in 4:07.36, just .02 ahead of Lowe. Terrace’s Jayden Condon raised a cheer with third place.
The intensity didn’t evaporate at all when the 200m IM boys broke the water, with thrilling prospect Ike Martinez (Terrace) first past the post from grand campaigner William Shepherd-Smith (Churchie) and Cashy Luo (BGS).
The flying 50m freestyle swimmers then provided all the fun of the fair, with the 13 years won by Lync Lauder (Nudgee) from Mason Gao (BGS) and third placed Matthew Forrest (Churchie).
Then 50m events then saw victories to Matthew Turner (Nudgee, 14 years), Samuel Zhang (BGS, 15 years), Max Ford (Terrace, 16 years) and Conias (BSHS, 17 years) in record time.
Ford was engulfed by teammates as he left the pool, while Zhang was confronted by a deafening din generated by the BGS army of supporters.
The Ipswich Grammar School cheer squad then roared home high class backstroker Zacharias Carvolth (13 years), while the BGS supporters were on their feet again to greet Eugene Lee’s swim to the wall (14 years).
The remaining backstroke events were won by Lachlan Park (TGS, 15 years), Thomas Garbanzo (BGS, 16 years) and Layke Shipley (Nudgee, open).
Shipley found himself challenged by Lowe (TSS), and just .08 of a second was the difference.
Nudgee’s Lauder was the main man in the 13 years 100m freestyle, powering to victory ahead of Gao (BGS), while Nudgee and BGS filled one and two again in the 14 years - with BGS’s Eugene winning from Nudgee’s Matthew Turner.
TGS’s Parker was on the podium again, finishing second to BGS’s Hayden Cahill in the 15 years, while in the 16 years 100m free Cashy (BGS) was the best in the business, staying ahead of Hudson Sheehan (TSS).
The crowd then had another sighting of Conias, a supreme sprint talent, in the open 100m and didn’t he motor, winning in 51.52 seconds.
But it was BGS’s who would take some catching. That’s for sure.
Wins continued in the breaststroke courtesy of Max Goa (16 years), Max Whang (14 years) and Mason Gao (13 years).
BGS’s domination was snapped by a big hearted effort from BBC’s Andre Venter who celebrated his 15 years win with a bashful smile as the roar from the BBC faithful filled his ear drums.
Nudgee’s Dominic Osswald then bounced up out of the pack to win the 100m open breaststroke. It was exciting stuff.
Nudgee continued to stay alongside the ladder topping BGS, with Lauder and Angus Cran firing the defending champions to maximum points in the 13 years and 14 years butterfly respectively.
Jack McMahon (BBC) rose in the 16 years butterfly, Martinez (Terrace) was sensational in his open event, while Zhang (BGS) won again in the 15 years.
Martinez was again magnificent for Terrace, this time in the 200m freestyle, while Nudgee’s Matthew Turner was simply marvellous in the 13 years 200m free. TSS’s Hudson Sheehan was also first class in his 15 years and under race.
The tail wagged for Ipswich Grammar School who struck to win the 13 years 200m medley relay (Lane Carvolth, Cameron and Kim), and then finish secnod in the 14 years medley relay (Williams, Surjaatmadja, Taione and Joy).
And Terrace finished on a high when Mann, Voltz, Small and Ford combined to snare a hard earned 16 years 6x50m freestyle relay win.
TSS supporters also roared home its 200m medley relay team of Plowman, Wendt, Osswald and Shipley.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Earlier, during the morning, Samuel Taylor (IGS) set the junior championship alight in the opening event, the 10 years 100m 2 freestyle (Div 2), when he powered to the wall first ahead of BGS’s Lee Alexander and Hayden Hunt of St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace.
In the Div 1 10 years freestyle, Austin Sun (1.19.74) turned at the 50m mark in front, and pushed on to win from Joe Chen (BGS) and Vincent O’Neill of Terrace.
BGS’s Henry White surged in the last 50m of the Div 2 11 years free to beat a fast finishing Oliver van Tonder (Churchie), with Nudgee’s Ethan Bredell third.
Toowoomba Grammar School’s Charlie Beverland then showed the field his heels in the 11 years 100m freestyle Div 1, with Ipswich Grammar’s Harry Chrzescijanski second and Owen Tseng (TSS) third.
In the 12 years Div 2 freestyle, the Brisbane Boys College crowd were expecting a show given the reception they gave Harry Korst, and Korst didn't let them down.
With flags waving, the BBC supporters cheered Korst all the way to the wall. It was thrilling stuff.
The Div 1 100m freestyle was then claimed by Ipswich Grammar School’s Willcox Boston, a powerful performance to edge out BSHS’s Sion Lee and Churchie’s Harris Shonhan.
The eagerly anticipated 50m breaststroke saw wins to Tully Fuss (Churchie, Div 4), BGS’s Joe Chen (Div 3), IGS’s Samuel Taylor and Austin Sun (IGS) in the Div 1 10 years age group, while in the 11 years Terrace showed its depth.
Terrace’s Frederick Creagh (first, Div 4), Max Chambers (first, Div 3), Jack Ritchie (second, Div 2) and Alex Fullerton (first, Div 1) all rose to the occasion for Terrace, while for BGS Liam Evans (first, Div 2) and Mason Jia (second, Div 4) also did well.
The 12 years Div 4 was a triumph for Churchie, while BSHS had two winners in that age group - Aolong Zhang (Div 3) and Sion Lee (Div 1). The Div 2 12 years breaststroke was claimed by BGS’s Henry Chen.
In the 10 years 50m freestyle Samuel Taylor (IGS, Div 2) and Vincent O’Neill (Terrace, Div 1) were on the podium again with wins in their respective freestyle sprints.
There were familiar faces as well who finished one, two and three in the 11 years Div 1 freestyle sprint, with Fullerton (Terrace) winning from Tseng (TSS) and Beverland (TGS), while in the Div 2 Chase Winter (Terrace) prevailed over Bredell (Nudgee).
In the 12 years 50m dash, Churchie’s Jacob Choi claimed victory in Div 3, BSHS’s Louie Cudmore in Div 2 and in a Div 1 classic, Ipswich Grammar School’s Wilcox beat Harry Korst (BBC) from Yurui Zhao (Churchie).
The 50m backstrokers swept into action, with Nashton Walker (Churchie) winning in style in the Div 1 10 years, edging out Chen (BGS) and O’Neill (Terrace). O’Neill was proving a tremendously consistent performer on the day for Terrace, as was his teammate Hunt who won the 10 years Div 2 backstroke.
The 11 years Div 2 backstroke again featured a winning effort from Chase Winter (Terrace), while the Div 1 showdown featured Maximus Scott (Nudgee) winning from Terrace’s Fullerton and TGS’s Beverland.
The 12 years backstroke was then claimed by Jacob Choi (Churchie).
The much to be admired butterfly swimmers then had their moment in the sun, but while the event was different, two familiar names bobbed up - Vincent O’Neill of Terrace and Austin Sun of Ipswich Grammar School.
O’Neill won the Div 1 10 years from Sun who was having a big championship.
The 11 years Div 1 was then snared by the unstoppable Fullerton, while Kevin Yhang flew to finish first in the 12 years Div 1.
The thrilling 4x50m medley relays started in style for BGS, with Thomas Mowbray anchoring his team’s 10 years Div 1 win while Churchie’s William Parry brought home her side in the Div 2 freestyle relay.
Terrace had a big relay finish, winning the Div 1 medley 11 years and the 11 years 50m freestyle.
BBC stormed to victory in the Div 1 12 years freestyle, while Churchie, with Ashton Soh the anchor, hit the winners post first in the Div 2 freestyle 12 years.
In the final event Churchie’s team of Jacob Choi, Harris Shonhan, Lucas Pollock and Yurui Zhao combined for a stirring victory.
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