2008 Australian Swimming Championships

March 2020 The 2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 22–29 March 2008. The championships were used as the Australian trials for the 2008 Olympic Games squad. Like all previous Australian swimming trials, the championships program mirrored the 2008 Olympic swimming program with the addition of the non-Olympic events – 50 m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly; 800 m freestyle (men) and 1500 m freestyle (women). Results Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification conditions to be included in the Olympic team in that respective event. Men's events 50 m freestyleEamon Sullivan21.28 WRAshley Callus22.02Jonathon Newton22.15 100 m freestyleEamon Sullivan47.52 OCMatt Targett48.36 Andrew Lauterstein 48.57 200 m freestyleGrant Hackett1:47.03Kenrick Monk1:47.10 Nicholas Sprenger 1:47.17 400 m freestyleGrant Hackett3:43.15Craig Stevens3:46.64 Robert Hurley 3:49.48 800 m freestyle Cameron Smith 8:04.95 Michael Hardy 8:11.67 Alexander McNeill 8:18.05 1500 m freestyleGrant Hackett14:48.65Craig Stevens14:53.18 Trent Grimseyhttps://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/trent-grimsey-fastest-across-the-english-channel-announces-retirement/ Trent Grimsey, Fastest Across the English Channel, Announces Retirement Swimming World Magazine 19 August 2013 2 September 2015 15:12.36 50 m backstroke Ashley Delaney 25.18 Hayden Stoeckel 25.47 Matt Welsh 25.52 100 m backstrokeAshley Delaney53.68 OCHayden Stoeckel53.86 Matt Welsh 54.21 200 m backstrokeHayden Stoeckel1:56.75 OCAshley Delaney1:57.53 Ephriam Hannant 1:59.50 50 m breaststroke Brenton Rickard 27.30 OC Christian Sprenger 28.36 Karl Wurzer 28.84 100 m breaststrokeBrenton Rickard1:00.04 OCChristian Sprenger1:00.22 Jim Piper 1:00.92 200 m breaststrokeBrenton Rickard2:09.51 OCChristian Sprenger2:11.02 Craig Tucker 2:12.86 50 m butterfly Matt Targett 23.51 Andrew Lauterstein 23.61 Chris Wright 24.12 100 m butterflyAndrew Lauterstein51.91Adam Pine52.13 Garth Kates 52.47 200 m butterflyNick D'Arcy1:55.10 OCTravis Nederpelt1:56.06 Chris Wright 1:58.75 200 m individual medleyLeith Brodie1:59.90 Adam Lucas 2:01.84 Travis Nederpelt 2:02.79 400 m individual medley Travis Nederpelt4:16.31 Adam Lucas 4:19.07 Nick Cordner 4:21.564×100 m freestyle relay Andrew Lauterstein (48.57)Ashley Callus (48.68)Patrick Murphy (49.27)Kirk Palmer (49.44) ? ? ? ? ?4×200 m freestyle relay Nicholas Sprenger (01:47.17)Leith Brodie (1:47.47)Patrick Murphy (1:47.50)Grant Brits (1:47.56) ? ? ? ? ?4×100 m medley relay ? ? ? ? ? ? Women's events 50 m freestyle Libby Trickett 23.97 WR Cate Campbell 24.38 Sophie Edington 24.98 100 m freestyle Libby Trickett 52.88 WR Cate Campbell 53.81 Melanie Schlanger 54.20 200 m freestyle Bronte Barratt 1:56.60 OC Linda Mackenzie 1:56.99 Angie Bainbridge 1:58.11 400 m freestyle Linda Mackenzie 4:04.73 OC Bronte Barratt 4:05.19 Kylie Palmer 4:06.21 800 m freestyle Kylie Palmer 8:24.30 Melissa Gorman 8:36.23 Lorren Sellwood 8:39.89 1500 m freestyle Erin McCleave 16:50.41 Luane Rowe 16:54.95 Alexandra Bagley 16:58.00 50 m backstroke Sophie Edington 27.67 WR Tayliah Zimmer 28.24 Rachel Goh 29.42 100 m backstroke Emily Seebohm 59.59 OC Sophie Edington 59.84 Belinda Hocking 59.97 200 m backstroke Meagen Nay 2:08.55 OC Belinda Hocking 2:08.93 Emily Seebohm 2:10.10 50 m breaststroke Tarnee White 30.66 Jade Edmistone 31.13 Kristy Morrison 31.69 100 m breaststroke Leisel Jones 1:05.75 Tarnee White 1:06.46 Sarah Katsoulis 1:07.58 200 m breaststroke Leisel Jones 2:21.34 Sally Foster 2:25.70 Sarah Katsoulis 2:26.72 50 m butterfly Marieke Guehrer 26.48 Danni Miatke 26.61 Jessicah Schipper 26.72 100 m butterfly Libby Trickett 56.81 OC Jessicah Schipper 57.31 Felicity Galvez 58.39 200 m butterfly Jessicah Schipper 2:06.82 Samantha Hamill 2:07.61 Felicity Galvez 2:07.67 200 m individual medley Stephanie Rice 2:08.92 WR Alicia Coutts 2:11.87 Shayne Reese 2:12.97 400 m individual medley Stephanie Rice 4:31.46 WR Samantha Hamill 4:41.61 Ellen Fullerton 4:46.794×100 m freestyle relay Melanie Schlanger (54.20)Alice Mills (00:54.27)Shayne Reese (54.80)Angie Bainbridge (55.01) ? ? ? ? ?4×200 m freestyle relay Angie Bainbridge (1:58.11)Lara Davenport (1:58.55)Melanie Schlanger (1:58.71)Kylie Palmer (1:58.79) ? ? ? ? ?4×100 m medley relay ? ? ? ? ? ? Olympic team news Due to strong performances, two additional members were added to the Australian Olympic swim team: Nick Ffrost and Felicity Galvez both finished seventh in their 200 m freestyle events. Additionally, Galvez finished third in the women's 100 m butterfly. This created controversy with freestyler Andrew Mewing, who finished 8th in the 200 m freestyle under the A qualifying time. However, Galvez was selected via a B qualifying time that ranked her 9th in the 200 m freestyle. Mewing appealed his omission to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which he lost. Adam Lucas finished second in both the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events, but was not selected because he swam a B qualifying time, rather than an A qualifying time. These were the only events on the Australian roster that remained without a second qualifier. Melissa Gorman failed to meet the qualification time for the 800 m freestyle at the championships themselves, however was included in the team to swim this event after qualifying for the 10 km marathon swimming event.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24069557-5016840,00.html The Courier-Mail Melissa Gorman to swim 800m freestyle in Beijing Alex Murdoch 24 July 2008October 2026 medicmedic During the early hours of 30 March 2008, Nick D'Arcy was involved in a physical altercation with a fellow Australia swimmer, Simon Cowley. D'Arcy was subsequently charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.Arjun Ramachandran Swimmer charged https://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/swimmer-charged/2008/03/31/1206850785482.html The Sydney Morning Herald 2008-03-31 2008-03-31 On 18 April, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates removed D'Arcy from the 2008 Australian Olympic team, claiming that the swimmer had brought the team into disrepute.D'Arcy's swim career over: coach Stehr. Published by the Herald Sun on 2008-04-18; retrieved 2010-07-10. D'Arcy subsequently appealed to CAS. CAS supported the Coates' decision, but also found that it should have been voted on by the entire AOC Board.https://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/darcy-out-of-games/2008/05/28/1211654097233.html New blow for Nick D'Arcy Magnay Jacquelin 28 May 2008 The Sydney Morning Herald 2008-05-28 Subsequently, on 11 June 2008, the AOC Board unanimously decided to withdraw D'Arcy's membership from the team.https://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/darcy-out-of-the-games/2008/06/11/1212863705461.html D'Arcy out of the Games Magnay Jacquelin 11 June 2008 The Sydney Morning Herald 2008-06-11 D'Arcy appealed again, but was rejected on 16 June 2008.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23875556-662,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213949/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23875556-662,00.html dead 17 June 2008 Nick D'Arcy loses final appeal to go to Olympic Games AAP 17 June 2008 The Herald Sun 2008-06-17 In March 2009, D'Arcy received a jail sentence of 14 months and 12 days, suspended on condition of good behavior.Nick D'Arcy handed 14 month suspended sentence for assault by Margaret Scheikowski, The Daily Telegraph. Posted by FOX Sports on 2009-03-27, retrieved 2010-07-10. See also 2008 in swimming References http://www.clubsonline.com.au/uploads/swimresults/index.htm Meet Results 28 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080324200539/http://www.clubsonline.com.au/uploads/swimresults/index.htm 24 March 2008 dead Category:Australian Swimming Championships Australian Swimming Championships Category:Sports competitions in Sydney Category:2008 in sport in Sydney Category:2008 in New South Wales