2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS

Day 3 finals of the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials are here. This evening’s finals session will feature the women’s 200 free, as well as the men’s 800 free, 50 free, and 200 fly. The men’s 800 free free is a timed final event, the slowest heats of which were swum this morning.

All eyes will be on the women’s 200 free final tonight, as it should be a fantastic race between two of the top women’s freestylers in the world. World Record holder Mollie O’Callaghan was 2nd in this morning’s heats, swimming a 1:55.68. It was 400 free WR holder Ariarne Titmus who led the way this morning, swimming a 1:55.50. Titmus has been on fire so far this week, as she already won women’s 400 free on Monday, where she posted the 2nd-fastest time in history (to her own WR) with a 3:55.44. Meanwhile, O’Callaghan had a terrific 100 backstroke on Tuesday evening, finishing 2nd with a 57.88. Tonight’s 200 free final should be an phenomenal race between these two superstars.

The men’s 800 free fastest heat will see star distance swimmers Sam Short and Elijah Winnington go head-to-head. The pair are far and away the favorites to earn the top two finishes and punch their tickets to Paris in the event. Short, just 20 years old, has quickly become one of the premier men’s distance swimmers in the world currently, already having been 7:37.76 in this event in his career.

The men’s 50 free final will see Cam McEvoy competing for his spot on the Olympic roster. McEvoy, one of the top contenders for gold in the event in Paris, led the heats this morning by half a second, swimming a 21.43.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2023
• Australian Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan, 2023
• Oceanic Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2023
• Commonwealth Record – 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2023
• Swim Australia OQT – 1:56.49

MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE — TIMED FINAL

• World Record – 7:32.11, Zhang Lin (CHN), 2009
• Australian Record – 7:37.76, Sam Short, 2023
• Oceanic Record – 7:37.76, Sam Short (AUS), 2023
• Commonwealth Record – 7:37.76, Sam Short (AUS), 2023
• Swim Australia OQT – 7:45.80

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE — FINAL

• World Record — 20.91, Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
• Australian Record – 21.06, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2023
• Oceanic Record – 21.06, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2023
• Commonwealth Record – 21.06, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2023
• Swim Australia OQT – 21.88

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY — FINAL

• World Record — 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• Australian Record — 1:54.46, Nick D’Arcy, 2009
• Oceanic Record – 1:54.15, Moss Burmester, 2009
• Commonwealth Record — 1:52.96, Chad Le Clos, 2012
• Swim Australia OQT — 1:54.97