Rising teenager Sienna Toohey has wiped one among Australian swimming’s most celebrated names from the report books on the Australian Olympic trials in Brisbane.
Liesel Jones, a four-time Olympian and one of many sport’s finest ever breaststrokers, launched to prominence on the Sydney Olympics again in 2000.
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Simply 15 years previous on the time, Jones claimed an sudden silver medal at these Video games within the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1:07.49, breaking Australia’s nationwide age report within the course of.
It has taken 24 lengthy years, however that mark has lastly been snapped and in emphatic fashion by Albury sensation Toohey.
In her first Olympic trials last, Toohey surprised the sector by main after the primary lap from lane two, scorching via the primary 50m in 31.01.
As you may see within the video participant above, she drained a bit of down the again stretch and would in the end contact third behind 27-year-old Jenna Strauch and Ella Ramsay, 19.
However her time of 1:07.01 carved a hefty 0.48 from Jones’ time and stamped Toohey as a star of the long run.
It was additionally a formidable 0.71 beneath her earlier private finest set on the age championships in April, however Toohey conceded afterwards Jones’ mark was her major goal.
“It was my aim for this race,” she informed reporters. “I didn’t care what I got here, I simply knew I needed to interrupt it.”
In one other demonstration of Toohey’s stellar efficiency, then 16-year-old American Megan Quann gained gold forward of Jones again in 2000 in a time of 1:07.05, which nonetheless stands because the US 15-16 nationwide age report.
Toohey’s effort on Tuesday evening was additionally beneath that mark.
Whereas Toohey wasn’t born for many of Jones’ profession, she has watched among the three-time Olympic gold medallist’s performances within the pool.
Whereas her first Olympic expertise will probably have to attend till the 2028 Video games in Los Angeles, Toohey was overjoyed by her efforts in Brisbane.
“I didn’t know what I used to be feeling, I simply misplaced what I used to be feeling whereas I used to be swimming,” she mentioned.
“I knew I used to be going quick however I didn’t know I used to be going that quick.
“I used to be simply so excited, it’s actually simply so surreal and I’m misplaced for phrases.”
Toohey swims out of the Albury Swim Membership and in addition has an affiliation with the Gould Swim Academy in North Albury.
The Gould Academy posted a video of her swim from Tuesday evening on Fb and there was an outpouring of assist for the star within the making.
“Unbelievable swim!!!! I assumed she was going to go all the best way!! So very cool – properly achieved Sienna and also you tremendous coaches!” was one remark.
One other wrote: “Wow what a swim within the last, you confirmed everybody in Australia how courageous and brave you might be being the youngest swimmer within the area going out and placing all of them on discover … you need to be so comfortable and happy with what you’ve got achieved this season and the thrilling half is that that is solely the start.”
A 3rd wrote: “Completely thoughts blowing and awe inspiring.”
Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown, Kyle Chalmers and the remainder of the famous person Aussie swimmers are competing on the trials, which run till Saturday on the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
