Australia at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Australia at the
2011 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Australia
FINA codeAUS
National federationSwimming Australia
Websiteswimming.org.au
in Shanghai, China
Competitors97 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
2
Silver
10
Bronze
4
Total
16
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Australia competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China from 16 to 31 July 2011. Australian athletes have competed in every FINA World Aquatics Championships. Swimming Australia sent a total of 97 athletes to the Championships to compete in all 5 sports.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold James Magnussen
Matthew Targett
Matthew Abood
Eamon Sullivan
Kyle Richardson
James Roberts		 Swimming Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay 24 July
 Gold James Magnussen Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle 28 July
 Silver Alexandra Croak
Melissa Wu		 Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platform 18 July
 Silver Melissa Gorman
Ky Hurst
Rhys Mainstone		 Open water swimming Team 21 July
 Silver Matthew Targett Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly 25 July
 Silver Alicia Coutts Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly 25 July
 Silver Alicia Coutts Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley 25 July
 Silver Leisel Jones Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke 26 July
 Silver Kylie Palmer Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle 27 July
 Silver Bronte Barratt
Blair Evans
Angie Bainbridge
Kylie Palmer
Jade Neilsen		 Swimming Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay 28 July
 Silver Belinda Hocking Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke 30 July
 Silver Hayden Stoeckel
Brenton Rickard
Geoff Huegill
James Magnussen
Ben Treffers
Christian Sprenger
Sam Ashby
James Roberts		 Swimming Men's 4×100 m medley relay 31 July
 Bronze Anabelle Smith
Sharleen Stratton		 Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboard 16 July
 Bronze Geoff Huegill Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly 25 July
 Bronze Belinda Hocking
Leisel Jones
Alicia Coutts
Merindah Dingjan
Stephanie Rice		 Swimming Women's 4×100 m medley relay 30 July
 Bronze Stephanie Rice Swimming Women's 400 m individual medley 31 July

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Australia will send 7 divers to the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Grant Nel 1 m springboard 340.85 19 did not advance
3 m springboard 383.95 27 did not advance
James Connor 10 m platform 356.60 26 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sharleen Stratton 1 m pringboard 282.45 3 Q 281.65 7
3 m springboard 324.45 4 Q 327.40 8 Q 330.75 5
Brittany Broben 1 m springboard 257.10 10 Q 267.20 11
10 m platform 276.55 15 Q 263.95 17 did not advance
Anabelle Smith 3 m springboard 256.50 28 did not advance
Alexandra Croak 10 m platform 320.50 8 Q 330.35 6 Q 337.75 7
Anabelle Smith
Sharleen Stratton 		3 m synchronized springboard 285.90 5 Q 306.90
Alexandra Croak
Melissa Wu 		10 m synchronized platform 303.66 2 Q 325.92

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Men[1]
Athlete Event Final
Time Position
Codie Grimsey 5 km 56:40.4 24
25 km DNF
Trent Grimsey 5 km 56:33.4 16
25 km 5:11:28.2 5
Ky Hurst 10 km 1:54:33.9 5
Rhys Mainstone 10 km 1:55:51.5 30
Women[2]
Athlete Event Final
Time Position
Bonnie Macdonald 5 km 1:01:08.3 21
Danielle de Francesco 5 km 1:00:46.8 8
10 km 2:05:47.3 31
Melissa Gorman 10 km 2:02:12.0 4
Tash Harrison 25 km 5:53.35.4 14
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Time Position
Melissa Gorman
Ky Hurst
Rhys Mainstone 		Team 57:01.8

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Australia qualified 47 swimmers.[3]

Men (23): Matthew Abood, Sam Ashby, Craig Calder, Ashley Delaney, Tommaso D'Orsogna, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Jayden Hadler, Geoff Huegill, Jarrod Killey, Mitch Larkin, James Magnussen, Kenrick Monk, Ryan Napoleon, Travis Nederpelt, Kyle Richardson, Brenton Rickard, James Roberts, Christian Sprenger, Hayden Stoeckel, Eamon Sullivan, Matthew Targett, Kenneth To, Ben Treffers

Women (24): Jessica Ashwood, Angie Bainbridge, Bronte Barratt, Alicia Coutts, Merindah Dingjan, Blair Evans, Sally Foster, Katie Goldman, Melissa Gorman (pool and open water), Marieke Guehrer, Olivia Halicek, Samantha Hamill, Belinda Hocking, Leisel Jones, Rebecca Kemp, Yolane Kukla, Meagen Nay, Jade Neilsen, Kylie Palmer, Leiston Pickett, Stephanie Rice, Jessicah Schipper, Emily Seebohm, Kelly Stubbins

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matthew Abood 50 m freestyle 22.17 9 Q 22.16 12 did not advance
Matt Targett 50 m freestyle 22.31 14 Q 22.09 9 did not advance
50 m butterfly 23.53 8 Q 23.41 7 Q 23.28
James Magnussen 100 m freestyle 48.21 2 Q 47.90 1 Q 47.63
James Roberts 100 m freestyle 48.93 16 Q 48.49 10 did not advance
Kenrick Monk 200 m freestyle 1:48.42 16 Q 1:47.86 11 did not advance
Thomas Fraser-Holmes 200 m freestyle 1:48.86 22 did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:50.71 19 did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:18.49 13 did not advance
Ryan Napoleon 400 m freestyle 3:48.54 13 did not advance
800 m freestyle 7:56.84 13 did not advance
Jarrod Killey 1500 m freestyle 15:51.66 24 did not advance
Hayden Stoeckel 50 m backstroke 25.29 13 Q 25.20 10 did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.05 9 Q 53.70 9 did not advance
Ashley Delaney 50 m backstroke 25.33 14 Q 25.43 13 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:00.15 21 did not advance
Ben Treffers 100 m backstroke 53.89 6 Q 53.87 10 did not advance
Mitch Larkin 200 m backstroke 2:00.52 23 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:04.57 34 did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:26.91 25 did not advance
Brenton Rickard 50 m breaststroke 27.89 13 Q 27.80 13 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:00.48 13 Q 1:00.04 4 Q 1:00.11 5
200 m breaststroke 2:13.51 21 did not advance
Christian Sprenger 100 m breaststroke 1:00.35 7 Q 1:00.44 10 did not advance
Craig Calder 200 m breaststroke 2:13.90 26 did not advance
Geoff Huegill 50 m butterfly 23.27 2 Q 23.26 2 Q 23.35
100 m butterfly 51.83 3 Q 51.85 6 Q 52.36 8
Sam Ashby 100 m butterfly 52.27 10 Q 52.19 11 did not advance
Jayden Hadler 200 m butterfly 1:57.17 18 did not advance
Travis Nederpelt 200 m butterfly 2:00.98 32 did not advance
Kenneth To 200 m individual medley 1:59.02 3 Q 1:59.17 7 Q 1:59.26 7
James Magnussen
Matt Targett
Matthew Abood
Eamon Sullivan
Kyle Richardson*
James Roberts* 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.79 5 Q 3:11.00
Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Kenrick Monk
Jarrod Killey
Ryan Napoleon
Tommaso D'Orsogna* 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:11.80 4 Q 7:08.48 5
Hayden Stoeckel
Brenton Rickard
Geoff Huegill
James Magnussen
Ben Treffers*
Christian Sprenger*
Sam Ashby*
James Roberts* 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.88 5 Q 3:32.26
  • * raced in heats only
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Olivia Halicek 50 m freestyle 25.18 12 Q 25.20 12 did not advance
Yolane Kukla 50 m freestyle 25.11 9 Q 25.11 10 did not advance
100 m freestyle 54.37 6 Q 54.87 14 did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.24 24 did not advance
Alicia Coutts 100 m freestyle 54.37 6 Q 53.78 3 Q 53.81 6
100 m butterfly 57.49 2 Q 57.41 4 Q 56.94
200 m individual medley 2:11.64 5 Q 2:10.65 4 Q 2:09.00
Bronte Barratt 200 m freestyle 1:57.37 3 Q 1:56.90 6 Q 1:56.60 5
400 m freestyle 4:08.62 11 did not advance
Kylie Palmer 200 m freestyle 1:57.42 5 Q 1:56.59 3 Q 1:56.04
400 m freestyle 4:06.38 5 Q 4:04.62 4
Katie Goldman 800 m freestyle 8:28.35 5 Q 8:29.20 6
Melissa Gorman 800 m freestyle 8:30.00 13 did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:07.39 7 Q 16:05.98 5
Jessica Ashwood 1500 m freestyle 16:25.85 15 did not advance
Emily Seebohm 50 m backstroke 28.39 8 Q 28.19 8 Q 28.07 5
100 m backstroke 59.87 3 Q 59.54 4 Q 59.21 4
Belinda Hocking 50 m backstroke 28.92 20 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:00.23 6 Q 59.69 6 Q 59.53 6
200 m backstroke 2:08.50 4 Q 2:07.78 2 Q 2:06.06
Meagen Nay 200 m backstroke 2:08.50 4 Q 2:08.53 7 Q 2:08.69 6
Leisel Jones 50 m breaststroke 30.93 5 Q 31.14 5 Q 31.01 6
100 m breaststroke 1:07.72 6 Q 1:06.66 2 Q 1:06.25
Leiston Pickett 50 m breaststroke 31.07 6 Q 30.96 4 Q 30.74 4
100 m breaststroke 1:08.06 11 Q 1:07.87 10 did not advance
Sally Foster 200 m breaststroke 2:27.07 6 Q 2:26.43 12 did not advance
Rebecca Kemp 200 m breaststroke 2:29.82 23 did not advance
Marieke Guehrer 50 m butterfly 26.59 13 Q 26.12 6 Q 26.21 8
Jessicah Schipper 100 m butterfly 57.86 4 Q 57.95 7 Q 57.95 7
200 m butterfly 2:08.62 9 Q 2:06.93 6 Q 2:06.64 7
Stephanie Rice 200 m butterfly 2:08.43 7 Q 2:07.32 8 Q 2:06.08 5
200 m individual medley 2:12.68 8 Q 2:09.65 1 Q 2:09.65 4
400 m individual medley 4:37.32 5 Q 4:34.23
Samantha Hamill 400 m individual medley 4:45.32 19 did not advance
Bronte Barratt
Marieke Guehrer
Merindah Dingjan
Alicia Coutts
Kelly Stubbins*
Yolane Kukla* 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:38.35 5 Q 3:36.70 5
Bronte Barratt
Blair Evans
Angie Bainbridge
Kylie Palmer
Jade Neilsen* 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:55.68 6 Q 7:47.42
Belinda Hocking
Leisel Jones
Alicia Coutts
Merindah Dingjan
Stephanie Rice* 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:59.62 4 Q 3:57.13
  • * raced in heats only

Synchronised swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Australia has qualified 10 athletes in synchronised swimming.[4]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eloise Amberger
Sarah Bombell 		Duet technical routine 76.400 26 did not advance
Duet free routine 76.690 26 did not advance
Eloise Amberger
Sarah Bombell
Olia Burtaev
Tamika Domrow
Bianca Hammett
Louise McConnell
Samantha Reid
Li-Ching Yew 		Team technical routine 75.200 18 did not advance
Eloise Amberger
Sarah Bombell
Olia Burtaev
Li-Ching Yew
Tamika Domrow
Bianca Hammett
Jenny-Lyn Anderson
Samantha Reid 		Team free routine 76.720 17 did not advance
Reserves

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Men

Main article: Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Team Roster [5]

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 3 3 0 0 41 19 +22 6
 Australia 3 2 0 1 30 27 +3 4
 Romania 3 1 0 2 27 31 –4 2
 China 3 0 0 3 22 43 –21 0
July 18, 2011
12:10 		Report Romania  8–9  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Peris (CRO), Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 3–3, 1–4
Three players 2 Goals Miller 3
July 20, 2011
21:00 		Report Australia  12–7  China Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 550
Referees:
Koryzna (POL), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 3–2, 7–1
Campbell, Younger 3 Goals Pan Ning, Li Bin 2
July 22, 2011
19:40 		Report Serbia  12–9  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 550
Referees:
Caputi (ITA), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–1, 3–2, 2–3
Filipović 5 Goals three players 2

Playoff round

July 24, 2011
15:30 		Report Spain  9–8  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 750
Referees:
Brgulian (MNE), Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 3–4, 1–2
Perrone, García 3 Goals three players 2

Classification 9–12

July 26, 2011
12:40 		Report Australia  15–9  Japan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees:
Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 1–1, 3–1, 5–3
three players 3 Goals Takei 3

Ninth place game

July 28, 2011
10:50 		Report Canada  6–8  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Brgulian (MNE), Ni (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 1–2, 2–3, 1–3
Graham 3 Goals Younger 2

Women

Main article: Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team Roster[6]

Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 43 17 +26 6
 Australia 3 2 0 1 46 16 +30 4
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 27 29 −2 2
 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 14 68 −54 0
July 17, 2011
12:10 		Report Australia  7–10  Canada Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Stavridis (GRE)
Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–3, 2–3, 3–2
Webster 2 Goals five players 2
July 19, 2011
10:50 		Report Australia  12–4  New Zealand Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Ni (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–0, 4–2, 3–2
Ralph 3 Goals Mason 2
July 21, 2011
18:20 		Report Australia  27–2  Uzbekistan Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Wengenroth (SUI), Gonzalez (PUR)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 9–0, 6–1, 9–0
three players 4 Goals Sarancha, Plyusova 1

Playoff round

July 23, 2011
15:30 		Report Hungary  9–10  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 900
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 4–2
four players 2 Goals Webster 4

Quarterfinals

July 25, 2011
16:40 		Report Italy  14–12  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 550
Referees:
Juhaz (HUN), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–0, 4–6, 0–1  OT: 1–1 Pen 5–3
Bianconi 4 Goals four players 2

Classification 5–8

July 27, 2011
15:30 		Report Netherlands  7–12  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 900
Referees:
Juhaz (HUN), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 3–3, 1–1
van Belkum 3 Goals Knox 4

Fifth place game

July 29, 2011
10:50 		Report United States  5–10  Australia Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 250
Referees:
Deslieres (CAN), Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–4, 2–4, 1–1
Villa, Dries 2 Goals Knox 4

References

  1. ^ Open Water Qualifiers – Men[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Open Water Qualifiers – Women[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Swimming Archive". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. ^ Athletes Listed in Synchronized Swimming Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Men's Water Polo Team
  6. ^ Women's Water Polo Team