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BSc Sponsored Athlete, Adam Lucas Takes Individual Medley double at Australian Swimming Championships
By: Stephen Thomas
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19-03-2005 |
Adam Lucas took the double in the individual medley events with a solid win in the eight-lap race touching in 4:18.49 to defeat fellow Athens representive Travis Nederpelt 4:18.93. Both swimmers were under the qualifying standard. Leith Brodie, the silver medalist in the 200 IM, took third in 4:24.50.
The West Coast men's 400 medley relay team set a new Aussie club record when they clocked 3:41.67. The Perth based club coached by Grant Stoelwinder took all three men's team events this week with the medley team featuring three Athens Olympians; Adam Lucas, Jim Piper and Eamon Sullivan. Piper (100-200 breaststroke) and Lucas (200-400IM) made the team along with coach Stoelwinder but Eamon Sullivan did not make it despite swimming faster than he did to qualify for Athens and taking third place in the 100 free this time around.
Interestingly, while several swimmers benefited from the absence of Ian Thorpe at this meet, Sullivan may well have missed a place in the squad for Montreal due to Thorpe’s absence. The likely 100 freestyle time produced by Thorpe, the Olympic bronze medalist, would have easily reduced the average of the top four finishers below the qualifying time. If there is any consolation for the 19-year-old Sullivan, he clocked 49.01 to bring home the winning West Coast relay, which would adjust to around 49.7 with the flying start, easily his best over the distance.
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