The Australian national championships take place from March 17-22. The start list can be found here: http://www.swimming.org.au/
The top 3 swimmers in each of Ryan's best events are:
200m Free (Prelims & Finals 3/18)
1 MURPHY, PATRICK, (AIS) 25 MEV 1:45.95
2 FFROST, NICHOLAS, (AIS) 22 SOUTHPORTOLYMPIC 1:47.47
3 BRODIE, LEITH, (QAS) 22 ALBANY CREEK 1:47.47
100m Free (Prelims & Semis 3/19; Finals 3/20)
1 SULLIVAN, EAMON (NSWIS) 23 SOSC 47.52
2 TARGETT, MATTHEW, (VIS) 23 MEV 47.88
3 LAUTERSTEIN, ANDREW (NSWIS) 21 SOSC 48.99
4 BRODIE, LEITH, (QAS) 22 ALBANY CREEK 49.19
200m Back (Prelims & Finals 3/19)
1 STOECKEL, HAYDEN 24 NWD 1:56.39
2 DELANEY, ASHLEY, (AIS) 22 NUNAWADING 1:57.18
3 HURLEY, ROBERT, (AIS) 20 WIAQ 2:00.39
100m Back (Prelims & Semis 3/20; Finals 3/21)
1 STOECKEL, HAYDEN 24 NWD 52.97
2 DELANEY, ASHLEY, (AIS) 22 NUNAWADING 53.31
3 HURLEY, ROBERT, (AIS) 20 WIAQ 54.67
400m IM (Prelims & Finals 3/20)
1 POTTS, DECLAN 17 NWD 4:23.08
2 PARKES, STEPHEN (QAS) 20 ST PETERS WESTER 4:23.77
3 FRASER-HOLMES, THOMAS, (AIS) 17 HUNT 4:23.82
200m IM (Prelims & Finals 3/21)
1 BRODIE, LEITH, (QAS) 22 ALBANY CREEK 1:59.90
2 PARKES, STEPHEN (QAS) 20 ST PETERS WESTER 2:02.91
3 ASHBY, SAM, (VIS) 20 NUNAWADING 2:02.93
Leith Brodie was Ryan's training partner for several weeks at the end of 2008. It would be nice to see him qualify in a couple events. His best chance is in the 200m IM, and he likely will qualify for both the 400m and 800m free relays, provided he places in the top 6 in the 100 free and 200 free.
Hayden Stoeckle placed 6th in the 200m back and won bronze in the 100m back at the Olympics. He also has the best time in the world thus far in 2009 in the 200m back. Ashley Delaney placed 10th in the 200m back and 5th in the 100m back in Beijing.
The "A" qualifying standard for the 400m IM is 4:18.40 and the "B" standard is 4:20.98. Unless there is some significant improvement in times, it is possible nobody from Australia will qualify to swim in this event in Rome.
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