Queensland Champs, Finals, Day 5: Lani Pallister Digs Deep For Courageous 1500m Win in 15:49.94
Paris Olympic hopeful Lani Pallister pushed herself to the limit with a courageous solo performance, clocking a world top five time to win the 1500m freestyle on night five of the 2023 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Swimming Championships. tonight.
The 21-year-old from Griffith University powered home over the last 100m in 1:02.84 – the final 50m in 30.53 (the fastest of the 30x50s) to touch the wall in 15:49.94 ((2:01.66; 4:07.47; 8:20.65) – just outside the time she swam to finish fifth at the World Championships in Fukuoka this year, in a race won by greatest female swimmer in history in Katie Ledecky.
Read more: https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/queensland-champs-finals-day-5-lani-pallister-hits-the-wall-for-courageous-solo-1500m-win-in-1549-94/
