The 2022 McDonald’s Queensland Championships were stacked with fast racing and outstanding results. This year was no different in the way we saw our superstars deliver in front of a home crowd.
Major Meet Award Winners:
McDonald’s Swimmer of the Meet
Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western), coached by Dean Boxall
🥇 Women’s 200m Freestyle (1:56.10) (921 FINA Points)
🥇 Women’s 400m Freestyle (4:06.50)
🥇 Women’s 800m Freestyle (8:29.94)
🥇 Women’s 1500m Freestyle (16:21.88)
McDonald’s Age Group Swimmer of the Meet
Eloise McLellan (Somerville House), coached by Tim Lane & Sarah Caithness
🥇 Girls 12 Years 200m Freestyle (2:07.78)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 200m Breaststroke (2:42.73)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 200m Individual Medley (2:22.56)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 50m Freestyle (27.72)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 50m Backstroke (31.08)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 100m Freestyle (59.62)
🥇 Girls 12 Years 100m Breastroke (1:15.45)
🥇 & QUEENSLAND RECORD - Girls 12 Years 400m Individual Medley (5:01.53)
McDonald’s Para Swimmer of the Meet
Benjamin Hance (St Andrew’s), coached by Ashley Delaney
🥇 Men’s 50m Freestyle (23.31)
🥇 Men’s 50m Backstroke (26.78)
🥇 & VIRTUS WORLD RECORD – Men’s 50m Butterfly (24.88)
McDonald’s Country Swimmer of the Meet
Nala Iosefo (Gardens), coached by Garry Hanson
🥇 Girls 13 Years 200m Individual Medley (2:25.27)
🥇 Girls 13 Years 100m Butterfly (1:03.46)
🥇 Girls 13 Years 50m Butterfly (28.79)
🥇 Girls 13 Years 100m Backstroke (1:06.50)
🥇 Girls 13 Years 200m Butterfly (2:21.59)
🥈 Girls 13 Years 50m Backstroke (31.33)
🥉 Girls 13 Years 50m Freestyle (27.72)
President’s Trophy:
St Peters Western
Swimmer of the Sessions Award Winners:
Sunday – Amelie Smith (Rocky City), coached by Shane Kingston
For her performances in the 200m Individual Medley (2:18.64) and the 1500m Freestyle (17:28.93).
Monday – Eloise McLellan (Somerville House), coached by Tim Lane & Sarah Caithness
For her performance in the 200m Individual Medley (2:22.56).
Tuesday – Kai Gilbert (TSS Aquatics), coached by David Thomas
For his performance in the 50m Freestyle (24.25).
Wednesday – Benjamin Hance (St Andrew’s), coached by Ash Delaney
For his performance in the 50m Backstroke (26.78).
Thursday – Paige Leonhardt (USC Spartans), coached by Harley Connolly
For her performance in the 50m Butterfly with a World Virtus Record in a time of 29.79.
Friday – Joshua Collet (Bond), coached by Chris Mooney
For his performance in the 50m Breaststroke with a Queensland Record in a time of 28.21.
Jason Plummer Memorial Award Winners:
Ike Martinez (Rackley), coached by Tim Dilger
Amelia Weber (St Peters Western), coached by Richard Sleight
The Jason Plummer Memorial Award is presented to a Queensland Male and Female swimmer, aged 15 or 16 years, who swims closest to their Queensland Age 1500m Freestyle Record. Jason Plummer sadly passed away in 2021. In his swimming career he had the honour of representing Queensland and Australia over many years as an age group swimmer and between 1983 and 1989 as a senior swimmer. Jason held the 15years Queensland 400m Freestyle Record and at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games won gold in the 1500m Freestyle. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he placed 14th in the 1500m Freestyle and 4th in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Post his swimming in Australia Jason went on to hold numerous records swimming for Stanford University in the NCAA championships.
This award is donated in loving memory by his brother BJ to help promote and develop other Queensland swimming stars of the future.
Towel Award Winners:
Open Female: Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western), coached by Dean Boxall
Open Male: Elijah Winnington (St Peters Western), coached by Dean Boxall
Para Female: Madeleine McTernan (All Saints), coached by Ken Sabotic
Para Male: Samuel Gould (Helensvale), coached by Jon Cook
Para Male: Benjamin Hance (St Andrew’s), coached by Ashley Delaney
18 Years Girl: Ella Ramsay (Chandler), coached by Vince Raleigh
18 Years Boy: Harrison Turner (Chandler), coached by David Proud
17 Years Girl: Georgie Roper (Miami), coached by Richard Scarce
17 Years Boy: Enoch Robb (All Saints), coached by Ken Sabotic
17 Years Boy: Anders McAlpine (Chandler), coached by Vince Raleigh
17 Years Boy: Noah Kamprad (Miami), coached by Richard Scarce
16 Years Girl: Taryn Roberts (Rocky City), coached by Shane Kingston
16 Years Boy: Ike Martinez (Rackley), coached by Tim Dilger
15 Years Girl: Jaclyn Barclay (St Peters Western), coached by Richard Sleight
15 Years Boy: William Shepherd-Smith (Churchie), coached by Ben Allen
14 Years Girl: Kaci Curtis (St Peters Western), coached by Andrey Pianca dos Santos
14 Years Boy: Kai Gilbert (TSS), coached by David Thomas
13 Years Girl: Nala Iosefo (Gardens), coached by Garry Hansons
13 Years Boy: Archer Mellifont (MCA), coached by James Boyce
12 Years Girl: Eloise McLellan (Somerville House), coached by Tim Lane & Sarah Caithness
12 Years Boy: Mackenzie Crocker (A B Paterson), coached by Liam Du Feu
For the full list of results please click here
Thank you to volunteers, technical officials and athletes for making this year’s McDonald’s Queensland Championships a huge success!
Image courtesy of Wade Brennan Photography
