Sydney Open, Day 3: Flynn Southam, Ben Armbruster and Hannah Casey Wrap Up Winning Weekend For Bond
Paris Olympians Flynn Southam and Ben Armbruster and rising freestyle sprinter Hannah Casey have wrapped up a winning weekend for Bond University Swimming at the 2026 NSW Sydney Open And UniSport Nationals Meet.
The trio produced the stand-out performances in a Bond team that achieved wins right across the board over the three days of competition.
Southam out-touched Sydney’s teenage sprint prodigy Ollie Moclair (Cranbrook, NSW) and Japan’s Shuya Matsumoto in a blanket finish in the 50m freestyle.
The Chris Mooney-coach Southam, who has a personal best of 21.85, touched in 22.20; Moclair, who recently clocked his pb of 21.73, touched second in 22.24 with Matsumoto another touch away in 22.38.
Moclair and Southam will return to the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in three weeks with the man-of-the-moment, Olympic, two-time World champion and world record holder Cam McEvoy waiting in the wings for the Australian Trials Meet (June 7-13).
Places on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac Teams await – with McEvoy focused purely on Glasgow, declaring he won’t swim in Irvine.
Casey completed the 50, 100 and 200m freestyle treble, winning the 200m freestyle in 1:59.00 after taking the 50m freestyle in 25.27 and the 100m in 54.56; also finishing second in the 400m freestyle in 4:17.42.
The 20-year-old putting the finishing touches to her Trials prep with an all-important weekend of racing as she looks towards the always much anticipated women’s 100 and 200m freestyle events – as the Australians look to continue their world domination heading towards LA28.
While Armbruster also shone – adding his third title for the three-day meet in the 100m butterfly in 51.73 to his 50m fly win in 24.46 and his 50m backstroke title in 25.46.
And only just missing the podium in the 50m freestyle, his 22.42 just 0.04 behind Matsumoto’s third placed time of 22.38.
2026 NSW Sydney Open & UniSport Nationals, FINALS, Day 3:
MEN
50M freestyle
- Flynn Southam (Bond, QLD) 22.20
- Ollie Moclair (Cranbrook, NSW) 22.24
- Shuya Matsumoto (Japan) 22.38
1500m freestyle
- Mackenzie Crocker (University of QLD) 16:10.71
- William Mackay (University of Sydney, NSW) 16:35.22
- Jesse Phillips (Monash University, VIC) 16:37.39
100m backstroke
- Hidekazu Takehara (Japan) 54.60
- Bradley Woodward (Mingara, NSW) 55.19
- Kalani Ireland (Somerville Aquatic, QLD) 55.82
50m breaststroke
- Sam Williamson (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 27.00
- Shin Ohashi (Japan) 27.36
- Grayson Bell (Somerville Aquatics, QLD) 27.67
100m butterfly
- Ben Armbruster (Bond, QLD) 51.73
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto (Japan) 52.30
- Shoon Mitsunaga (Japan) 52.42
400IM
- Tomoyuki Matsushita (Japan) 4:10.51
- Asaki Nishikawa (Japan) 4:11.57
- Will Petric (Nunawading, VIC) 4:12.45
WOMEN
200m freestyle
- Hannah Casey (Bond, QLD) 1:59.00
- Victoria Catterson (Sydney University, NSW) 2:00.91
- Asha Ring (Sydney University, NSW) 2:01.91
1500m freestyle
- Charlotte Bowmer (Sydney University, NSW) 17:13.38
- Sienna Deurloo (University of QLD) 17:22.86
50m backstroke
- Ainsley Trotter (Bond, QLD) 28.75
- Elizabeth Gan (University of Sydney, NSW) 28.88
- Zoe Ammunsen (Nudgee College, QLD) 29.77
50m breaststroke
- Tilly King (Bond, QLD) 311.73
- Isabella Johnson (Nudgee College, QLD) 32.24
- Lily McCowan (University of QLD) 32.25
200m butterfly
- Poppy Stephen (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 2:10.69
- Isabelle Hanger (University of Technology Sydney, NSW) 2:19.70
- Amber Clark (NUSwim, NSW) 2:20.85
200IM
- Mio Narita (Japan) 2:11.94
- Lexi Harrison (Manly, NSW) 2:15.16
- Alannah Torrance (Monash University, VIC) 2:17.46
MULTI-DISABILITY
MEN
- Callum Simpson (University of Sunshine Coast, QLD) 57.78
- Nicholas Layton (Monash University, VIC) 53.50
- Alex Tuckfield (Aquablitz Toongabbie, NSW) 54.23
100m breaststroke
- Siddhant Sachdeva (University of QLD) 1:35.76
- Kaden Smith (Camden, NSW) 1:25.86
- Lachlan Mackay (Oak Flats, NSW) 1:28.03
200IM
- Callum Simpson (University of Sunshine Coast, QLD) 2:31.07
- Luke McDonogh (TSS Aquatic, QLD) 2:38.72
- Lachlan Lau (St George, NSW) 2:42.29
WOMEN
100m freestyle
- Chloe Osborn (Blacktown, NSW) 1:12.38
- Victoria Belando Nicholson (University of Queensland Swim Club) 1:06.13
- Sarah Howe (Giffith University, QLD) 1:06.23
100m breaststroke
- Amelie Springett-Kelly (Aquablitz Toongabbie, NSW) 1:50.05
- Lilly-Anne Gould (Griffith University Swim Club< QLD) 1:29.00
- Summer Klein (Kincumber, NSW) 1:32.46
200IM
- Sarah Howe (Griffith University, QLD) 2:47.82
- Annabelle Moloney (Cotton Tree, QLD) 2:52.04
- Lilly-Anne Gould (Griffith University Swim Club, QLD) 2:48.30
