Jamie Jack announces himself as a world champs contender

Jamie Jack, the younger brother of sprint sensation Shayna, has announced himself as a contender for a spot on the world championship team by winning silver in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Australian swimming championships.

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Jamie Jack, the younger brother of sprint sensation Shayna, has announced himself as a contender for a spot on the world championship team by winning silver in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Australian swimming championships.

Italian star Thomas Ceccon took out the gold in a jam-packed final and Jack said he was pleased with the result.

"I mean, for right now in the season … I really thought 100 was going to be a struggle, so very happy with," he told ABC Sport.

"I think I've definitely got some positives from the race and … even from the heats, I had the lowest strokes I've ever done.

"It's showing some good progress.

"It definitely adds to the confidence of knowing I'm doing the right thing and to know that coming into trials I've already shown myself as a threat."

Jack was beaten by Ceccon in the 100m freestyle. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)

In a field featuring two of the 4x100m freestyle relay silver medal winning squad from Paris – Flynn Southam and heat swimmer William Yang – as well as, Ceccon, a bronze medallist with the Italian team from Paris La Défense Arena, 22-year-old Jack flew out of the blocks to lead at the turn.

But he fell behind Ceccon, his temporary St Peter's Western Swim Club training mate, over the final length.

"I knew he was going to be a real challenge tonight," Jack said.

"It almost took a bit of the pressure away, because I wanted to have fun.

"I get very stressed and anxious racing and I'm a bit harsh on myself, especially at these times …  so I was kind of here to have fun."

With former Sydney Swans coach John Longmuire watching on, Jack acknowledged how the regular competition with the "world class" Italian guest aided his development.

"There's definitely been some good learning curves here when it comes to high-class racing," Jack said.

"I've got a very long-term goal with [coach Dean Boxall] — we put in a full six-month plan.

"I wrote the entire thing down and we worked together to kind of see where I was lacking and when I'm going to be able to work on my weaknesses.

"So I think it's almost like we've been putting a recipe together for success and we're halfway through, let's say, and to show some good results like that right now is really promising."

The immediate goal is to get selected for the Dolphins team for Singapore, where he could be joined by his older sister Shayna.

"She's an amazing sister," Jack said.

"She's been incredibly supportive of me, specifically this year.

"We're obviously hoping for me to jump onto that Australian team, she wants to be there with me as well.

"We train together every single day and we always talk and communicate — if I'm ever doing poorly, she supports me a lot and like makes sure that I'm OK.

"I appreciate having her there and I hope to be on the team with her."

Mollie O'Callaghan powered her way to victory in the women's 200m freestyle. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)

In the 200m Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan, who revealed to ABC Sport on Monday her struggles with injury since returning from a post-Paris lay-off, powered through to claim victory from lane one.

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Given her struggles in the lead-up, including a knee injury, O'Callaghan showed tremendous guts and all the fighting spirit of an Olympic champion to claim the gold.

"Look, at the end of the day it's just a race and to myself it's the world, but especially this one, being the Olympic champion, I can't shy away from it," O'Callaghan told ABC Sport.

"Dean [Boxall] was pretty much [saying] this is one of my chances to race this year as I didn't get the opportunity at all at the start because of injury, so … come here tonight and try and flip the switch.

"All week I would say I was pretty mentally strong, but as the event goes on you slowly fade away with tiredness and fatigue and things start popping up and irritating, so to hold myself a bit accountable and to be like, 'OK, just suck it up.'

"Dean was like, 'If this is a possibility to happen at worlds, you want to do it now so you have practice' — so that was just the mentality, whatever happens, happens.

"But at the end of the day, I know I'm a fighter, we do the sport because we want to win and I'm going to push myself to the max even if it hurts — that's the whole point of it."

Jasmine Greenwood (S10), a silver medallist from the Tokyo Paralympics, claimed victory in the women's multi-class 100m butterfly.

"I was really happy with that," she said.

"It's really nice to be around my PB at this time of year."

Teenager Declan Budd (S14) pipped Tim Hodge (S9) and Nicholas Layton (S15) in a highly competitive men's multi-class 100m butterfly.

New Zealander Lewis Clareburt claimed a dominant 400m individual medley victory over 20-year-old Will Petric.

Alexa Leary won the multi-class 50m freestyle, backing up her world record performance from night two in the 100m free, and Nicholas Layton beating Rowan Crothers in the men's 50m free.

Sam Williamson defended the 50m breaststroke title in 27.10, adding the 50 to his 100m crown from earlier in the week.

There were also wins for Olympic open water silver medallist Mo Johnson in the 1,500m freestyle, Alex Perkins in the 100m butterfly and Harrison Turner in the 200m butterfly.

Kaylee McKeown is heading back to the Sunshine Coast. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)

Five-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown has ended speculation about her coaching future by committing to the University of Sunshine Coast Spartans.

McKeown, who won the 100m and 200m backstroke events at the Paris Olympics, had been swimming at Griffith on the Gold Coast under coach Michael Bohl.

Bohl, who also coached Emma McKeon and Steph Rice, among others, resigned from his post at Griffith and the Australian swimming team after the Paris Olympics.

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It had been expected that Bohl would take some time away from coaching, but instead the veteran took up a position as an adviser to the Chinese team at high-performance centres in Shanghai and Beijing earlier this year.

British coach Mel Marshall, who mentored breaststroke sensation Adam Peaty, was recruited to take up Bohl's role with Griffith and Swimming Australia. 

McKeown has been competing at the Australian Open Swimming Championships all week but opted not to speak to media after her gold medal swims in the 100m and 200m backstroke.

Instead she posted a message on social media thanking Griffith for her time with the club.

"I'd like to thank everyone from Griffith over the past three years," she wrote.

"It has truly been everything and more.

"It's been a crazy week but I've decided to head back home to where it all started on the Sunshine Coast with USC Spartans."

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