Australian CrossFit Championship 2019 Summary
After the Dubai CrossFit Championship December kicked off the year with the Wodapalooza Festival. The new CrossFit calendar does not stop and we continue with the Australian CrossFit Championship.
This competition which has just been held at the Gold Coast from January 24 to 27The 90%, has just qualified 2 individuals and a team for the Games. The 90% of the participants were Australian as opposed to other competitions where there is more representation from other nationalities.
We have missed the two most famous Australians. Tia Clair Toomey who has moved to the United States and has chosen other competitions to get his invitation to the Games (he recently won the Wodapalooza). And to Kara Sauders who is 6 months pregnant.
For the first time, this competition has been held for the purpose of holding a qualifying event in Australia. Unlike the rest of the competitions that already existed before the change in the way of qualifying for the Games and have been adapted.
Probably as it is a very new competition, a somewhat different programming has been highlighted. to what we are used to in other events of this caliber. It was missing some kind of event that would have set some athletes apart and perhaps would have been more interesting than having 11 events in 4 days of competition.
Surely, in its next edition in 2020, they will take good note of the recent experience and make some adjustments to make the competition a reference. And we also hope that it will be possible to follow the event through some kind of broadcasting platform.
Australian CrossFit Championship schedule and wods
Day 1: Thursday, January 24
Event 1
250m swim
30 burpees
30 single arm thrusters (KB) @ 28/20
250m swim
30 burpees
30 single arm thrusters (KB) @ 28/20
250m swim
30 burpees
30 single arm thursters (KB) @ 28/20
250m swim
Cap: 45′
It was interesting to see an event of this nature in such a special place as Australia. We know that Aussie competitors are always very good in this kind of events, however we saw how Briggs (English) was the winner of the event in the women's category.
Day 2: Friday, January 25
Event 2
12 double KB Snatch @ 28/20
100 double unders (regular rope)
12 double KB snatch
80 double unders (Zuess rope)
12 double KB snatch
60 double unders (drag rope)
Event 5
Fran with a twist
Cap: 5 min
Of note, after 5 events, Samantha Briggs had scored 500 points. She had finished first in all the events scoring the maximum points each time. Although the Englishwoman had already secured her place for the Games at the Dubai CrossFit Championship, the athlete did not take the competition lightly.
Day 3: Saturday, January 26
Event 9
3 Snatches @ 75/60
2 Snatches @ 85/65
1 snatch @ 95/70
3 clean and jerks @ 110/80
2 clean and jerks @ 115/85
1 clean and jerk @ 120/90
Event 10
20m handstand walk
then 3 rounds:
16 T2B
6 pistols @ 12/20
then
20m handstand walk
Cap: 10 min
Event 11
50/30 assault bike cals
then 3 rounds for time:
10 bar mucle ups
18m sled pull
18 sled push
Cap: 12 min
Australian CrossFit Championship Results
Individual children:
James Newbury with 1013 points
Bayden Brown with 954 points
Zeke Grove with 942 points
Individual girls:
Samantha Briggs with 1046 points
Madeline Sturt with 919 points
Simone Arthur with 866 points
Equipment:
Project X comprised of: Harriet Roberts, Brandom Swan, Khan Porter and Jessica Coughlan.
Who is going to the Games?
The first places in each division are the ones that get the invitation to the Games. In this case, as Briggs had already won the DCC, her invitation moves to the next spot and it will be Madeline Sturt who qualifies for the 2019 Games.
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