2023 Australian Swimming Trials

2023 Australian Swimming Trials
Host cityMelbourne, Victoria
Date(s)13–18 June
Venue(s)Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Events56 (men: 28; women: 28)

The 2023 Australian Swimming Trials was held from 13 to 18 June 2023 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Victoria to determine Australia's swimming team for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]

A host of Dolphins missed the event and World Championship selection due to injury, including 2020 Olympian Chelsea Hodges who required surgery to repair torn cartilage in her right hip.[2] William Yang also missed the event after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumour in his spinal canal.[3] Breaststroker Jenna Strauch is another withdrawal from the event having not overcome a knee injury, while Zac Incerti will not compete after having commenced a shoulder rehabilitation program.[4][5] Ben Armbruster was a late withdrawal from the meet with a rib injury.[6]

On the final day of the event, Swimming Australia selected a 38-person team. The team consists of 31 aquatic swimmers and 8 open water swimmers. Moesha Johnson will swim in both disciplines, having qualified in the 1500m freestyle and 5km open water events. Bianca Crisp, Kai Taylor and Jack Wilson are set to make their Dolphins debut in Fukuoka.[7]

Schedule

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Legend
Key H ½ F TF
Value Heats Semifinals Final Timed final

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

Qualification criteria

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Swimming Australia will select a 56-person team, with a maximum of 28 male athletes and 28 females athletes. The first and second placed swimmers in the open final of any individual Olympic event will be selected provided they meet qualification times set out below by Swimming Australia.[9][10]

Men Event Women
21.83 50 m freestyle 24.70
47.96 100 m freestyle 53.61
1:46.06 200 m freestyle 1:56.87
3:46.47 400 m freestyle 4:06.44
7:47.46 800 m freestyle 8:26.71
14:56.86 1500 m freestyle 16:09.09
53.00 100 m backstroke 59.99
1:57.12 200 m backstroke 2:10.07
59.49 100 m breaststroke 1:06.40
2:09.68 200 m breaststroke 2:23.91
51.28 100 m butterfly 57.91
1:54.91 200 m butterfly 2:07.89
1:57.74 200 m IM 2:10.72
4:12.50 400 m IM 4:38.53

Medal winners

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The medallist for the open events are below.[11]

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metre freestyle Cameron McEvoy
Somerville House (Qld)
21.41 Q Thomas Nowakowski
Somerset (Qld)
21.89 Isaac Cooper
St Andrew's (Qld)
22.00
100 metre freestyle Kyle Chalmers
Marion (SA)
47.44 Q Flynn Southam
Bond (Qld)
47.77 Q Jack Cartwright
St Peters Western (Qld)
48.50
200 metre freestyle Kai Taylor
St Peters Western (Qld)
1:46.25 Alexander Graham
Miami (Qld)
1:46.68 Thomas Neill
Rackley (Qld)
1:46.82
400 metre freestyle Samuel Short
Rackley (Qld)
3:43.38 Q Elijah Winnington
St Peters Western (Qld)
3:43.48 Q Mack Horton
Griffith University (Qld)
3:46.71
800 metre freestyle Samuel Short
Rackley (Qld)
7:40.39 ACR Q Elijah Winnington
St Peters Western (Qld)
7:45.75 Q Matthew Galea
SOPAC (NSW)
7:53.33
1500 metre freestyle Samuel Short
Rackley (Qld)
14:46.67 Q Elijah Winnington
St Peters Western (Qld)
15:08.28 Nick Sloman
Noosa (Qld)
15:11.72
50 metre backstroke Isaac Cooper
St Andrew's (Qld)
24.56 James Bayliss
Chandler (Qld)
25.32 Lewis Blacburn
St Andrew's (Qld)
25.38
100 metre backstroke Isaac Cooper
St Andrew's (Qld)
53.46 Bradley Woodward
Mingara (NSW)
53.85 Joshua Edwards-Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
54.52
200 metre backstroke Bradley Woodward
Mingara (NSW)
1:56.04 Q Joshua Edwards-Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
1:57.29 Ty Hartwell
Chandler (Qld)
1:58.88
50 metre breaststroke Samuel Williamson
Melbourne Vicentre (Vic)
27.17 Haig Buckingham
SOPAC (NSW)
27.53 Nash Wilkes
Southport (Qld)
27.72
100 metre breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook
Chandler (Qld)
59.68 Samuel Williamson
Melbourne Vicentre (Vic)
59.86 Joshua Yong
UWA West Coast (WA)
1:00.34
200 metre breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook
Chandler (Qld)
2:07.86 Q Haig Buckingham
SOPAC (NSW)
2:12.95 Angus Menzies
Knox Pymble (NSW)
2:13:13
50 metre butterfly Cameron McEvoy
Somerville House (Qld)
23.07 Shaun Champion
Abbotsleigh (NSW)
23.46 Matthew Temple
Marion (SA)
23.47
100 metre butterfly Matthew Temple
Marion (SA)
51.35 Kyle Chalmers
Marion (SA)
51.61 Shaun Champion
Abbotsleigh (NSW)
51.88
200 metre butterfly Bowen Gough
Griffith University (Qld)
1:56.01 Harrison Turner
Chandler (Qld)
1:57.77 William Petric
Nunawading (Vic)
1:58.24
200 metre individual medley Thomas Neill
Rackley (Qld)
1:57.74 Q Brendon Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
1:58.84 William Petric
Nunawading (Vic)
1:59.29
400 metre individual medley Brendon Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
4:10.64 Q Thomas Neill
Rackley (Qld)
4:15.57 Thomas Hauck
All Saints (Qld)
4:19.07

Men multi-class

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metre freestyle Benjamin Hance S14
St Andrew's (Qld)
23.53 Tom Gallagher S10
Somerset (Qld)
23.85 Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
25.06
100 metre freestyle Tom Gallagher S10
Somerset (Qld)
53.19 Alexander Tuckfield S10
Southern Sydney (NSW)
Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
55.48

55.48
200 metre freestyle Samuel Gould S14
Helensvale (Qld)
2:04.96 Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
2:07.16 Alexander Tuckfield S10
Southern Sydney (NSW)
2:01.74
400 metre freestyle Callum Simpson S8
Flinders Phoenix (Qld)
4:40.55 Harrison Vig S9
University of Queensland (Qld)
4:34.03 Beau Matthews S8
SLC Aquadot (NSW)
4:42.55
50 metre backstroke Tom Gallagher S10
Somerset (Qld)
28.54 Ethan Blockey S14
Macksville Marlins (NSW)
32.90 Harrison Vig S9
University of Queensland (Qld)
32.56
100 metre backstroke Benjamin Hance S14
St Andrew's (Qld)
56.73 Tom Gallagher S10
Somerset (Qld)
1:02.70 Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
1:03.56
50 metre breaststroke Beau Matthews S8
SLC Aquadot (NSW)
37.53 Ahmed Kelly S3
Yarra Plenty (Vic)
1:01.29 Riley Blitz S19
Geelong (Vic)
34.93
100 metre breaststroke Samuel Gould S14
Helensvale (Qld)
1:16.36 Beau Matthews S8
SLC Aquadot (NSW)
1:27.21 Riley Blitz S19
Geelong (Vic)
1:19.52
50 metre butterfly Nicholas Layton S15
Propulsion (Vic)
25.37 Alex Saffy S10
Bunbury (Qld)
27.48 Samuel Gould S14
Helensvale (Qld)
29.43
100 metre butterfly Alex Saffy S10
Bunbury (Qld)
57.95 Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
1:01.27 Nicholas Layton S15
Propulsion (Vic)
56.49
150 metre individual medley Ahmed Kelly S3
Yarra Plenty (Vic)
3:12.24 None awarded
200 metre individual medley Ricky Betar S14
Cruiz (ACT)
2:18.61 Samuel Gould S14
Helensvale (Qld)
2:24.38 Callum Simpson S8
Flinders Phoenix (Qld)
2:39.47

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metre freestyle Shayna Jack
St Peters Western (Qld)
24.22 Q Emma McKeon
Griffith University
24.26 Q Meg Harris
Marion (SA)
24.30
100 metre freestyle Mollie O'Callaghan
St Peters Western (Qld)
52.48 Q Emma McKeon
Griffith University
52.52 Q Shayna Jack
St Peters Western (Qld)
52.64
200 metre freestyle Mollie O'Callaghan
St Peters Western (Qld)
1:53.83 Q Ariarne Titmus
St Peters Western (Qld)
1:54.14 Q Lani Pallister
Griffith University (Qld)
1:56.03
400 metre freestyle Ariarne Titmus
St Peters Western (Qld)
3:58.47 Q Lani Pallister
Griffith University (Qld)
4:02.43 Q Kiah Melverton
St Peters Western (Qld)
4:05.05
800 metre freestyle Ariarne Titmus
St Peters Western (Qld)
8:15.88 Q Lani Pallister
Griffith University (Qld)
8:20.56 Q Kiah Melverton
St Peters Western (Qld)
8:26.65
1500 metre freestyle Lani Pallister
Griffith University (Qld)
15:56.31 Q Moesha Johnson
Griffith University (Qld)
16:03.02 Q Madeleine Gough
Carlile (NSW)
16:21.68
50 metre backstroke Bronte Job
Rackley (Qld)
27.73 Iona Anderson
Breakers (WA)
28.03 Layla Day
Bond (Qld)
28.47
100 metre backstroke Kaylee McKeown
Griffith University (Qld)
57.50 Q Mollie O'Callaghan
St Peters Western (Qld)
58.42 Q Iona Anderson
Breakers (WA)
1:00.05
200 metre backstroke Kaylee McKeown
Griffith University (Qld)
2:03.70 Q Jenna Forrester
St Peters Western (Qld)
2:10.37 Hannah Fredericks
St Peters Western (Qld)
2:10.84
50 metre breaststroke Abbey Harkin
St Peters Western (Qld)
31.14 Talara-Jade Dixon
St Hilda's (WA)
31.19 Mikayla Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
31.26
100 metre breaststroke Abbey Harkin
St Peters Western (Qld)
1:07.20 Mikayla Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
1:07.94 Talara-Jade Dixon
St Hilda's (WA)
1:08.64
200 metre breaststroke Abbey Harkin
St Peters Western (Qld)
2:23.93 Mikayla Smith
Griffith University (Qld)
2:26.08 Ella Ramsay
Chandler (Qld)
2:28.85
50 metre butterfly Alexandria Perkins
USC Spartans (Qld)
25.92 Lily Price
Rackley (Qld)
25.97 Emma McKeon
Griffith University (Qld)
26.09
100 metre butterfly Emma McKeon
Griffith University (Qld)
56.74 Q Brianna Throssell
St Peters Western (Qld)
57.66 Q Lily Price
Rackley (Qld)
57.78
200 metre butterfly Elizabeth Dekkers
Chandler (Qld)
2:05.26 ACR Q Abbey Connor
Revesby Workers (NSW)
2:07.61 Q Brianna Throssell
St Peters Western (Qld)
2:07.68
200 metre individual medley Kaylee McKeown
Griffith University (Qld)
2:07.60 Q Jenna Forrester
St Peters Western (Qld)
2:09.29 Q Ella Ramsay
Chandler (Qld)
2:11.89
400 metre individual medley Jenna Forrester
St Peters Western (Qld)
4:34.89 Q Kiah Melverton
St Peters Western (Qld)
4:39.65 Ella Ramsay
Chandler (Qld)
4:39.96

Women multi-class

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metre freestyle Jasmine Greenwood S10
Cruiz (ACT)
28.68 Keira Stephens S9
Southport (Qld)
28.79 Alexa Leary S9
St Hilda's (Qld)
28.14
100 metre freestyle Alexa Leary S9
St Hilda's (Qld)
1:00.85 Jasmine Greenwood S10
Cruiz (ACT)
1:03.31 Victoria Belando Nicholson S9
Yeronga Park (Qld)
1:05.82
200 metre freestyle Kael Thompson S14
Sunshine Coast Grammar (Qld)
2:22.58 Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
2:23.27 Grace Brimelow S8
Sunshine Coast Grammar (Qld)
2:34.94
400 metre freestyle Grace Brimelow S8
Sunshine Coast Grammar (Qld)
5:11.26 Hannah Price S10
Campbelltown (NSW)
5:04.73 Holly Warn S7
St Hilda's (Qld)
5:41.98
50 metre backstroke Hannah Price S10
Campbelltown (NSW)
34.89 Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
34.22 Victoria Belando Nicholson S9
Yeronga Park (Qld)
36.89
100 metre backstroke Holly Warn S7
St Hilda's (Qld)
1:27.32 Hannah Price S10
Campbelltown (NSW)
1:13.75 Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
1:14.41
50 metre breaststroke Keira Stephens S9
Southport (Qld)
35.71 Tegan Reder S11
UWA West Coast (WA)
44.15 Jordan Berryman S8
UWA West Coast (WA)
42.61
100 metre breaststroke Keira Stephens S9
Southport (Qld)
1:19.42 Tegan Reder S11
UWA West Coast (WA)
1:37.12 Amelie Springett-Kelly
City of Sydney (NSW)
1:49.67
50 metre butterfly Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
31.62 Victoria Belando Nicholson S9
Yeronga Park (Qld)
34.13 Jasmine Greenwood S10
Cruiz (ACT)
31.48
100 metre butterfly Jasmine Greenwood S10
Cruiz (ACT)
1:10.23 Jasmin Fullgrabe S9
Marion (SA)
1:16.33 Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
1:13.77
200 metre individual medley Jasmine Greenwood S10
Cruiz (ACT)
2:36.93 Amelie Springett-Kelly
City of Sydney (NSW)
3:28.28 Montana Atkinson S14
Helensvale (Qld)
2:46.12

  Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification time to be included in the team in the respective event.

Records

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During the 2023 Australian Swimming Trials the following records were set.

All Comers and Championship records

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Event Name (Previous) Time (Previous) Year Location Name (New) Time (New) Difference
800 m freestyle Australia Ian Thorpe 7:41.59 2001 Australia Hobart, Australia Australia Samuel Short 7:40.39 -1.20
200 m butterfly Australia Madeline Groves 2:05.41 2015 Australia Sydney, Australia Australia Elizabeth Dekkers 2:05.26 -0.15

Team Selection

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The following 38 swimmers were selected as part of the Dolphins team which was finalised on 18 June 2023.[7]

Men Women

Broadcast

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In April 2023, it was announced that the Nine Network's streaming service 9Now had secured an exclusive broadcast streaming deal with Swimming Australia, after the network had previously committed to broadcasting the next five Olympic Games as well as the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[12] The commentary team will be led by Matt Welsh, with every heat and final available to be streamed.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Australian Swimming Trials". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ Overend, Riley (17 April 2023). "Australian Olympic Gold Medalist Chelsea Hodges Will Miss World Champs After Hip Surgery". SwimSwam. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ Race, Retta (27 May 2023). "World Championships Medalist William Yang (AUS) to Undergo Back Surgery". SwimSwam. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hanson, Ian (31 May 2023). "Australia Loses Olympic Breaststroke Ace Jenna Strauch For World Champs; Cate Campbell Also Out Of Trials". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ Race, Retta (5 June 2023). "Olympian Zac Incerti Choosing Shoulder Rehab Over Aussie World Trials". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. ^ Race, Retta (15 June 2023). "All Comers Record Holder Ben Armbruster Out With Rib Injury". SwimSwam. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Worlds at Their Feet". Swimming Australia. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "2023 Australian Swimming Trials Program of Events" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Swimming Australia reverting to stiffer qualification times for Fukuoka". SwimSwam. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 FINA World Championships Selection Criteria" (PDF). Swimming Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ Hy-Tek. "2023 Australian Swimming Trials". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ Perry, Kevin (14 September 2022). "Channel 9 unveils new and returning slate of programming for 2023". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Swimming World Championships Trials to be Shown on 9Now". Swimming Australia. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.