Australia swimming competition
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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Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
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Timed final
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M = Morning session, E = Evening session
Men[8]
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13 June |
14 June |
15 June |
16 June |
17 June |
18 June
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| Event ↓ |
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 800 m freestyle |
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| 1500 m freestyle |
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| 50 m backstroke |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 200 m backstroke |
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| 50 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 200 m breaststroke |
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| 50 m butterfly |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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| 400 m individual medley |
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Men Multi-Class[8]
| Date → |
13 June |
14 June |
15 June |
16 June |
17 June |
18 June
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| Event ↓ |
M |
E |
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 50 m backstroke |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 50 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 50 m butterfly |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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Women[8]
| Date → |
13 June |
14 June |
15 June |
16 June |
17 June |
18 June
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| Event ↓ |
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 800 m freestyle |
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| 1500 m freestyle |
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| 50 m backstroke |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 200 m backstroke |
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| 50 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 200 m breaststroke |
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| 50 m butterfly |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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| 400 m individual medley |
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Women Multi-Class[8]
| Date → |
13 June |
14 June |
15 June |
16 June |
17 June |
18 June
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| Event ↓ |
M |
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 50 m backstroke |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 50 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 50 m butterfly |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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Qualification criteria
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
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| 21.83 |
50 m freestyle |
24.70
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| 47.96 |
100 m freestyle |
53.61
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| 1:46.06 |
200 m freestyle |
1:56.87
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| 3:46.47 |
400 m freestyle |
4:06.44
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| 7:47.46 |
800 m freestyle |
8:26.71
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| 14:56.86 |
1500 m freestyle |
16:09.09
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| 53.00 |
100 m backstroke |
59.99
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| 1:57.12 |
200 m backstroke |
2:10.07
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| 59.49 |
100 m breaststroke |
1:06.40
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| 2:09.68 |
200 m breaststroke |
2:23.91
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| 51.28 |
100 m butterfly |
57.91
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| 1:54.91 |
200 m butterfly |
2:07.89
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| 1:57.74 |
200 m IM |
2:10.72
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| 4:12.50 |
400 m IM |
4:38.53
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Medal winners
The medallist for the open events are below.[11]
Men
Men multi-class
Women
Women multi-class
Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification time to be included in the team in the respective event.
Records
During the 2023 Australian Swimming Trials the following records were set.
All Comers and Championship records
Team Selection
The following 38 swimmers were selected as part of the Dolphins team which was finalised on 18 June 2023.[7]
Broadcast
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
