2019 Australian World Swimming Trials - (Tag)

Swimming Australia has named a 27-athlete strong team to take on the rest of the world in Gwangju, South Korea, at the FINA World Swimming Championships in July. They will join the eight open water athletes who were named last month to compete in Yeosu. Minna Atherton Brisbane Grammar Bronte Camp...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials entered its fourth day of finals with a range of events, spanning from sprint free to the women's 400 IM, led by Ariarne Titmus, Kyle Chalmers and Mitch Larkin, who each clocked a top five performance in the world this year to qualify for the world champions...

2017 World Champion Emily Seebohm finished third in the 200 back on Friday night at the Australian Swimming World Trials in Brisbane with a 2:08.58. Seebohm was also fourth in the 100 back on Monday night and for the first time since 2005 will not be swimming at the World Championships for Australia...

This week’s ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to Mitch Larkin for his 100 backstroke at the 2019 Australian World Championship Trials in Brisbane. The 25-year-old was just .27 off his own Australian and Commonwealth record this weekend, punching his ticket to South Korea with a 52.38. That time bro...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials entered its fourth day of competition with an eclectic prelims schedule, ranging from sprint free to the women's 400 IM. Despite the grueling nature of the meet, athletes from Down Under showed no signs of fatigue, as they continue to fill out the World Cham...

In what was the most highly anticipated race of night, the Men’s 200m Freestyle did not disappoint as Marion’s Kyle Chalmers powered home to narrowly edge out Clyde Lewis from St Peters Western. With eight lanes of pure talent stacked in the final at the Hancock Prospecting World Swimming Trials, Ch...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials kicked off its third day of competition with a quick free and fly schedule, as swimmer from Down Under continue to battle for spots on the World's roster. With two nights in the books, Aussie athletes have already proven themselves to be threats in internati...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials headed into its fifth morning in Brisbane, as some of the nation's biggest names reconvened for another day of elite competition. With four full days in the books, the Aussie World Championships roster has slowly started to take shape, while the remaining sp...

27-year-old Thomas Fraser-Holmes won the 400 IM close out the Australian Swimming World titles on Friday in Brisbane with a 4:14.68, picking up a World Championships spot. He was under the qualifying standard of 4:15.69 as he will be swimming in his first Worlds since 2015. He did not swim in 2017 a...

The penultimate night of the 2019 Australian Swimming World Trials featured the finals of the women's 100 free, men's 200 back, women's 200 breast, men's 200 breast and men's 1500 free. Cate Campbell swam the sixth fastest time ever in the 100 free with a 52.12 on Thursday night in Brisbane. Mitch L...

The sixth and final night of finals from the 2019 Australian Swimming World Trials from Brisbane had five finals. The 50 free, men's 100 fly, women's 200 back and men's 400 IM were on the schedule for Friday night. Cate Campbell and Thomas Fraser-Holmes won their respective events on Friday as they ...

The final night of the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide closed Friday night with Kyle Chalmers and Mitch Larkin winning their fourth titles of the week. Chalmers won the 50 free and Larkin won the 200 back for his 18th national title in his career. Calypso Sheridan, Joshua Parrish,...

2016 Olympic Champion Mack Horton will swim the 400 free at the World Championships in Gwangju in five weeks. Horton did not make the qualifying standard for the event at the Australian Nationals this week, placing second behind Jack McLoughlin with a 3:46.47. Swimming Australia set the time standar...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials entered its second day of competition, as the best swimmers in the country convened in Brisbane for another shot at the World Championships roster. After a climactic first night, the athletes sought to send shock waves throughout the swimming community, hopi...

Ariarne Titmus crushed the field to set a new Australian and Commonwealth record in the 400 free during the first night of finals at the 2019 Australian World Championship Trials in Brisbane. Titmus won the race in 3:59.35 to break her own record set last year (3:59.66). The time qualified her for t...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials kicked off its third day of competition with the women's 200 free, men's 200 fly and the men's 800 free for the finals session, as swimmer from Down Under continue to battle for spots on the World’s roster, led by Emma McKeon. With two nights in the books, A...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials kicked off its sixth morning in Brisbane, but its athletes have only elevated the level of competition. With five full days in the books, the Aussie World Championships roster has started to fill out. With events and spots dwindling, the pressure on deck has...

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials continued today in Brisbane with the first finals session of the meet. Swimmers from Down Under will be vying for spots on the 2019 World Championship team for next month’s worlds in Gwangju, South Korea. Ariarne Titmus was the star of the night, breaking th...

Cate Campbell had a massive swim in the 100 free final on Thursday night at the 2019 Australian Swimming World Trials with a 52.12. Campbell just missed her 52.03 Australian Record set last year at the Pan Pacific Championships in Japan but proved she is still on a mission this year with that 52.1. ...

Kyle Chalmers opened the final session of the 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials with a bang, throwing down the fastest 100 free in the world this year. Chalmers won the race in 47.35 to qualify for the world championships. Russia’s Vladislav Grinev had the top time in the world, a 47.43, and Cha...