{"id":644851,"date":"2026-06-10T07:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=644851"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:42:19","slug":"aussie-trials-night-3-finals-fearless-sam-short-pops-800-freestyle-textile-suit-world-record-of-736-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/aussie-trials-night-3-finals-fearless-sam-short-pops-800-freestyle-textile-suit-world-record-of-736-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Trials, Night 3, Finals: Fearless Sam Short Pops 800 Freestyle Textile Suit World Record of 7:36.73"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie Trials, Night 3, Finals: Fearless Sam Short Pops 800 Freestyle Textile Suit World Record of 7:36.73<\/strong><\/p>\n

LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n

A fearless and confident Sam Short<\/strong> has set a new 800m freestyle textile suit world record of 7:36.73 in the bravest swim of his career in Sydney tonight.<\/p>\n

Short snuck under the textile mark of 7:36.88 set by Tunisia\u2019s Ahmed Jaouadi<\/strong> at last year\u2019s World Championships in Singapore \u2013 set in a final Short missed through illness.<\/p>\n

Only China\u2019s Zhang<\/strong> Lin<\/strong> (<\/strong>7:32.12)<\/strong> and Tunisia\u2019s Ous Mellouli<\/strong> (7:35.27) have swum faster than Short, but both swam in the banned deregulated, polyurethane \u201cSupersuits\u201d at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.<\/p>\n

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THE TIME IS RIGHT: Sam Short in career vest form in Sydney. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming g Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Short was brave, taking the race out in 25.94, 1:50.80, 2:48.14 and 3:45.89 to be under Zhang\u2019s world record pace for the first 400m.<\/p>\n

And although dropping off from 500 to 700m, he maintained his own Commonwealth and Australian record pace.<\/p>\n

Saving his legs for a last lap push to miss the world record but taking down Jaouadi\u2019s time \u2013 Short elevating himself from fifth to third all-time.<\/p>\n

And re-writing new Oceania, Commonwealth, Australian and Australian All-Comers records in a history making swim.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Queenslander arrived at the Australian Trials and National Championships after a perfect preparation of altitude training in Flagstaff Arizona and racing in the US under Rackley Swimming\u2019s Head Coach Damien Jones.<\/p>\n

And the result has been four personal best times (the 200m twice in one day) and three National titles in the 200, 400 and 800m freestyles in a dominant display of non-stop power swimming over the first three days at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n

Short saying he came into this meet to challenge himself.<\/p>\n

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WORLD RECORD PACE: Sam Short was out in world record pace in the 800m freestyle. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

“I was really going all out for that textile world record \u2013 I was second at the 2023 World Championships in this event when I went 7:37.76,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m a much better athlete now than what I was back then\u2026.I do everything way better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I deserved to go that time\u2026but 7:36 hurt so much. I had a lot of legs in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut how good ? With only two guys ahead of me and both in supersuits \u2026..I\u2019m just keen to keep improving\u2026but that swim is so good\u2026at the end of the day the racing\u2019s the fun bit\u2026I work hard every day in training\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to challenge myself\u2026I wanted to be fearless this afternoon\u2026I\u2019ve really swum well at this meet\u2026That\u2019s three out of three pbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty confident\u2026I just wanted to get out there and give it a red hot crack.\u201d.<\/p>\n

St Peters Western pair Ben Goedemans<\/strong> in 7:46.16 and Matt Galea<\/strong> in 7:49.09 finished second and third respectively.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s next for Sam.<\/p>\n

A day off tomorrow and then the 1500m freestyle on Friday. But for now it’s home for his mum\u2019s spaghetti bolognaise and a well deserved sleep in.<\/p>\n

ALL-TIME TOP TEN MEN\u2019S 800M FREESTYLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:32.12 Lin Zhang (CHN) 2009 World Championships<\/p>\n

7:35.27 Ous Mellouli (TUN) 2009 World Championships<\/p>\n

7:36.73 Sam Short (AUS) 2026 Australian Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:36.88 Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN) 2025 World Champs<\/p>\n

7:37.94 Johannes Liebmann (GER) 2026 Stockholm Open<\/p>\n

7:38.12 Sven Schwarz (GER) 2025 German Champs<\/p>\n

7:38.19 Daniel Wiffen (IRE) 2024 Olympic Games<\/p>\n

7:38.57 Sun Yang (CHN) 2011 World Champs<\/p>\n

7:38.65 Grant Hackett (AUS) 2005 World Champs<\/p>\n

Lin Zhang\u2019s<\/strong> World record splits: <\/strong>7:32.12<\/strong> (26.94; 55.20; 1:52.55; 2:49.87; 3:46.79; 4:43.28; 5:40.36; 6:38.03<\/p>\n

Sam Short\u2019s Splits:<\/strong> 7:36.73 (25.94, 54.10, 1:50.80, 2:48.14, 3:45.89, 4:43.99, 5:42.17, 6:40.38)<\/p>\n

Sam Short\u2019s 100m splits:<\/strong> 54.10, 56.70, 57.34, 57.75, 58.10, 58.18, 58,21, 56.35 (27.47).<\/p>\n

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JACK OUT OF THE BOX: Jamie Jack celebrate his Glasgow qualifying time. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile Australia will have a two-pronged attack in the 50m freestyle for the Glasgow Games with 23-year-old rookie Queenslander Jamie Jack<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) qualifying for his first team, joining 32-year-old world record holder Cam McEvoy<\/strong> (Somerville Aquatics, QLD) \u2013 who made his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow in 2014.<\/p>\n

Jack, little brother of Olympic gold medallist Shayna, finally securing a spot on his first senior Dolphins team by clocking 21.52 behind McEvoy\u2019s winning time of 21.32 \u2013 outside his world record of 20.88 set in China in March.<\/p>\n

Both times comfortably under the Swimming Australia qualifying time of 21.77, and moving him into 7th in the world this season.<\/p>\n

McEvoy off the blocks in a hurry and surfacing with his powerhouse stroking to swamp the field through the first 25m, hanging on to set up the chance to win the one gold medal missing from his collection when he lines up in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

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OFF FHE BLOCKS: Jamie Jack’s take off to Glasgow. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)t<\/p><\/div>\n

Jack was the day\u2019s surprise packet \u2013 first nudging out McEvoy to qualify fastest for the final and then bursting into tears as he facetimed sister \u2013 and Dolphin stalwart Shayna \u2013 while waiting to be interviewed by media.<\/p>\n

For Shayna, the fire to swim on after the Paris Olympics was ignited by the dream of being on team with her younger 23-year-old brother.\u201cIn complete honesty, the reason I show up now is my brother,” said Shayna who is yet to mount her bid in the 50 and 100m freestyle later in the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s done the work and I\u2019m really, really proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

And backing up from a sensational swim in the 100m breaststroke last night that saw her punch her ticket to Glasgow, Sienna Toohey won the 50m sprint in 30.57 but touched just outside of the qualifying time of 30.37.<\/p>\n

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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sam Williamson on his wy to 50m breaststroke gold. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

For the 17-year-old from Albury, the excitement of making her first Commonwealth Games is matched by her parents who officially booked their tickets to Glasgow today.<\/p>\n

Sam Williamson<\/strong>, the Australian record holder and former world champion, showed the men’s 50m breaststroke field how it’s done when he stopped the clock in 26.61 to bank a second Glasgow swim. Gideon Burnes,<\/strong> 20, marked himself as one to watch when he placed second (27.37) ahead of Josh Anderson,<\/strong> 21, (27.60).<\/p>\n

Results: <\/strong>2026 Australian Trials and Australian Championships, After 3 Days: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>MEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cameron McEvoy (Somerville Aquatics, QLD) 21.32<\/p>\n

Jamie Jack ((St Peters Western, QLD) 21,52<\/p>\n

Flynn Southam (Bond, QLD) 21.72<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short (Rackley, QLD) 1:45.16<\/p>\n

Kai Taylor (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:45.30<\/p>\n

Harrison Turner (Nudgee College, QLD) 1:45.71<\/p>\n

Ed Sommerville (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 1:45.72<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>400m <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short (Rackley, QLD) 3:40.67<\/p>\n

Elijah Winnington (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:44.17<\/p>\n

Benjamin Goedemans (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:45.85<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>800m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Short (Rackley, QLD) 7:36.73<\/p>\n

Benjamin Goedemans (St Peters Western, QLD) 7:477.62<\/p>\n

Matt Galea (St Peters Western, QLD) 7:49.09<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isaac Cooper (St Andrews, QLD) 24.46<\/p>\n

Henry Allan (Bendigo East, VIC) 24.59<\/p>\n

Mark Nikolaev (Somerset, QLD) 25.33<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry Allan (Bendigo East, VIC) 53.52<\/p>\n

Stuart Swinburn (City of Sydney, NSW) 54.62<\/p>\n

Adam Graham (Manly, NSW) 54.64<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Williamson (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 26.61<\/p>\n

Gideon Burnes (Bond, QLD) 27.37<\/p>\n

Joshua Anderson (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 27.60<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Williamson (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 59.07<\/p>\n

Bailey Lello (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:00.33<\/p>\n

Joshua Anderson (Brisbane Grammar, QLD) 1:00.42<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Temple (Marion, SA) 50.50<\/p>\n

Ben Armbruster (Bond, QLD) 51.00<\/p>\n

Harrison Turner (Nudgee College, QLD) 51.47
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harrison Turner (Nudgee, QLD) 1:55.18<\/p>\n

Se-Bom Lee (Sydney Olympic SC, NSW) 1:57.85<\/p>\n

Alex Quach (Nudgee. QLD) 1:58.49<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:52.86<\/p>\n

Lani Pallister (St Peters Western, QLD) 1:53.65<\/p>\n

Inez Miller (Highlanders, WA) 156.41<\/p>\n

Hannah Casey (Bond, QLD) 1:56.85<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>400m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lani Pallister (St Peters Western, QLD) 3:59.72<\/p>\n

Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western, QLD) 4:04.30<\/p>\n

Amelia Weber (St Peters Western, QLD) 4:05.79<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaylee McKeown (USC Spartans, QLD) 27.13<\/p>\n

Mollie O\u2019Callaghan (St Peters Western, QLD) 27.19<\/p>\n

Iona Anderson (Highlanders, WA) 27.33<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaylee McKeown (USC Spartans, QLD) 57.77<\/p>\n

Iona Anderson (Highlanders, WA) 58.60<\/p>\n

Hannah Fredericks (St Peters Western, QLD) 59.79<\/p>\n

Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sienna Toohey (Albury, NSW) 30.57<\/p>\n

Lily Koch (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 30.97<\/p>\n

Mia O\u2019Leary (Griffith, QLD) 31.23<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sienna Toohey (Albury, NSW) 1:05.97<\/p>\n

Ella Ramsay (Nunawading, VIC) 1:06.70<\/p>\n

Sienna Harben (Griffith, QLD) 1:07.10<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Perkins (USC Spartans, QLD) 25.60<\/p>\n

Lily Price (Rackley, QLD) 25.91<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Burns (St Andrews, QLD) 26.21 dh<\/p>\n

Claudia Fydler (Bond, QLD) 26.21<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Perkins (USC Spartans, QLD) 56.88<\/p>\n

Brittany Castelluzzo (Tea Tree Gully, SA) 57.88<\/p>\n

Isabella Boyd (Nunawading, VIC) 57.98<\/p>\n

I<\/strong>ndividual medley<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western, QLD) 2:09.07<\/p>\n

Ella Ramsay (Nunawading, VIC) 2:09.40<\/p>\n

Tara Kinder (Melbourne Vicentre, VIC) 2:10.14<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>MULTI-CLASS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>MEN
\n<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Gallagher (St Peters Western, QLD) 23.62<\/p>\n

Rowan Crothers (Marion, SA) 23.72<\/p>\n

Alex Tuckfield (Aquablitz Toongabbie, NSW) 24.27<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Declan Budd (Knox Pymble, NSW) 1:56.37<\/p>\n

Jak Ireland (University of QLD) 1:56.47<\/p>\n

Darren Sisman (Cronulla, NSW) 1:57.17<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Hance (St Andrews, QLD) 25.88<\/p>\n

Liam Togher (Knox Pymble, NSW) 30.21<\/p>\n

Eli Kerr (Warnambool, VIC) 33.50<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Saffy (Woden Valley, ACT) 26.27<\/p>\n

Daniel Rigby (Knox Pymble, NSW) 28.13<\/p>\n

Will Martin (Sunshine Coast Grammar, QLD) 27.<\/strong>92<\/p>\n

100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Declan Budd (Knox Pymble, NSW) 57.11<\/p>\n

Tim Hodge (Blacktown, NSW) 1:00.47<\/p>\n

Alex Saffy (Woden Valley, ACT) 57.67<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Individual Medley<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Timothy Hodge (Blacktown, NSW) 2:13.82<\/p>\n

Ricky Betar (USC Spartans, QLD) 2:08.77<\/p>\n

Samuel Gould (Griffith, QLD) 2:15.26<\/p>\n

150m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant Patterson (Central Cairns, QLD) 3:11.43<\/p>\n

Ahmed Kelly (Yarra Plenty Water, VIC) 3:12.71<\/p>\n

WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasmine Greenwood (Woden Valley, ACT) 28.00<\/p>\n

Kirralee Hayes (Genesis, QLD) 28.12<\/p>\n

Madeleine McTernan (Griffith, QLD) 27.95<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madeline McTernan (Griffith Uni, QLD) 2:10.87<\/p>\n

Ruby Storm (USC Spartans, QLD) 2:12.82<\/p>\n

Chloe Osborn (Blacktown, NSW) 2:32.59<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madeline McTernan (Griffith Uni, QLD) 32.63<\/p>\n

Michelle Fawer (Engadine, NSW) 36.95<\/p>\n

Giselle Tapfield (Tivoli Swim Club\/Rose Bay, NSW) 37.21<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kael Thompson (USC Spartans, QLD) 30.55<\/p>\n

Jordan Berryman (UWA-West Coast, WA) 39.28<\/p>\n

Sarah Howe (St Hildas, QLD) 32.21<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>100m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasmine Greenwood (Woden Valley, ACT) 1:06.63<\/p>\n

Kael Thompson (USC Spartans, QLD) 1:07.26<\/p>\n

Montana Atkinson (USC Spartans, QLD) 1:08.00<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Individual medley<\/strong><\/p>\n

200m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephanie Bruzzese (PLC Sydney, NSW) 2:32.23<\/p>\n

Jasmine Fullgrabe (Marion, SA) 2:40.86<\/p>\n

Ruby Storm (USC Spartans, QLD) 2:43.13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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