{"id":653631,"date":"2026-09-16T19:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=653631"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:10:38","slug":"lani-pallister-and-sam-short-headline-acts-at-the-australian-short-course-championships-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lani-pallister-and-sam-short-headline-acts-at-the-australian-short-course-championships-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Lani Pallister And Sam Short Headline Acts At The Australian Short Course Championships In Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lani Pallister And Sam Short Headline Australian Short Course Championships Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s two most successful swimmers from 2026 <strong>Lani Pallister<\/strong> and <strong>Sam Short<\/strong> will headline the entries for this year\u2019s Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney which is devoid of a host of other big names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four-day meet from September 29 to October 2 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre will also act as the official Selection Trials for the 2026 World Short Couse Championships in Beijing from December 1-6.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_652013\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-652013\" data-attachment-id=\"652013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-st-peters-western-machine-shined-at-summer-champs-dean-boxall-overseeing-a-juggernaut\/kani-pallister-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kani-pallister-2026-Pn-Pacs-6025-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. 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Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kani-pallister-2026-Pn-Pacs-6025-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kani-pallister-2026-Pn-Pacs-6025-Edit.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-652013\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kani-pallister-2026-Pn-Pacs-6025-Edit-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Lani Pallister\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-652013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PAN PAC GOLD: Lani Pallister raised the bar in. Irvine. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Pallister (St Peters Western) and Short (Rackley) have easily been Australia\u2019s dynamic duo \u2013 with dominant performances across the record-breaking Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac campaign -netting 15 gold medals between them in Glasgow and Irvine in Australia\u2019s most successful Class of 26.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pallister winning the 400,800 and 1500m in Glasgow and the 200, 400 and 800m in Irvine as well as spearheading the Dolphins to victory in the 4x200m freestyle at both meets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Short remained unbeaten over 400, 800 and 1500m at both meets \u2013 adding the. 4x200m in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And they\u2019ll both have busy programs in Sydney -never-say-die Pallister lining up in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle and Short in the 400, 800 and 1500m \u2013 their sights set on the World Short Course.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_648755\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648755\" data-attachment-id=\"648755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-day-six-finals-distance-dominator-sam-short-defends-1500m-freestyle-gold-ahead-of-dan-wiffen-and-ben-goedemans\/glas26-m400fr-sam-short-7-photo-courtesy-wade-brennan-photos\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLAS26-M400fr-Sam-Short-7-Photo-Courtesy-Wade-Brennan-Photos-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785003065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GLAS26 M400fr Sam Short 7 Photo Courtesy Wade Brennan Photos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-12-26&lt;br \/&gt;\nSam Short GLAS26 M400fr Sam Short 7 Photo Courtesy Wade Brennan Photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLAS26-M400fr-Sam-Short-7-Photo-Courtesy-Wade-Brennan-Photos-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLAS26-M400fr-Sam-Short-7-Photo-Courtesy-Wade-Brennan-Photos-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-648755\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GLAS26-M400fr-Sam-Short-7-Photo-Courtesy-Wade-Brennan-Photos-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"sam short\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-648755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COM GAMES GOLD: Time to celebrate for Sam Short. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pallister a five-time World SC Champion from Melbourne in 2022 where she won the 400,800 and 1500mand Budapest in 2024 where she defended her 800m crown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold in Beijing for the reigning world record holder will make her only the second woman in history to win three consecutive 800m titles behind China\u2019s <strong>Chen Hua<\/strong> (1999, 2000, 2002) &#8211; for Short, Beijing will be his World SC debut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With so many other big names \u2013 including <strong>Cam McEvoy, Kyle Chalmers, Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong> and<strong> Kaylee McKeown <\/strong>missing \u2013 Swimming Australia can be thankful to their tireless distance duo for putting their hands up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others from the \u00a0Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac Class of \u201926 lining up in Sydney will be: <strong>Iona Anderson<\/strong>(Highlanders, WA), <strong>Ben Armbruster<\/strong> (Bond, QLD), <strong>Brittany Castelluzzo<\/strong> (Tea Tree Gully, SA), <strong>Isaac Cooper<\/strong> (St Andrews, QLD), <strong>Jenna Forrester<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD), <strong>Hannah Fredericks<\/strong> \u00a0(St Peters Western, QLD), <strong>Tara Kinder<\/strong> (Melbourne Vincente, VIC), <strong>Alexandria Perkins<\/strong> (UNISC), <strong>William Petric<\/strong> (Nunawading, VIC), <strong>Flynn Southam<\/strong> (Bond, QLD), <strong>Stuart Swinburn<\/strong> (City of Sydney, NSW), <strong>Matt Temple<\/strong> (Marion, SA), <strong>Molly Walker<\/strong>(Southern Performance, SA), <strong>Elijah Winnington<\/strong> (St Peters Western, QLD) and <strong>Olivia Wunsch <\/strong>(Carlile, NSW).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swimmingausprd.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-Short-Course-Final-Start-List.pdf\">FULL ENTRY LIST Australian Short Course Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lani Pallister And Sam Short Headline Australian Short Course Championships Entries Australia\u2019s two most successful swimmers from 2026 Lani Pallister and Sam Short will headline the entries for this year\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7938,"featured_media":631601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122075,10],"tags":[127072,131259,88923,53097,35726,126615,131777,125316,126633,70401,51047,34442,70409,126067,77839,132360,130257,125410,70399,77800,77797],"class_list":["post-653631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-oceania","category-world","tag-alexandria-perkins","tag-ben-armbruster","tag-brittany-castelluzzo","tag-cam-mcevoy","tag-elijah-winnington","tag-flynn-southam","tag-hannah-fredericks","tag-iona-anderson","tag-isaac-cooper","tag-jenna-forrester","tag-kaylee-mckeown","tag-kyle-chalmers","tag-lani-pallister","tag-matt-temple","tag-mollie-ocallaghan","tag-molly-walker","tag-olivia-wunsch","tag-sam-short","tag-stuart-swinburn","tag-tara-kinder","tag-william-petric"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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