By Stephen J. Thomas<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia. March 21. SWIMMING Australia has announced a team of twenty-one women and seventeen men to compete at the World Championships in Montreal with newly appointed team captain Grant Hackett at the helm. Hackett and Matt Welsh will be competing in their fourth World Championships and Hackett will be aiming for his fourth consecutive win in the 1500 freestyle.<\/p>\n
There are seven members that have competed at three previous WC\u2019s, led by the star performer of the \u201998 Champs in Perth, Michael Klim, together with Giaan Rooney, Brooke Hanson, Brett Hawke, Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones and Linda MacKenzie. The Aussies will also have fourteen senior long course rookies on the squad. <\/p>\n
The Australian World Swimming Championship Team is<\/p>\n
Men<\/p>\n
1 Leith Brodie 18 Albany Creek QLD
\n2 Grant Hackett 24 Miami QLD
\n3 Brett Hawke 29 Melbourne Vicentre VIC
\n4 Brendon Hughes 20 Chandler QLD
\n5 Michael Klim 27 Klim Swim Trojans VIC
\n6 Andrew Lauterstein 17 Klim Swim Trojans VIC
\n7 Adam Lucas 21 West Coast WA
\n8 Kurtis MacGillivary 21 Miami QLD
\n9 Andrew Mewing 23 Yeronga Park QLD
\n10 Patrick Murphy 21 Melbourne Vicentre VIC
\n11 Travis Nederpelt 19 City of Perth WA
\n12 Jim Piper 23 West Coast WA
\n13 Andrew Richards 21 Smithfield NSW
\n14 Brenton Rickard 21 Carey Aquatic VIC
\n15 Mark Riley 22 Commercial QLD
\n16 Nicholas Sprenger 19 St Peters Western QLD
\n17 Matt Welsh 28 Melbourne Vicentre VIC<\/p>\n
Women <\/p>\n
1 Bronte Barratt 16 Albany Creek QLD
\n2 Lara Carroll 18 Fremantle Port WA
\n3 Lara Davenport 21 Manly Jetz NSW
\n4 Sophie Edington 20 Kingscliff NSW
\n5 Jade Edmistone 23 Southern Crawl QLD
\n6 Felicity Galvez 20 Campbelltown NSW
\n7 Brooke Hanson 27 Nunawading VIC
\n8 Jodie Henry 21 Chandler QLD
\n9 Liesel Jones 19 Commercial QLD
\n10 Lisbeth Lenton 20 Commercial QLD
\n11 Linda MacKenzie 21 Mackay QLD
\n12 Danni Miatke 17 Carey Aquatic VIC
\n13 Alice Mills 18 Chandler QLD
\n14 Melissa Mitchell 17 SAC Seals NSW
\n15 Sarah Paton 18 Telopea NSW
\n16 Haylee Reddaway 17 Haileybury Waterlions VIC
\n17 Shayne Reese 22 Carey Aquatic VIC
\n18 Giaan Rooney 22 Melbourne Vicentre VIC
\n19 Jessicah Schipper 18 Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton QLD
\n20 Louise Tomlinson 23 Commercial QLD
\n21 Tayliah Zimmer 19 Kingscliff NSW<\/p>\n
Head Coach
\nAlan Thompson <\/p>\n
Team Coaches
\nMichael Bohl
\nDenis Cotterell
\nJohn Fowlie
\nIan Pope
\nVince Raleigh
\nShannon Rollason
\nGreg Salter
\nGrant Stoelwinder
\nRohan Taylor
\nStephan Widmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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