2026 Australian Swimming Trials
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The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials were held from 8 to 13 June 2026 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the selection meet for the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships held in Irvine, California and the 2026 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships held in Walnut, California.[1]
| 2026 Australian Swimming Trials | |
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| Host city | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Date | 8–13 June |
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre |
| Events | 58 (men: 29; women: 29) |
2027 → | |
In July 2025, Swimming Australia announced a series of changes to the Australian Open Championships and the Australian Swimming Trials, effective from 2026. The Australian Open Championships was renamed the Australian Open. Australian champions in able-bodied events will now be determined at the Trials, reflecting that the year's fastest racing takes place there. Australian champions in multi-class events, however, will continue to be recognised at the Open, as it caters for the entire multi-class community (S1–S19), rather than only para swimmers (S1–S14). The Open will also serve as the annual Open Club Championships.[2]
Dogs from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT were present on the pool deck to help reduce swimmers' anxiety and calm their nerves. The initiative was introduced by Linley Frame, Swimming Australia's national wellbeing and engagement manager, and Shayna Jack, an ambassador for the organisation. The dogs also attended the 2026 Australian Open, where they were well received by competitors. The initiative followed the use of a therapy dog at the 2024 United States Olympic gymnastics trials in Minneapolis.[3][4][5]
Samuel Short became the Australian champion in the men's 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle events, becoming the first swimmer to do so since Grant Hackett in 2005.[6]
Alexa Leary, who won gold in the Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 event at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, was absent from the meet, due to reclassification to the S10 class and the occurrence of seizures.[7]
One day prior to the meet, Bronte Campbell announced her retirement from competitive swimming.[8]
Schedule
The event was held over six days in a 10-lane pool with all 10 lanes used for the morning heats and 8 lanes used for the evening finals. There were no semi finals held with the fastest eight swimmers from the heats advancing to the A Final and the next eight fasting contesting the B Final in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 metre events, provided that 24 swimmers entered in the heats. The A Final was swum before the B Final. The heats for these events were swum in the order of fastest to slowest. The 800 and 1500 metre distance events were timed finals with the slow heats being swum in the morning and the fastest heat being contested in the evening. As this was a selection event, no visitors were permitted to progress to the A Final however there was no restrictions on the number of visitors who were permitted to advance to the B Final. There were no relay events contested and the meet was not scored. The minimum age for swimmers to compete was 13 years for able bodied events and 12 years for multi-class events with the age determined as swimmer's age on 8 June 2026.[9]
| Key | H | ½ | F | TF |
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| Value | Heats | Semifinals | Final | Timed final |
|M = Morning session (starting at 11:00), E = Evening session (starting at 19:30)
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Qualification criteria
The priority 1 selection criteria consisted of finishing either first and second in the A final of an individual event and finishing in time equal or fastest of the qualification times set out below by Swimming Australia. The times were those set by the last place qualifier of the final in each event of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.[11][12]
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | 21.77 | 24.45 |
| 100 metre freestyle | 47.64 | 53.51 |
| 200 metre freestyle | 1:45.60 | 1:56.03 |
| 400 metre freestyle | 3:45.88 | 4:06.75 |
| 800 metre freestyle | 7:46.36 | 8:27.51 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | 14:51.06 | 16:08.19 |
| 50 metre backstroke | 24.53 | 27.57 |
| 100 metre backstroke | 52.57 | 59.56 |
| 200 metre backstroke | 1:55.64 | 2:09.09 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | 26.93 | 30.37 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | 59.39 | 1:06.17 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:09.32 | 2:24.10 |
| 50 metre butterfly | 22.91 | 25.62 |
| 100 metre butterfly | 50.88 | 57.11 |
| 200 metre butterfly | 1:54.94 | 2:07.95 |
| 200 metre individual medley | 1:57.49 | 2:10.49 |
| 400 metre individual medley | 4:13.59 | 4:38.31 |
The priority 1 selection criteria for the para swimming events consisted of finishing first, second and third per class in each event and swimming a time equal or faster of the qualification times set out below by Swimming Australia. Due to the multi-class system that is used to determine who advanced to the final, qualification times could also be achieved in the heats. The times were calculated as the average eight place World Para Swimming world ranking time at the end of each calendar year over the previous four years.[13]
| Event | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | – | 50.82 | 50.82 | 39.92 | 34.13 | 29.30 | 29.30 | 26.05 | 26.05 | 25.10 | 26.92 | 24.69 | 24.69 | – |
| 100 metre freestyle | – | – | 1:26.82 | 1:26.82 | 1:16.08 | 1:08.40 | 1:00.06 | 1:00.06 | 55.08 | 55.08 | 55.87 | 55.87 | – | – |
| 200 metre freestyle | 4:57.39 | 4:57.39 | 3:52.87 | 3:10.32 | 2:48.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1:57.37 |
| 400 metre freestyle | – | – | – | – | 5:21.56 | 5:21.56 | 5:05.04 | 4:36.84 | 4:22.90 | – | 4:57.43 | 4:27.53 | 4:27.53 | – |
| 50 metre backstroke | 1:53.98 | 1:06.79 | 52.83 | 47.10 | 38.63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre backstroke | 4:05.28 | 2:25.75 | – | – | 1:18.97 | 1:18.97 | 1:15.83 | 1:09.67 | 1:05.05 | 1:03.74 | 1:11.86 | 1:07.27 | 1:02.05 | 1:01.15 |
| 50 metre butterfly | – | – | – | 36.41 | 36.41 | 33.27 | 33.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre butterfly | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1:05.72 | 1:05.72 | 1:02.25 | 59.25 | 1:07.74 | 1:01.21 | 59.11 | 57.60 |
| 100 metre freestyle (relay only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 53.14 |
| Event | SB1 | SB2 | SB3 | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | – | SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre breaststroke | 1:11.39 | 1:11.39 | 54.38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre breaststroke | – | – | 1:49.86 | 1:49.86 | 1:40.52 | 1:25.86 | 1:14.33 | 1:14.33 | 1:10.67 | – | 1:22.39 | 1:10.29 | 1:10.29 | 1:08.15 |
| Event | SM1 | SM2 | SM3 | SM4 | SM5 | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | SM14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 metre individual medley | – | 3:20.09 | 3:20.09 | 2:49.96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 200 metre individual medley | – | – | – | – | 2:51.49 | 2:51.49 | 2:49.64 | 2:31.58 | 2:22.39 | 2:18.39 | 2:37.92 | 2:17.69 | 2:17.69 | 2:13.20 |
| Event | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | – | – | 44.19 | 44.19 | 35.71 | 35.71 | 32.64 | 32.64 | 28.48 | 28.48 | 31.51 | 28.54 | 28.54 | – |
| 100 metre freestyle | – | 2:16.88 | 2:16.88 | 1:33.03 | 1:33.03 | 1:15.53 | 1:15.53 | 1:04.78 | 1:04.78 | 1:02.46 | 1:11.18 | 1:04.07 | – | – |
| 200 metre freestyle | – | – | – | 3:20.24 | 3:20.24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2:12.98 |
| 400 metre freestyle | – | – | – | – | 5:49.90 | 5:49.90 | 5:43.89 | 5:17.68 | 4:55.90 | 4:51.64 | 5:39.78 | 4:58.77 | 4:58.77 | – |
| 50 metre backstroke | 1:39.42 | 1:39.42 | 1:08.28 | 55.57 | 46.47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre backstroke | 3:35.84 | 3:35.84 | – | – | 1:28.96 | 1:28.96 | 1:23.26 | 1:23.26 | 1:14.64 | 1:12.17 | 1:22.29 | 1:16.25 | 1:13.14 | 1:10.33 |
| 50 metre butterfly | – | – | – | 51.59 | 51.59 | 39.34 | 37.26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre butterfly | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1:19.18 | 1:19.18 | 1:11.12 | 1:09.21 | – | 1:10.56 | 1:10.56 | 1:08.00 |
| 100 metre freestyle (relay only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1:01.57 |
| Event | SB1 | SB2 | SB3 | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | – | SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre breaststroke | – | 1:06.08 | 1:06.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 metre breaststroke | – | – | 2:13.75 | 2:13.75 | 1:59.81 | 1:44.72 | 1:41.01 | 1:27.77 | 1:21.58 | – | 1:33.58 | 1:28.45 | 1:22.55 | 1:19.35 |
| Event | SM1 | SM2 | SM3 | SM4 | SM5 | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | SM14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 metre individual medley | – | – | 3:14.33 | 3:14.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 200 metre individual medley | – | – | – | – | 4:06.34 | 3:18.69 | 3:10.25 | 2:56.01 | 2:41.11 | 2:37.46 | 3:04.75 | 2:36.87 | 2:36.87 | 2:33.65 |
Results
The medallist for all events are below.[16]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Cameron McEvoy Somerville House (Qld) | 21.32 Q | Jamie Jack St Peters Western (Qld) | 21.52 Q | Flynn Southam Bond (Qld) | 21.72 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) | 47.59 Q | Flynn Southam Bond (Qld) | 47.94 | Kai Taylor St Peters Western (Qld) | 48.21 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 1:45.16 Q | Kai Taylor St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:45.30 Q | Harrison Turner Nudgee College (Qld) | 1:45.71 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 3:40.67 Q | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:44.17 Q | Benjamin Goedemans St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:45.85 |
| 800 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 7:36.73 CR, ACR, Q | Benjamin Goedemans St Peters Western (Qld) | 7:47.62 | Matthew Galea St Peters Western (Qld) | 7:49.09 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 14:42.09 Q | Matthew Galea St Peters Western (Qld) | 14:50.22 Q | Benjamin Goedemans St Peters Western (Qld) | 14:50.67 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Isaac Cooper St Andrew's (Qld) | 24.46 Q | Henry Allan Bendigo East (Vic) | 24.59 | Mark Nikolaev Somerset (Qld) | 25.33 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Henry Allan Bendigo East (Vic) | 53.52 | Stuart Swinburn City of Sydney (NSW) | 54.62 | Adam Graham Manly (NSW) | 54.64 |
| 200 metre backstroke | Se-Bom Lee SOPAC (NSW) | 1:56.75 | Joshua Edwards-Smith Griffith University (Qld) | 1:57.50 | Stuart Swinburn City of Sydney (NSW) | 1:57.54 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Samuel Williamson Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 26.61 Q | Gideon Burnes Bond (Qld) | 27.37 | Joshua Anderson Brisbane Grammar (Qld) | 27.60 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Samuel Williamson Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 59.07 Q | Bailey Lello St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:00.33 | Joshua Anderson Brisbane Grammar (Qld) | 1:00.42 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook Nunawading (Vic) | 2:08.92 Q | Bailey Lello St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:09.84 | Joshua Yong Highlanders (WA) | 2:10.31 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) | 22.90 Q | Cameron McEvoy Somerville House (Qld) | 22.92 | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) | 22.97 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Matthew Temple Marion (SA) | 50.50 Q | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) | 51.00 | Harrison Turner Nudgee College (Qld) | 51.47 |
| 200 metre butterfly | Harrison Turner Nudgee College (Qld) | 1:55.18 | Se-Bom Lee SOPAC (NSW) | 1:57.85 | Alex Quach Nudgee College (Qld) | 1:58.49 |
| 200 metre individual medley | William Petric Nunawading (Vic) | 1:57.55 | Thomas Neill Rackley (Qld) | 1:58.90 | Brendon Smith St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:59.11 |
| 400 metre individual medley | William Petric Nunawading (Vic) | 4:11.04 Q | Brendon Smith St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:12.70 Q | Se-Bom Lee SOPAC (NSW) | 4:13.00 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OC Oceanian record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian Allcomers record | Club Australian Club record | ||||||
Men's multi-class events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Thomas Gallagher (S10) St Peters Western (Qld) | 23.62 Q (943) |
Rowan Crothers (S10) Marion (SA) | 23.72 Q (931) |
Alexander Tuckfield (S10) AquaBlitz Toongabbie (NSW) | 24.27 Q (869) |
| 100 metre freestyle | Callum Simpson (S8) Flinders Phoenix (Qld) | 56.86 AR, Q (947) |
Thomas Gallagher (S10) St Peters Western (Qld) | 52.08 Q (919) |
Rowan Crothers (S10) Marion (SA) | 52.13 Q (917) |
| 200 metre freestyle | Declan Budd (S14) Knox Pymble (NSW) | 1:56.37 Q (870) |
Jack Ireland (S14) University of Queensland (Qld) | 1:56.47 Q (867) |
Darren Sisman (S14) Cronulla (NSW) | 1:57.17 Q (852) |
| 400 metre freestyle | Callum Simpson (S8) Flinders Phoenix (Qld) | 4:26.53 Q (926) |
Brenden Hall (S9) USC Spartans (Qld) | 4:20.33 Q (885) |
Harrison Vig (S9) University of Queensland (Qld) | 4:20.61 Q (882) |
| 50 metre backstroke | Benjamin Hance (S14) St Andrew's (Qld) | 25.88 (879) |
Liam Togher (S9) Knox Pymble (NSW) | 30.21 (669) |
Eli Kerr (S9) Warrnambool (Vic) | 33.50 (491) |
| 100 metre backstroke | Benjamin Hance (S14) St Andrew's (Qld) | 57.40 Q (928) |
Timothy Hodge (S9) Blacktown (NSW) | 1:03.49 Q (832) |
Declan Budd (S14) Knox Pymble (NSW) Liam Togher (S9) Knox Pymble (NSW) | 1:00.76 Q (782) 1:04.83 Q (782) |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Ahmed Kelly (SB3) Yarra Plenty (Vic) | 53.60 Q (653) |
Grant Patterson (SB2) Central Cairns (Qld) | 1:01.71 Q (553) |
Knox Gibson (SB9) Orange (NSW) | 34.46 (520) |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Jake Michel (SB14) Carina Leagues CJ's (Qld) | 1:05.28 Q (884) |
Timothy Hodge (SB8) Blacktown (NSW) | 1:12.73 Q (782) |
Riley Moore (SB9) Woden Valley (ACT) | 1:10.49 Q (749) |
| 50 metre butterfly | Alex Saffy (S10) Woden Valley (ACT) | 26.27 (727) |
Daniel Rigby (S9) Knox Pymble (NSW) | 28.13 (681) |
William Martin (S10) Sunshine Coast Grammar (Qld) | 27.92 (606) |
| 100 metre butterfly | Declan Budd (S14) Knox Pymble (NSW) | 57.11 Q (854) |
Timothy Hodge (S9) Blacktown (NSW) | 1:00.47 Q (846) |
Alex Saffy (S10) Woden Valley (ACT) | 57.67 Q (828) |
| 150 metre individual medley | Grant Patterson (SM3) Central Cairns (Qld) | 3:11.43 Q (586) |
Ahmed Kelly (SM3) Yarra Plenty (Vic) | 3:12.71 Q (574) |
None awarded | |
| 200 metre individual medley | Timothy Hodge (SM9) Blacktown (NSW) | 2:13.82 Q (960) |
Ricky Betar (SM14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 2:08.77 Q (924) |
Samuel Gould (SM14) Griffith University (Qld) | 2:15.26 (797) |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OC Oceanian record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian Allcomers record | Club Australian Club record | ||||||
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Meg Harris Rackley (Qld) | 24.08 Q | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) | 24.37 Q | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) | 24.63 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 52.33 Q | Meg Harris Rackley (Qld) | 52.63 Q | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) | 52.96 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:52.86 Q | Lani Pallister St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:53.65 Q | Inez Miller Highlanders (WA) | 1:56.41 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Lani Pallister St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:59.72 Q | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:04.30 Q | Amelia Weber St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:05.79 |
| 800 metre freestyle | Lani Pallister St Peters Western (Qld) | 8:13.41 Q | Molly Walker Southern Performance (SA) | 8:26.01 Q | Tiana Kritzinger Rackley (Qld) | 8:32.60 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | Lani Pallister St Peters Western (Qld) | 15:40.01 Q | Tiana Kritzinger Rackley (Qld) | 16:10.59 | Molly Walker Southern Performance (SA) | 16:13.59 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans (Qld) | 27.13 Q | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 27.19 Q | Iona Anderson Highlanders (WA) | 27.33 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans (Qld) | 57.77 Q | Iona Anderson Highlanders (WA) | 58.60 Q | Hannah Fredericks St Peters Western (Qld) | 59.79 |
| 200 metre backstroke | Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans (Qld) | 2:03.98 Q | Iona Anderson Highlanders (WA) | 2:07.59 Q | Hannah Fredericks St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:07.99 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Sienna Toohey Albury (NSW) | 30.57 | Lily Koch Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 30.97 | Mia O'Leary Griffith University (Qld) | 31.23 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Sienna Toohey Albury (NSW) | 1:05.97 Q | Ella Ramsay Nunawading (Vic) | 1:06.70 | Sienna Harben Griffith University (Qld) | 1:07.10 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Ella Ramsay Nunawading (Vic) | 2:24.04 Q | Tara Kinder Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 2:24.22 | Sienna Toohey Albury (NSW) | 2:25.24 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) | 25.60 Q | Lily Price Rackley (Qld) | 25.91 | Mackenzie Burns St Andrew's (Qld) Claudia Fydler Bond (Qld) | 26.21 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) | 56.88 Q | Brittany Castelluzzo Tea Tree Gully (SA) | 57.88 | Isabella Boyd Nunawading (Vic) | 57.98 |
| 200 metre butterfly | Elizabeth Dekkers St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:04.95 ACR, Q | Brittany Castelluzzo Tea Tree Gully (SA) | 2:06.95 Q | Jessica Cole Carlile (NSW) | 2:08.81 |
| 200 metre individual medley | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:09.07 Q | Ella Ramsay Nunawading (Vic) | 2:09.40 Q | Tara Kinder Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 2:10.14 |
| 400 metre individual medley | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:31.47 Q | Ella Ramsay Nunawading (Vic) | 4:39.23 | Tara Kinder Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 4:41.16 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OC Oceanian record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian Allcomers record | Club Australian Club record | ||||||
Women's multi-class events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Jasmine Greenwood (S10) Woden Valley (ACT) | 28.00 Q (907) |
Kirralee Hayes (S13) Genesis (Qld) | 28.12 Q (843) |
Madeleine McTernan (S14) Griffith University (Qld) | 27.95 (808) |
| 100 metre freestyle | Chloe Osborn (S7) Blacktown (NSW) | 1:11.49 Q (862) |
Lakeisha Patterson (S9) USC Spartans (Qld) | 1:03.14 Q (811) |
Emily Beecroft (S9) USC Spartans (Qld) | 1:04.36 Q (766) |
| 200 metre freestyle | Madeleine McTernan (S14) Griffith University (Qld) | 2:10.87 Q (812) |
Ruby Storm (S14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 2:12.82 Q (777) |
Chloe Osborn (S7) Blacktown (NSW) | 2:32.59 AR (751) |
| 400 metre freestyle | Lakeisha Patterson (S9) USC Spartans (Qld) | 4:36.79 Q (866) |
Chloe Osborn (S7) Blacktown (NSW) | 5:19.24 Q (761) |
Annabelle Moloney (S10) Cotton Tree (Qld) | 4:57.06 (703) |
| 50 metre backstroke | Madeleine McTernan (S14) Griffith University (Qld) | 32.63 (686) |
Michelle Fawer (S10) Engadine (NSW) | 36.95 (540) |
Giselle Tapfield (S10) Tivoli (NSW) | 37.21 (529) |
| 100 metre backstroke | Madeleine McTernan (S14) Griffith University (Qld) | 1:08.18 Q (829) |
Chloe Osborn (S7) Blacktown (NSW) | 1:28.80 (717) |
Gemma Sellick (S9) Warringah (NSW) | 1:15.54 (711) |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Sahrah Hancock (SB6) Darwin (NT) | 47.42 (642) |
Ruby Halliday (SB7) MLC Aquatic (Vic) | 46.06 (591) |
Keira Stephens (SB9) Griffith University (Qld) | 37.20 (557) |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Stephanie Bruzzese (SB14) PLC Sydney (NSW) | 1:20.46 (717) |
Keira Stephens (SB9) Griffith University (Qld) | 1:20.67 Q (681) |
Sahrah Hancock (SB6) Darwin (NT) | 1:44.06 Q (644) |
| 50 metre butterfly | Kael Thompson (S14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 30.55 (846) |
Jordan Berryman (S7) UWA-West Coast (WA) | 39.28 (592) |
Sarah Howe (S10) St Hilda's (Qld) | 32.21 (586) |
| 100 metre butterfly | Jasmine Greenwood (S10) Woden Valley (ACT) | 1:06.63 Q (829) |
Kael Thompson (S14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 1:07.26 Q (805) |
Montana Atkinson (S14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 1:08.00 Q (779) |
| 150 metre individual medley | Not contested | |||||
| 200 metre individual medley | Stephanie Bruzzese (SM14) PLC Sydney (NSW) | 2:32.23 Q (751) |
Jasmin Fullgrabe (SM9) Marion (SA) | 2:40.86 Q (736) |
Ruby Storm (SM14) USC Spartans (Qld) | 2:34.13 (724) |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OC Oceanian record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian Allcomers record | Club Australian Club record | ||||||
Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification time to be included in the team in the respective event.
The addition to the above, the below also recorded qualifying times:
- Men's 100 metre backstroke multi-class – Jesse Aungles (S8) from Cruiz (ACT) (1:09.08) (742) (heat)
- Men's 100 metre butterfly multi-class – Lewis Bishop (S9) from Rackley (Qld) (1:01.22) (815) (final)
- Men's 100 metre butterfly multi-class – Col Pearse (S10) from Nunawading (Vic) (58.01) (813) (final)
- Men's 200 metre individual medley multi-class – Col Pearse (S10) from Nunawading (Vic) (2:17.44) (764) (final)
- Men's 200 metre individual medley multi-class – Beau Matthews (S10) from AquaBlitz Toongabbie (NSW) (2:17.44) (764) (final)
- Women's 100 metre breaststroke multi-class – Jenna Jones (SB12) from USC Spartans (Qld) (1:25.27) (616) (final)
- Women's 400 metre freestyle multi-class – Victoria Belando Nicholson (S9) from University of Queensland (Qld) (4:55.08) (715) (heat)
Records broken
During the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials the following records were set.
World records
- Men's 50 metre freestyle S14 – Benjamin Hance, St Andrew's (Qld) (22.94) (heats)[a][18]
- Men's 50 metre backstroke S14 – Benjamin Hance, St Andrew's (Qld) (25.65) (heats of the open event)[a][17]
Commonwealth, Oceanian and Australian records
- Men's 800 metre freestyle – Samuel Short, Rackley (Qld) (7:36.73) (timed final)[19][20]
Australian records
- Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 – Callum Simpson, Flinders Phoenix (Qld) (56.86) (final)[21]
- Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 – Callum Simpson, Flinders Phoenix (Qld) (4:25.50) (heats)[21]
- Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB9 – Riley Moore, Woden Valley (ACT) (31.16) (heats of the open event)[22]
- Women's 100 metre freestyle S14 – Madeleine McTernan, Griffith University (Qld) (1:00.05) (heats)[23][24]
- Women's 200 metre freestyle S7 – Chloe Osborn, Blacktown (NSW) (2:32.59) (final)[24][b]
- Women's 200 metre freestyle S14 – Madeleine McTernan, Griffith University (Qld) (2:10.25) (heats)[27][24]
- Women's 100 metre backstroke S14 – Madeleine McTernan, Griffith University (Qld) (1:07.97) (heats)[28]
All Comers records
- Men's 800 metre freestyle – Samuel Short, Rackley (Qld) (7:36.73) (timed final)[19][20]
- Women's 200 metre butterfly – Elizabeth Dekkers, St Peters Western (Qld) (2:04.95) (final)[29][30]
Team announcements
Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships team
On 13 June 2026, at the conclusion of the meet, the teams for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were announced. A team of the 42 was selected for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from 24 to 29 July 2026, the maximum team size allocated to Swimming Australia by Commonwealth Games Australia.[31] Kyle Chalmers, Cameron McEvoy and Shayna Jack will all be competing in their third Commonwealth Games alongside eight debutants including Henry Allan aged 17, the youngest in the squad.[32]
With an allowable team size of 56 and a maximum of 28 male and 28 female athletes,[33] Swimming Australia selected a team of 38 for the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to be held Irvine, California from 12 to 15 August 2026. With the cancellation of the 2022 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all bar three swimmers will be participating their first Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, namely Kaylee McKeown, Zac Stubblety-Cook and Elijah Winnington; Stuart Swinburn will be sole swimmer making his international debut. Chalmers, McEvoy, Jack and Matthew Temple declined their places on the team.[34][35][36]
Two weeks before the Trials on 22 May, a 6 member squad for the open water program at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships was announced by Swimming Australia. The two 10 km open water events will take place two days ahead of the swimming program on 10 August 2026 at Long Beach, California. The maximum team size for this event was eight swimmers consisting of a maximum of four males and four females.[37] The team was selected on a point-scoring system across the 2026 Open Water World Cup stops in Ibiza, Spain and Golfo Aranci, Italy. Chelsea Gubecka was selected in her third Pan Pacific Swimming Championship team alongside two in debutants in Jacqueline Davison-McGovern and Euan Liney.[38]
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Commonwealth Games Para and Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships team
One month before the Trials on 10 May, a 18 member squad for the para swimming program at the 2026 Commonwealth Games announced by Swimming Australia. Lakeisha Patterson was selected for her fourth Commonwealth Games alongside seven debutants including Mia Hogan who at 14 is the youngest in the squad.[39] On the final night of the Trails on 13 June 2026, the team for the 2026 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships to be held in Walnut, California from 28 to 30 August 2026 was announced. Swimming Australia applied no maximum team size for this squad as the primary purpose of this competition is to support athlete development and provide valuable international exposure in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.[40] Brenden Hall, Ahmed Kelly and Grant Patterson will be attending their fourth Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships after previously competing in all three previous editions in 2011, 2014 and 2018. The team consists of six debutants including Liam Togher and Beau Matthews who are both the youngest squad members aged 17.[35][36]
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Broadcast
In January 2025, it was announced that the Nine Network has secured a ten-year multi-platform media agreement with Swimming Australia through to 2034.[41] Both the morning heat sessions and evening final sessions were streamed live on 9Now. The commentary team consisted of Mat Thompson, Brenton Speed, Ian Thorpe, Giaan Rooney, Ellie Cole and Ariarne Titmus with Rooney, Cole and Titmus conducting the poolside interviews and Sylvia Jeffreys hosting the broadcast.[42]
Notes
- As the S14 50 metre freestyle and backstroke events are not currently included within the Paralympic swimming program, the International Paralympic Committee does not recognise world records in this event. The world record is recognised by the International Virtus Sports Federation, the international federation for athletes with intellectual impairments[17]
- As at the time of the announcement