2023 Australian Swimming Championships
| 2023 Australian Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Date(s) | 17–20 April |
| Venue(s) | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre |
| Events | 64 (men: 31; women: 31, mixed: 2) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Australian Swimming Championships are scheduled to be held from 17 to 20 April 2023 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]
This event will double as the national selection trials for the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships to be held in Manchester in July.[2] It will also form part of the selection process for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and 2023 US TYR Pro Championships, however final team selections will not be announced until the 2023 Australian Swimming Trials in Melbourne, Victoria in June.[3]
There were no major withdrawals from the event with the exception of 2020 Olympian Chelsea Hodges who has required surgery to repair torn cartilage in her right hip.[4] Minna Atherton also missed the event due to injury.[5]
Schedule
| Key | H | ½ | F | TF |
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| Value | Heats | Semifinals | Final | Timed final |
M = Morning session (starting at 10:00), E = Evening session (starting at 18:00)
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Medal winners
The medallist for the open events are below.[7]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Cameron McEvoy Somerville House (Qld) |
22.11 | Thomas Nowakowski Somerset (Qld) |
22.17 | Flynn Southam Rackley (Qld) |
22.32 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) |
48.00 | Kai Taylor St Peters Western (Qld) |
48.41 | Flynn Southam Rackley (Qld) |
48.53 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Kai Taylor St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:46.65 | Flynn Southam Rackley (Qld) |
1:46.67 | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:47.24 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) |
3:42.46 | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) |
3:46.39 | Thomas Neill Rackley (Qld) |
3:49.28 |
| 800 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) |
7:42.96 | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) |
7:49.81 | Matthew Galea SOPAC (NSW) |
7:58.64 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) |
14:58.90 | Matthew Galea SOPAC (NSW) |
15:10.22 | Nicholas Sloman Noosa (Qld) |
15:18.20 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) |
25.27 | Mark Nikolaev  Russia |
25.43 | Bradley Woodward Mingara (NSW) |
25.44 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Bradley Woodward Mingara (NSW) |
54.66 | Mark Nikolaev Russia |
54.76 | Ty Hartwell Chandler (Qld) |
54.83 |
| 200 metre backstroke | Bradley Woodward Mingara (NSW) |
1:57.42 | Joshua Edwards-Smith Griffith University (Qld) |
1:57.63 | Ty Hartwell Chandler (Qld) |
1:57.84 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Sam Williamson Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) |
27.48 | Joshua Yong UWA West Coast (WA) |
27.84 | Joshua Collett Bond (Qld) |
28.06 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook Chandler (Qld) |
1:00.07 | Joshua Yong UWA West Coast (WA) |
1:00.57 | Matthew Wilson SOPAC (NSW) |
1:00.68 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook Chandler (Qld) |
2:09.03 | Matthew Wilson SOPAC (NSW) |
2:12.38 | Angus Menzies Knox Pymble (NSW) |
2:13.35 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) |
23.05 ACR | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) |
23.35 | Cameron McEvoy Somerville House (Qld) |
23.68 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Matthew Temple Marion (SA) |
51.49 | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) |
51.96 | Shaun Champion Abbotsleigh (NSW) |
52.01 |
| 200 metre butterfly | Matthew Temple Marion (SA) |
1:56.96 | Ruan Van Der Riet USC Spartans (Qld) |
1:59.22 | Bowen Gough Griffith University (Qld) |
1:59.42 |
| 200 metre individual medley | Thomas Neill Rackley (Qld) |
1:58.99 | Finlay Knox .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1:59.19 | William Petric Nunawading (Vic) |
2:00.84 |
| 400 metre individual medley | Brendon Smith Griffith University (Qld) |
4:16.37 | Se-Bom Lee Carlile (NSW) |
4:16.73 | Wiliam Petric Nunawading (Vic) |
4:17.85 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | Bond A (Qld) Ben Armbruster (50.63) Joshua Collett (50.05) Jesse Coleman (49.96) Flynn Southam (47.71) |
3:18.35 | St Andrew's A (Qld) Jezze Gorman (50.93) Jack Carr (48.99) Isaac Cooper (49.45) Lewis Blackburn (50.85) |
3:20.22 | Knox Pymble A (NSW) Tomas Kapocius (50.95) Joseph Hamson (50.44) Joel Ivory (49.66) Tyson Upton (50.35) |
3:21.40 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | Nunawading A (NSW) Elliot Rogerson (1:51.06) William Petric (1:50.75) Silas Harris (1:51.07) Evan Chee (1:54.20) |
7:27.08 | Propulsion A (Vic) Robbe Dilissen (1:55.14) Lev Makarushkin (1:53.00) Lachlan Jackett-Simpson (1:53.60) James McBride (1:55.08) |
7:36.82 | Sydney University A (NSW) Cormac Guthrie (1:54.21) Fergus Henderson (1:57.78) Harry Hay (1:56.11) Thomas Hay (1:51.63) |
7:39.73 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Marion A (SA) Mark Ducaj (59.13) Harrison Biddell (1:03.40) Matthew Temple (51.50) Kyle Chalmers (48.09) |
3:42.12 | Chandler A (Qld) Ty Hartwell (54.75) Bailey Lello (1:02.99) Lucas Humeniuk (53.83) Harrison Turner (50.83) |
3:42.40 | Knox Pymble A (NSW) Toby Peknice (58.17) Angus Menzies (1:01.68) Joseph Hamson (53.75) Tomas Kapocius (50.34) |
3:43.94 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OR Oceania record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian All Comers record | Club Australian Club record | MR Meet record | ||||||
Men's multi-class events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Tom Gallagher S10 Somerset (Qld) |
23.85 | Rowan Crothers S10 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
24.16 | Layton Nicholas S15 Propulsion (Vic) |
23.81 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Rowan Crothers S10 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
52.05 | Tom Gallagher S10 Somerset (Qld) |
52.89 | Jack Ireland S14 University of Queensland (Qld) |
52.83 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Jack Ireland S14 University of Queensland (Qld) |
1:56.40 | Liam Schluter S14 USC Spartans (Qld) |
1:56.95 | Darren Sisman S14 Engadine (NSW) |
1:59.11 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
4:15.43 Q | Brenden Hall S9 USC Spartans (Qld) |
4:18.18 | Harrison Vig S9 University of Queensland (Qld) |
4:24.59 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
29.26 | Declan Budd S14 Knox Pymble (NSW) |
31.46 | Dylan Logan S15 Melbourne (Vic) |
29.15 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Benjamin Hance S14 St Andrew's (Qld) |
57.46 | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
1:01.29 | Ricky Betar S14 Cruiz (ACT) |
1:01.62 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Jake Michel S14 Carina Leagues (Qld) |
29.34 | Timothy Disken S8 PLC Aquatic (Vic) |
32.92 | Dylan Logan S15 Melbourne (Vic) |
32.37 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Jake Michel S14 Carina Leagues (Qld) |
1:05.47 | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
1:12.37 | Riley Moore S9 Woy Woy (NSW) |
1:12.22 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Nicholas Layton S15 Propulsion (Vic) |
24.92 | Dylan Logan S15 Melbourne (Vic) |
26.24 | Declan Budd S14 Knox Pymble (NSW) |
27.88 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
59.69 | Col Pearse S10 Nunawading (Vic) |
56.76 | Alex Saffy S10 Bunbury (Qld) |
57.46 |
| 200 metre individual medley | Timothy Hodge S9 ACU Blacktown (NSW) |
2:12.06 | Ricky Betar S14 Cruiz (ACT) |
2:12.72 | Liam Schluter S14 USC Spartans (Qld) |
2:14.92 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OR Oceania record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian All Comers record | Club Australian Club record | MR Meet record | ||||||
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) |
24.45 | Meg Harris Marion (SA) |
24.55 | Cate Campbell Rackley (Qld) |
24.88 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) |
52.63 | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) |
52.64 | Emma McKeon Griffith University (Qld) |
53.22 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:55.15 | Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:55.28 | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:55.37 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western (Qld) |
4:00.49 | Lani Pallister Griffith University (Qld) |
4:05.86 | Eve Thomas  New Zealand |
4:06.10 |
| 800 metre freestyle | Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western (Qld) |
8:20.19 | Lani Pallister Griffith University (Qld) |
8:24.72 | Madeleine Gough Carlile (NSW) |
8:26.08 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | Madeleine Gough Carlile (NSW) |
16:08.76 | Tiana Kritzinger Rackley (Qld) |
16:33.96 | Chelsea Gubecka Yeronga Park (Qld) |
16:34.14 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) |
27.42 | Bronte Job Rackley (Qld) |
28.21 | Jaclyn Barclay St Peters Western (Qld) |
28.23 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) |
57.90 | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) |
58.42 | Jaclyn Barclay St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:00.31 |
| 200 metre backstroke | Jaclyn Barclay St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:11.50 | Hannah Fredericks St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:11.72 | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:11.95 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) |
31.16 | Mia O'Leary Bond (Qld) |
31.29 | Talara-Jade Dixon St Hilda's (WA) |
31.53 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | Abbey Harkin St Peters Western (Qld) |
1:07.77 | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) |
1:08.16 | Talara-Jade Dixon St Hilda's (WA) |
1:08.60 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) |
2:24.18 | Abbey Harkin St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:25.72 | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) |
2:25.94 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Brianna Throssell St Peters Western (Qld) |
26.06 | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) |
26.26 | Lily Price Rackley (Qld) |
26.46 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Brianna Throssell St Peters Western (Qld) |
57.57 | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) |
57.64 | Kayla Costa Southport (Qld) |
59.37 |
| 200 metre butterfly | Elizabeth Dekkers Chandler (Qld) |
2:06.55 | Brianna Throssell St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:07.08 | Emma McKeon Griffith University (Qld) |
2:09.47 |
| 200 metre individual medley | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) |
2:08.16 ACR | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) |
2:09.32 | Ella Ramsay Chandler (Qld) |
2:12.39 |
| 400 metre individual medley | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) |
4:35.05 | Kiah Melverton St Peters Western (Qld) |
4:45.41 | Ella Ramsay Chandler (Qld) |
4:45.48 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | Marion A (SA) Ellysia Oldsen (57.43) Madison Wilson (53.75) Isabel McLachlan (58.45) Meg Harris (53.65) |
3:43.28 | St Andrew's A (Qld) Georgia Pendergast (55.99) Chloe Rowe-Hagans (57.04) Tahlia Prenzler (58.86) Lauren Maguire (59.40) |
3:51.29 | Knox Pymble A (NSW) Claudia Fydler (59.77) Bella Zhang (57.38) Jaya Lilienthal (59.51) Paris Zhang (57.65) |
3:54.31 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | St Andrew's (Qld) Georgia Pendergast (2:01.88) Tahlia Prenzler (2:09.37) Finella Gibbs-Beal (2:07.81) Lauren Maguire (2:08.43) |
8:27.49 | Nunawading A (Vic) Chantelle Underwood (2:10.38) Kirralee Shepherd (2:09.70) Lucy Webster (2:08.25) Reidel Smith (2:11.62) |
8:39.95 | None awarded | |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Bond A (Qld) Layla Day (1:01.79) Tilly King (1:10.09) Mikayla Bird (1:00.81) Milla Jansen (55.21) |
4:07.90 | Griffith University A (Qld) Jade Starr (1:06.84) Hayley Mackinder (1:09.88) Jessica Madden (1:02.70) Phoebe Bentley (55.35) |
4:14.77 | Nunawading A (Vic) Olivia Lefoe (1:03.71) Zoe Deacon (1:10.28) Abby Harrington (1:04.83) Abbey Kearney (56.76) |
4:15.58 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OR Oceania record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian All Comers record | Club Australian Club record | MR Meet record | ||||||
Women's multi-class events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metre freestyle | Katja Dedekind S13 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
27.71 | Jasmine Greenwood S10 Cruiz (ACT) |
28.58 | Rachael Watson S4 Chandler (Qld) |
39.65 |
| 100 metre freestyle | Alexa Leary S9 St Hilda's (Qld) |
1:01.08 | Emily Beecroft S9 USC Spartans (Qld) |
1:03.93 | Jasmine Greenwood S10 Cruiz (ACT) |
1:02.47 |
| 200 metre freestyle | Madeleine McTernan S14 All Saints (Qld) |
2:13.01 | Ruby Storm S14 St Andrew's (Qld) |
2:14.85 | Jade Lucy S14 SLC Aquadot (NSW) |
2:17.73 |
| 400 metre freestyle | Lakeisha Patterson S9 USC Spartans (Qld) |
4:44.31 Q | Poppy Wilson S10 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
4:49.25 Q | Chloe Osborn S7 ACU Blackburn (NSW) |
5:29.15 |
| 50 metre backstroke | Madeleine McTernan S14 All Saints (Qld) |
33.07 | Hannah Price S10 Campbelltown (NSW) |
34.98 | Michelle Fawer S10 Engadine (NSW) |
35.40 |
| 100 metre backstroke | Katja Dedekind S13 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
1:07.44 | Holly Warn S7 St Hilda's (Qld) |
1:26.97 | Madeleine McTernan S14 All Saints (Qld) |
1:10.97 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | Keira Stephens S9 Southport (Qld) Jenna Jones S12 USC Spartans (Qld) |
35.54 37.63 |
Ashley Van Risjwijk S14 Wagga Wagga (NSW) |
37.79 | ||
| 100 metre breaststroke | Keira Stephens S9 Southport (Qld) |
1:16.18 Q | Paige Leonhardt S14 USC Spartans (Qld) |
1:18.53 | Ashley Van Risjwijk S14 Wagga Wagga (NSW) |
1:20.34 |
| 50 metre butterfly | Paige Leonhardt S14 USC Spartans (Qld) |
29.92 | Taylor Corry S14 Kincumber Pacific Dolphins (NSW) |
30.50 | Montana Atkinson S14 Helensvale (Qld) |
31.39 |
| 100 metre butterfly | Taylor Corry S14 Kincumber Pacific Dolphins (NSW) |
1:08.54 | Jasmine Greenwood S10 Cruiz (ACT) |
1:08.05 | Ruby Storm S14 St Andrew's (Qld) |
1:09.43 |
| 200 metre individual medley | Katja Dedekind S13 Yeronga Park (Qld) |
2:33.64 | Lakeisha Patterson S9 USC Spartans (Qld) |
2:38.80 | Kael Thompson S14 Sunshine Coast Grammar (Qld) |
2:39.19 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OR Oceania record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian All Comers record | Club Australian Club record | MR Meet record | ||||||
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 metre individual medley (multi class) | Ahmed Kelly Yarra Plenty (Vic) |
3:05.84 | Grant Patterson Central Cairns (Qld) |
3:12.43 | None awarded | |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Nunawading A (Vic) Olivia Lefoe (1:02.27) Zoe Deacon (1:11.62) William Petric (53.86) Zander Coates (50.23) |
3:57.98 | Knox Pymble A (NSW) Paris Zhang (1:05.50) Angus Menzies (1:01.92) Joseph Hamson (53.82) Claudia Fydler (59.29) |
4:00.53 | Marion A (SA) Isabel McLachlan (1:05.31) Harrison Biddell (1:03.29) Ellysia Oldsen (1:02.09) Mark Ducaj (51.72) |
4:02.41 |
WR World record | CR Commonwealth record | OR Oceania record | AR Australian record | ACR Australian All Comers record | Club Australian Club record | MR Meet record | ||||||
Records broken
During the 2023 Australian Swimming Championships the following records were set.
World records
| Event | Name (Previous) | Time (Previous) | Year | Location | Name (New) | Time (New) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200m individual medley | .svg.png){kind=small} Timothy Hodge SM9
|
2:13.27 | 2023 | Melbourne, Australia
|
Timothy Hodge
|
2:12.06 | -1.21 |
All Comers and Championship records
| Event | Name (Previous) | Time (Previous) | Year | Location | Name (New) | Time (New) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200m individual medley | Kaylee McKeown
|
2:08.19 | 2021 | Adelaide, Australia
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Kaylee McKeown
|
2:08.16 | -0.03 |
| 50m butterfly | Geoff Huegill
|
23.11 | 2009 | Canberra, Australia
|
Ben Armbruster
|
23.05 | -0.06 |
Paralympic team
The following 26 Paralympic athletes were selected to be part of the team to represent Australia by meeting the qualifying times in either the heats or finals.[8]
| Men | Women |
|---|---|
Broadcast
In April 2023, it was announced that the Nine Network's streaming service 9Now had secured an exclusive broadcast streaming deal with Swimming Australia, after the network had previously committed to broadcasting the next five Olympic Games as well as the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[9][10]
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- ^ "9Now Dives into Swimming's Showcase Event". Swimming Australia. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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