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2017 YEAR IN REVIEW JOHN BERTRAND AO President of

Well, what another inspiring year in our sport! What Mrs Rinehart has done for our sport is incredible. She Schools and Clubs across the country are now delivering the has been a longstanding supporter of swimming and has been Optus Junior Dolphins program and encouraging young kids For us, this year is a transition year. We are searching for with us even when we were down. To have her poolside to have fun in the water. new and innovative ways of lifting our standards in everything during some of the most pivotal moments in our sporting we do. history is fantastic. And that’s what it’s all about, fun! If you love something I strongly believe that you will be good at it. After experimenting with our European racing pre-World With over a third of the team on debut in Budapest, I am Championships format, our Dolphins went into Budapest confident the future of swimming is in good hands. Looking ahead next year we want to encourage all Australians race-ready and they needed to be. to reinvigorate their love for the water. We will have a nine-day Keep your eyes on names like , Kaylee celebration in January 2018, Australia Swims, that will The times were fast and the rest of the world had raised the McKeown, Jack Cartwright and – these young celebrate what swimming and the water means to Australians, bar. We sent a young, hungry and competitive team and I was athletes have what it takes to be successful. after all, it’s in our DNA. delighted with the way our Dolphins took on the world. Just months ago, our Para team, had their journey disrupted But more on that next year. What impressed me most was our progression in terms of but impressed none the less. conversion rates; that is, those swimmers who achieved faster I want to take this time to recognise the team behind the team. times than at the selection trials. It has increased dramatically The intended destination for the 2017 Para World Swimming The Dolphins could not do what they do without the support of compared to the Rio Olympics. This is something our team Championships, Mexico City, was hit by a devastating a large group of people. has been working on, improvement when it really counts, earthquake. under pressure at the major international events. To the coaches, the staff and the thousands of volunteers and As an organisation we made the decision to send the team to officials around the country…thank you for your dedication Some of my highlights? Canada to race while they were in peak condition. and work. You are a critical part of our team.

Seeing comeback from a year of illness and , and the youngest As one of America’s greatest athletes, said, disappointment and return to the top of her game. member of the team Jasmine Greenwood were my standouts “Don’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther from the meet, each of these swimmers performed as though you get.” Watching Emily as she stormed home to beat Hungary’s it was the World Championship event and led by example. Katinka Hosszu in the women’s 200m was gutsy As an organisation our dreams are big and our desires to and inspirational. At the participation level, the sport is in great shape. We improve are strong. celebrated the first full year of Optus Junior Dolphins and are We were lucky to also have our Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart so grateful for the support of Optus at all levels of our sport. Go Australia! come all the way to Budapest to cheer on the Dolphins. MARK ANDERSON Swimming Australia CEO

The first year of a new Olympic and Paralympic cycle is a time Our Para Dolphin team, who were set to travel to Mexico for In 2017 we welcomed new sponsors in arena and lululemon of renewal both in and out of the pool. the World Para Swimming Championships, had to change and I look forward to watching these partnerships grow as We have embraced innovation, with changes to our their plans in the 11th hour due to the devastating earthquake they join our other valued partners; Bio Island, COON Cheese competition pathways and moving our selection events to five that hit the city – with our hearts going out to the people of and Sperry. weeks prior to the international meets, just two of the changes Mexico impacted by the tragedy. that we have introduced over the year. A big thank you must go to our high performance partners, the The team instead took part in the Canadian Open where they Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Institute of Away from the pool we have investigated and begun to apply demonstrated resilience and maturity to adapt to this Sport who have not only funded our sport, but have been very the very best of digital communication following our visit with unexpected circumstance. They performed very well, leaving genuine partners in our journey. We share aspirations and partner Optus to the Silicon Valley. The approach being to the meet with 16 wins, 10 second placings and 11 thirds. expectations and together we will deliver. engage and build relationships with our vast swimming audience around Australia to further grow our sport. At the very important participation level of our sport, we have Similarly, to our State Institutes and Academies, the Australian just recorded an eight year high for membership. What a Olympic Committee and the Australian Paralympic Committee For many, 2017 was the beginning of their swimming journey; tremendous effort by all involved in our sport and particularly and the Australian Association we whether that be at the grass roots level in our maiden year of our valued State Partners, whose efforts delivered this great thank you for your great support across our high performance Optus Junior Dolphins, or all the way up to the elite level outcome in partnership with our Participation and Sport programs. where 12 rookies made their debut on the world stage in Development team. Budapest and Toronto. It was the beginning of new goals and Finally, to our staff and Board, coaches, athletes, officials and new partnerships and it was the first steps on our journey Our sponsors and partners underpin every element of our volunteers, thank you for your hard work and dedication. None towards Tokyo 2020. organisation and afford us the ability to invest at all levels of of this would be possible without your passion and our sport. commitment and I appreciate all of your valued contributions. In July our Dolphins travelled to Budapest for the 2017 FINA World Championships. This meet was fast, we saw an Swimming Australia Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart, through As we look ahead to next year, we have another very big and incredible 11 World Records and 21 Championship Records Hancock Prospecting as Principal Partner and the Georgina exciting year. We’ll kick it off with our Australia Swims broken. Hope Foundation providing support to our swimmers, has campaign, encouraging all Australians to participate in remained a major supporter of swimming. swimming during a 9-day celebration. Then in February, the Our Australian team was an intentionally young team, with 11 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials will be run debutants selected. Our team finished with ten medals in total Our Principal Partner Optus, with a fantastic leadership team, and just 5 weeks later a home Commonwealth Games. Later with one Gold, five Silver and four Bronze, our young team who are passionate and active about growing the participation in the year we will select and then compete at the Pan Pacific has laid a solid foundation for the journey ahead. in swimming across Australia and promoting innovation at the Championships and Para Pan Pacific Championships. All elite level to increase performance. opportunities for our swimmers to strive and thrive to It was tremendous to have Mrs Rinehart and her guests with showcase the very best of themselves and our sport. us poolside at the Championships cheering on our team. As We are also fortunate to have Network Seven as our Patron, Mrs Rinehart remains a pivotal and active supporter broadcast partner, who like us, are passionate about What a year awaits! and we’re delighted to have her part of our journey to Tokyo swimming, and passionate about ensuring that Australians and beyond. can watch the sport live on their television or mobile device. In only its second year Optus Junior Dolphins has become a key part of the swimming pathway with 15,841 children involved in the program across the country! The program aims to encourage more children to keep swimming with the in pool activities focused around fun. SAY HELLO In 2017 one of our Optus Junior Dolphins participants won the opportunity to name our Optus Junior Dolphins mascot. Ayanna, TO YAMPU! from Adelaide, named our Dolphin Yampu. Which is the Kaurna Peoples, the traditional owners of Adelaide, word for Dolphin.

As part of our National Event calendar, Optus Junior Dolphins participants have had the opportunity As part of the federal government’s to have a once in a lifetime Sporting Schools program, over experience meeting their swimming 37,000 Primary School students heroes on pool deck as they play were also involved in Optus Junior important roles as medal presenters Dolphins activities as part of their and basket handlers. swimming lessons. Swimming, no matter what the competitive level, requires the With a home Commonwealth passion, dedication and commitment Games just a few months of a big group of volunteers and away, we also wanted to acknowledge all our technical o cials. Swimming Australia would officials that will be there on like to thank all of those people that pool deck ensuring the event is a big success. gave their time and energy this year for the betterment of the sport all across Australia. Appointed GOLDOC TO’s Nick Keith, NSW Faye Lewis, NSW Kaye Bolger, WA Jacqueline Madden, VIC Matthew Bromley, QLD Stephanie McLachlan, SA Stephen Carsley, QLD Jacqueline McNamara, WA Paul Carter, NT Maree Oberg, QLD Erin Collis, QLD Katherine Reynolds, WA David Cooper, NSW Max Richardson, SA PASSION & Karen Donnell, QLD Neil Rogers, NSW Sarah-Jane Emery, QLD John Rohloff, NSW Jannine Fathers, NSW Alan Smith, QLD Teresa Goddard, QLD Cherry Smith, NSW DEDICATION David Gregory, QLD Damian Van de Berg, VIC Harold Gusdorf, VIC Pamela Weste, NSW Suellen Hardie, QLD John Hart, NSW Reserve GOLDOC TO’s Philip Jobling, NSW Kenneth Jones, NSW Tracey Rowell, TAS In 2017 a number of our Technical Officials represented James Johnman, QLD Australia and officiated the sport at the highest level.

Congratulations to: Erin Collis (QLD), Jacqui McNamara (WA), Bill Ford (NSW), Ryan Arblaster (WA) and John Rohloff (NSW) who officiated at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Matthew Bromley (QLD) who was selected to officiate at At our 2017 Swimming Australia Gala the Junior World Championships, Indianapolis USA. Awards we recognised the role and Stephen Carsley (QLD) and Alan Smith (QLD) who importance of volunteers across every represented Australia at the Youth Commonwealth Games level of our sport. Congratulations to in the Bahamas. the Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year winner, Damian Van de Berg Paul Carter (NT) who attended the 2017 World Para (VIC), and to our Local Legend of the Swimming Championships. Year winner, Tracey Rowell from Hobart, Tasmania. David Gregory (QLD) who attended the Taipei 2017 29th Summer Universiade. 2.085 million cumulative TV audience on Ch7

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The Hancock Prospecting In the pool, the event saw the next Australian Championships generation of swimmers emerge with 11 rookies selected for the returned to Brisbane in April but World Championships in this was a championship like few Budapest and 1 newcomer selected for the Para team, run before it. The external including 12 year Jasmine precinct of the venue was turned Greenwood. into a fan entertainment and food precinct whilst the inside of the venue undertook a visual change with extensive staging and lighting. The racing in the pool didn’t disappoint, with 11 and 1 rookies selected for the FINA World Champs and Para World Champs respectively. The next generation of aspiring swimmers, our Junior Excellence squad, also had the experience of a lifetime at Brisbane Trials with Our Optus Junior Dolphins the surprise appearance of participants were heavily involved in Australia’s greatest Olympian Ian the event, participating in come and Thorpe on pool deck providing try swimming carnivals hosted by coaching tips and inspiration. current and retired Dolphins Swim Team members, as basket handlers and assisting to present medals to race winners.

Our young swimming club members also had the opportunity In Brisbane, we took the fan to be part of club v club relay races experience to an all new level for at the beginning of each night’s swimming with the creation of finals session – enjoying the Centre Lane, a food and experience of swimming in the entertainment precinct. same pool as their heroes in front of a big and supportive crowd! RESILIENCE

FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)

Alongside experienced team Medal tally: Gold – 2, Silver – 2, Bronze – 7 members including Emily 1 Australian Record Seebohm, & Emma McKeon, eleven young STANDOUT PERFORMANCES: swimmers and graduates of our Performance Pathway Program, earned the opportunity to compete at the FINA World Backstroke ace successfully defended his The World Para Swimming Championships in Budapest. FINA World Short Course 100m backstroke title in Championships were scheduled to Windsor, taking Gold in a time of 49.65. He also added a take place in Mexico City. Due to Silver medal as part of the 4x100m medley relay. devastating earthquakes, World Para Swimming (WPS) postponed the event. In the uncertainty, Swimming lowered her Personal Best to 51.81 to Australia moved quickly and worked take Gold in the 100m freestyle – her first time under 52 with other countries to o er our seconds and just the fifth Australian under that barrier. athletes a competition opportunity 2017 FINA World Championships at an international event within the Dolphins rookie, Kiah Melverton, put herself on the timeframe of the preparation. This competition took place in Toronto, podium for the first time taking Bronze in the 800m Canada. Medal tally: Gold – 1, Silver – 5, Bronze – 4 freestyle in a Personal Best time of 8:16.51. 23 Personal Best times 4 Australian and Commonwealth Records David Morgan clocked 49.31 in the 100m butterfly to win 1 Junior World Record the Bronze medal and set a new Australian Record. 5 Australian Age Records STANDOUT PERFORMANCES: 2017 Canadian Open

Emma McKeon – 6 medals; the most won by any Medal tally: Gold – 16, Silver – 10, Bronze – 11 In the first major Australian female at a World Championship event. 16 Personal Best times international meet after the 25 Season Best times Rio Olympics, the Dolphins Emily Seebohm Gold in 200m backstroke 2:05.68 – entered the FINA World Commonwealth and Australian Record and Bronze in the Swimming Championships STANDOUT PERFORMANCES: 100m backstroke. (25m) with a team of 19 swimmers, including 11 rookies. Mack Horton Silver in the 400m freestyle and Bronze in Rohan Crothers – Gold in both the 50m & 100m the 1500m freestyle. freestyle, Silver in the 400m freestyle and Gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay. 16-year-old Ariarne Titmus – Bronze after anchoring the 4x200m freestyle relay and fourth in the 400m freestyle 12-year-old Jasmine Greenwood took Gold in the in 4:04.26. women’s 100m , putting her hand up for Commonwealth Games nomination in the process. 16-year-old Kaylee McKeown fourth in the 200m backstroke in 2:06.76 – World Junior Record and Silver Rachel Watson double Gold in the 50m &100m as a heat swimmer in the 4x100m mixed medley relay. freestyle timed finals. Another positive of so many rookies making the transition from the junior to senior team, RISING was that an even younger group were selected for important international competitions during 2017, enabling this THROUGH young group of athletes to get sought-after THE RANKS development and racing experience.

2017 FINA World Junior Commonwealth Championships Youth Games

30 swimmers selected 14 swimmers selected Medal tally: Bronze – 4 Medal tally: Gold – 1, Silver – 2, Bronze – 5 15 top eight performances 26 Finals swims Stand out performances; Stand out performances: Elijah Winnington in the men’s 200m freestyle, Meg Harris – Gold in the 50m freestyle; Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men’s 200m Max Osborn – Silver in the 1500m freestyle, breaststroke, the Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay Bronze in the mixed 200m freestyle. and the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay teams.

World University Games 2017

19 swimmers selected Medal tally: Gold – 2, Silver – 1 Stand out performances: Deakin University’s Sian Whittaker, who won the 100m/200m backstroke double, was joined on the medallists list by dual Commonwealth Games Gold medallist Leiston Pickett (Griffith University) in the 50m breaststroke. There were some great achievements in Open RACING & FUN Water swimming during 2017. The Australian Championships were held at the beautiful Brighton Beach in Adelaide with a number of old IN THE SUN and new names making the team to represent at the World Championships in Budapest. Over the Australia Day weekend 700+ athletes and coaches descended on Brighton Beach, Adelaide for the 2017 Australian Open Water Championships for 3 days of racing.

Jack McLoughlin, Jack Brazier, Chelsea Gubecka, Kiah Melverton and Kareena Lee were selected for the FINA World Championships in Budapest, competing in all events – Men’s and Women’s 5km, 10km and 25km plus the 4x1.25km mixed relay.

With new format races added to the program, including a 5km time trial, a number of ‘Pool’ athletes made the transition to Open Water.

Chelsea Gubecka continued her The team’s best performance dominance in the women’s 10km was the relay, finishing just 37 swim, joined on the podium by seconds off Gold and 11 her 14-year-old sister Chloe who seconds from a medal. This finished in 3rd place. included finishing ahead of the more credentialed Germany, and more experienced Great Britain. LONG COURSE SHORT COURSE

Kaylee McKeown set a Junior World Record in the raised the roof at the 2017 Hancock 200m backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Prospecting Short Course Championships setting a Budapest in a time of 2:06.76. new World Record in the 100m freestyle in a time of 50.25. At the Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships set a new World Record of 37.87 in the In the Para category at the same event, 50m freestyle . Paralympians , Katja Dedekind, Matthew Levy, Matthew Haanappel, , In the 50m butterfly at Hancock Prospecting Braeden Jason and all set new Australian Championships, set a new world marks. World Record time of 31.01. Monique Murphy – 400m freestyle (4:35.56) Experienced campaigner Matthew Levy added to his list Katja Dedekind – 50m backstroke (31.92) of achievements with a World Record time of 2:16.74 in Matthew Haanappel – 50m freestyle (29.95) the 200m freestyle at the Hancock Prospecting Daniel Fox – 100m freestyle (52.68) Australian Championships. – 100m freestyle S13 (53.27) Grant Patterson – 100m breaststroke SB2 (2:16.70) Matthew Levy – 200m IM SM7 (2:32.34), 50m butterfly S7 (31.68)

WORLD RECORDS Swimming Australia Pathway Programs aim to provide the best support and more opportunities to the next generation of athletes and coaches. It includes the Youth Transition, Youth and Talent programs. GENERATION NEXT

The Pathway Program also focuses on coach development and it was particularly exciting to see Dean Boxall, Adam Kable, Michael We had 11 swimmers from previous years of the Pathway Program Palfrey and Chris Nesbit be selected for the be selected and perform extremely well at the World Championships senior World Championship team, having in Budapest. They received on average 100 days of development been involved in the program since 2014. within the Pathway Program fast tracking their improvement.

Congratulations to a number of these athletes that also won medals in Budapest – Ariarne Titmus (Bronze), Daniel Cave (Silver) and (Silver).

For the first time on an Australian Clyde Lewis national team, we had two female Alexander (QLD) coaches selected for the World Junior Graham Championships, Janelle Pallister and (QLD) Zac Incerti Amanda Isaac. Janelle was joined on the (WA) team by her daughter, Lani Pallister. Louis Townsend Jack (QLD) Cartwright (QLD) During September, our biggest ever Matthew Talent Program squad made the trip Shayna Wilson to the AIS in Canberra for a 7 day Jack Daniel (NSW) (QLD) Ariarne Cave camp. The squad comprised of 46 Titmus (VIC) swimmers and 23 coaches, 8 of (TAS) whom were female. This group of aspiring athletes have their eyes firmly focused on the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, with the motto Jessica developed by the group being C’est Kaylee Hansen McKeown (VIC) notre temps. Translation, it’s our time! (QLD) Coach Leadership Team

Australian Swimming In 2017 we established our Coach Leadership Team (CLT). Led Framework by Jacco Verhaeren, the 8 member team provides support, mentoring, influence and direction for approximately 80 coaches nationwide. The CLT comprises Glenn Beringen, In April, we launched our Australian Swimming Rohan Taylor, Ron McKeon, Leigh Nugent, , Framework (ASF). The ASF outlines every aspect of Tracey Menzies and Drew McGregor. Swimming Australia’s athlete pathway, including the characteristics of athletes and how they develop and progress through each stage. The publication of the ASF provides swimmers, their parents, coaches and service providers with access to essential information Double Peak relating to the necessary characteristics they should aim for at the relevant stage of their journey, together with what support is recommended as part of their Starting in February 2018, our National Team Selection daily performance environment. Trials will take place ‘5-weeks out’ from the major benchmark event. This change in scheduling is new for our sport and in the aim of making the transition as successful as possible we held a ‘double peak’ 3 day conference at the AIS in Canberra. Key note speakers included former US Head Coach Frank Busch and Spain’s expert physiologist Iñigo Mujika. Race Analysis Leadership & Resilience The AIS, along with La Trobe University & key partner Optus is helping us to bring world-first race analysis and We’ve formed a relationship with the elite of Australia’s vision to life. Our goal is to have all 8 military, examining the ways to truly optimise lanes of a pool filmed and analysed A HUNGER FOR performance and improve athlete resilience. The SAS automatically by the 2019 World are the best of the best and along with technological Championships. advances in other fields of endeavour, we are looking IMPROVEMENT to unlock the power of the mind.

Para Swimming Talent Competition Framework Identification Program In November, we launched our Competition Framework, a framework that aims to connect State and National In collaboration with the University of QLD, we have competitions, informed by a philosophy for junior swimmers initiated a Para Swimming TID program for higher that focusses on technique, development and enjoyment. The needs athletes. This is a significant project already at key drivers of the change being to develop a framework that the stage of introducing new athletes into the sport at focuses on optimal performances at key periods in a season, a competitive level. It is expected that the University alignment of competitions across the States and Regions, will apply for an ARC linkage grant in collaboration and youth development for senior performance. with SAL and the QAS and eventually roll this project out to multiple centres for para TID. 2017 State Teams Championships

AIS Canberra, ACT - September

Swimming’s state of origin, the 2017 State Teams Championships took place at the AIS in Canberra September 22-24. With the overall winner determined by points secured from every race and every place, the team work and atmosphere in the venue was Swimming Australia Gala Dinner something to behold. Congratulations to QLD (1904) who took our first place ahead of NSW (1807) in second and Victoria third (1633). Adelaide Convention Centre, SA - October

The who’s who of swimming, including Swimming Australia Patron, Mrs Gina Rinehart, Olympic legend , Swimming Australia President John Bertrand AO and the OUR EVENT current Australian Dolphins stars walked the blue carpet at the Swimming Australia Gala Dinner.

Swimming Australia Gala Dinner list of award winners: CALENDAR Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year: Emily Seebohm (Brisbane Grammar) Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year, Rowan Crothers 2017 Hancock Prospecting Australian Short (Yeronga Park) Hancock Prospecting Swimmer’s Swimmer of the Year: 2017 Georgina Hope Course Swimming Championships Emma McKeon (Griffith University) Foundation Australian Open Water Swimmer of the Year: Chelsea Gubecka (Kawana Waters) SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre - November Age Championships Short Course Swimmer of the Year: Mitch Larkin (St Peters Swimming returned to Adelaide in November for the Hancock Prospecting Western) Hancock Prospecting Olympic Program Coach of the Year: Brisbane Aquatic Centre, QLD - April Australian Short Course Swimming Championships and the racing did not disappoint. Cate Campbell returning after a David Lush (Brisbane Grammar) Hancock Prospecting Paralympic Program Coach of the Year: Whilst many young kids across Australia self-imposed break wrote her name in Rob van der Zant were out hunting Easter eggs, some of the the records books with a new nation’s finest young swimmers were in World Record time of 50.25. Whilst Open Water Coach of the Year: Michael Sage (Kawana) Brisbane hunting record times and podium in Para swimming, seven athletes Youth Coach of the Year: Dean Boxall (St Peters Western) finishes. Over eight days of competition broke eight World Records over Mrs Gina Rinehart Patron Awards: Lakeisha Patterson, the next generation of Para and Olympic the three days. Emma McKeon stream swimmers showed their potential – Optus Community Award: Josh Beaver (Ivanhoe Neons) with names like Jasmine Greenwood and Optus Club of the Year: Bunbury Swimming Club (WA) Thomas Hauck being ones to watch. Optus Local Legend of the Year: Tracey Rowell (Tasmania) Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year: Damien van de 10,000+ spectators Berg (Cobram) 1800+ athletes 500+ coaches, volunteers, support staff AIS Discovery of the Year: Shayna Jack (Commercial) Services to Australian Swim Team: Rhys Mainstone, , Membership review & CRM

Together with our state associations we have commenced a review of our current membership offers with the intention of providing new and alternate ways for customers to have relationships with clubs. Connect to this is a new CRM system that will improve the experience for our clubs, members and participants and make swimming one of the easiest sports to engage with digitally in Australia. Australia Swims

All of the swimming industry has united Collaboration at Events around Australia Swims, excited by the potential for this movement to energise the country’s involvement in swimming. For all major events during 2017 we were Our state partners and associations have very appreciative of the support and all leveraged their relationships to collaboration of our state partners in promote Australia Swims, including delivering various elements of the event. securing fantastic marquee events for Swimming QLD did an exceptional job consumers to participate in. running JX sessions at the Australian Championships in April, supported Centre Lane at Australian Short ONE SWIMMING Course and Victoria provided experienced events staff to support at a number of events. Competition alignment

As part of the Competition Framework we implemented this year, a key change that required the support of all states was Shared IT model the alignment of State and National competitions to provide our elite and aspiring athletes consistent and quality During 2017 we commenced proving competition in the build up to shared services for important IT capability international benchmark events. and to improve security levels. Initially this was completed with Swimming Victoria but there are plans underway to roll out to other states in 2018. australiaswims.com.au

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Australia Swims will kick-off on January 20th with an open water swimming event in the iconic Sydney Harbour. The event includes a kids 300m swim, a 750m swim and a 2km swim. Summer in Australia is synonymous with swimming, it is a favourite pastime across the country with so many personal memories and moments centered at the beach or the pool. Together with Optus, we have created Australia Swims – a 9-day celebration of water and swimming. This coming January we will be encouraging all Australians to come together and go for a swim and celebrate a quintessential part of the Australian way of life.

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2018 is going to be a huge year for swimming.

In January, we’ll inspire the nation via Australia Swims, encouraging everyone to come together and celebrate a quintessential part of Australia’s culture – the love of water and swimming.

Then in February we’ll head to the Optus Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast for the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials, where our best swimmers will compete for the honour of representing our country at the , just 5 weeks later!

Meanwhile at a grass roots level, we’ll be encouraging our youngest swimmers from across the country to get involved in Optus Junior Dolphins or to join their local swimming club.

We’ll finish the year with the Pan Pacific Championships and Para Pan Pacific Championships.

That’s just a snapshot of some of the activity planned for 2018, and we can’t wait to get started! 2017 GHF AUSTRALIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPIONS 16 April – 21 April 2017, Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane

SWIMMER/EVENT AGE GROUP CLUB TIME

BOYS

50 METRES FREESTYLE

Liam Donnelly 12 -13 Years Woogaroo 24.90 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 24.34 Oliver Nash 15 Years Melbourne Vicentre 23.69 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 23.25 Caiden Gill 17/18 Years Nunawading 23.07

10 0 METRES FREESTYLE

Elliott Weber 12 -13 Years Acacia Bayside 55.58 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 51.98 Zach Maher 15 Years TSS Aquatics 52.01 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 50.89 Jack Cartwright 17/18 Years St Peters Western 48.71

200 METRES FREESTYLE

Brendan Best 12 -13 Years UWA West Coast 2:02.38 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 1:53.31 Nick Jennens 15 Years Carlile 1:54.48 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 1:49.21 Jack Cartwright 17/18 Years St Peters Western 1:47.23

400 METRES FREESTYLE

Samuel Short 12 -13 Years Albany Creek 4:15.54 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 4:02.90 Se-Bom Lee 15 Years Carlile 4:02.80 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 3:54.80 Nathan Robinson 17/18 Years St Peters Western 3:51.67

800 METRES FREESTYLE

Samuel Short 12 -13 Years Albany Creek 8:49.09

1500 METRES FREESTYLE

Robert Bonsall 14 Years UWA West Coast 16:07.08 Se-Bom Lee 15 Years Carlile 15:59.13 Aaron Mansfield 16 Years Kawana Waters 16:06.94 Nathan Robinson 17/18 Years St Peters Western 15:16.78

100 METRES BACKSTROKE

Isaac Cooper 12 -13 Years Fairymead 1:00.19 Joshua Edwards-Smith 14 Years UWA West Coast 58.05 Stuart Swinburn 15 Years University of NSW 57.67 Leon MacAlister 16 Years Carlile 55.99 Jack Cartwright 17/18 Years St Peters Western 54.53

200 METRES BACKSTROKE

Tyler Krenkels 12 -13 Years Carlile 2:13.97 Joshua Edwards-Smith 14 Years UWA West Coast 2:05.34 Stuart Swinburn 15 Years University of NSW 2:02.60 Leon MacAlister 16 Years Carlile 2:02.78 Bradley Woodward 17/18 Years Mingara Aquatic 2:01.10

100 METRES BREASTSTROKE

Daniel Seo 12 -13 Years Trinity Grammar 1:09.43 Andy Zhu 14 Years Sunnybank 1:07.23 Ryan Bicknell 15 Years Nunawading 1:05.38 Thomas Pearson 16 Years Melbourne University 1:05.01 Daniel Cave 17/18 Years Melbourne Vicentre 1:00.81

200 METRES BREASTSTROKE

Daniel Seo 12 -13 Years Trinity Grammar 2:28.45 Connor Brackin 14 Years SOPAC 2:25.28 Tom Rimmington 15 Years Newmarket Racers 2:21.17 Finn O’Connor 16 Years Carlile 2:20.82 Zac Stubblety-Cook 17/18 Years QLD 2:12.32

10 0 ME T R E S B U T T E R F L Y

Damian Badenhorst 12 -13 Years Breakers, WA 1:00.82 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 58.16 Oliver Nash 15 Years Melbourne Vicentre 55.21 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 55.52 Jordan Brunt 17/18 Years Southport Olympic 53.46

200 METRES BUTTERFLY

Ethan Williams 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 2:15.25 Brendan Ding 14 Years Breakers, NSW 2:07.59 Oliver Nash 15 Years Melbourne Vicentre 2:05.43 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 2:01.41 Bowen Gough 17/18 Years Nunawading 2:00.02

200 METRES INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

TJ Chong Sue 12 -13 Years UWA West Coast 2:13.24 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 2:09.22 Se-Bom Lee 15 Years Carlile 2:06.86 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 2:03.95 David Schlicht 17/18 Years MLC Aquatic 2:03.96

400 METRES INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Daniel Seo 12 -13 Years Trinity Grammar 4:51.79 Thomas Hauck 14 Years All Saints Gold Coast 4:35.37 Se-Bom Lee 15 Years Carlile 4:30.08 Elijah Winnington 16 Years Bond 4:29.46 Nathan Robinson 17/18 Years St Peters Western 4:21.80

4 x 50M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

UWA West Coast 14 & Under WA 1:40.70

4 x 50M CLUB MEDLEY RELAY

UWA West Coast 14 & Under WA 1:52.45

4 x 100M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

Melbourne Vicentre 16 & Under VIC 3:33.51 St Peters Western 18 & Under QLD 3:24.35

4 x 200M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

St Peters Western 18 & Under QLD 7:30.01

4 x 100M CLUB MEDLEY RELAY

Carlile 16 & Under NSW 3:53.42 Melbourne Vicentre 18 & Under VIC 3:45.42

OPEN WATER - Adelaide

5KM

Jackson May 13 Years Mountain Creek Mooloolaba 1.05.57 Tomas Kapocius 14 Years SOPAC 1.05.37 Jack Wilson 15 Years Breakers WA 1.00.27 Reilly Kennedy 16 Years City 1.00.21 Nicholas Rollo 17-18 Years Perth City 1.02.47

7.5 KM

Samuel Rutley 15 Years St Peters Western 1.34.01 Reilly Kennedy 16 Years Perth City 1.33.56

10 K M

Nicholas Rollo 17-18 Years Perth City 2.00.22

GIRLS

50 METRES FREESTYLE

Kate Harrison 12 -13 Years St Hilda’s 26.59 Ela Noble 14 Years Chandler 26.07 Jemima Horwood 15 Years UWA West Coast 25.78 Eliza King 16 Years Rackley 25.61 Elyse Woods 17/18 Years Melbourne Vicentre 25.92

10 0 ME T R E S F R E E S T Y L E

Jenna Forrester 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 57.89 Lydia Murray 14 Years St Peters Western 56.80 Jemima Horwood 15 Years UWA West Coast 56.07 Molly Batchelor 16 Years Nunawading 55.64 Abbey Harkin 17/18 Years St Peters Western 55.64

200 METRES FREESTYLE

Jenna Forrester 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 2:01.97 Lani Pallister 14 Years USC Spartans 2:02.61 Kaylee McKeown 15 Years USC Spartans 2:02.87 Ariarne Titmus 16 Years St Peters Western 1:57.90 Laura Taylor 17/18 Years TSS Aquatics 1:59.29

400 METRES FREESTYLE

Jenna Forrester 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 4:15.29 Sharni Robinson 14 Years St Peters Western 4:13.39 Phoebe Walker 15 Years St Peters Western 4:17.55 Ariarne Titmus 16 Years St Peters Western 4:07.09 Mikayla Messer 17/18 Years Chandler 4:11.79

800 ME T R E S F R E E S T Y L E

Emily White 12 -13 Years Norwood 8:54.95 Lani Pallister 14 Years USC Spartans 8:46.79 Phoebe Walker 15 Years St Peters Western 8:52.25 Ariarne Titmus 16 Years St Peters Western 8:33.49 Mikayla Messer 17/18 Years Chandler 8:36.26

100 METRES BACKSTROKE

Mollie O’Callaghan 12 -13 Years Waterworx 1:05.37 Gabriella Peiniger 14 Years Melbourne Vicentre 1:03.20 Kaylee McKeown 15 Years USC Spartans 1:00.78 Minna Atherton 16 Years Brisbane Grammar 1:00.35 Tanya Stovgaard 17/18 Years Southport Olympic 1:02.99

200 METRES BACKSTROKE

Emily Jones 12 -13 Years Novocastrian 2:21.05 Alice Campbell 14 Years Chandler 2:15.84 Kaylee McKeown 15 Years USC Spartans 2:16.06 Minna Atherton 16 Years Brisbane Grammar 2:11.57 Calypso Sheridan 17/18 Years Brisbane Grammar 2:15.85

100 METRES BREASTSTROKE

Tiffany Mackay 12 -13 Years Australian Crawl 1:13.76 Georgia Pendergast 14 Years Kawana Waters 1:12.68 Chelsea Hodges 15 Years Southport Olympic 1:10.88 Sarah Beale 16 Years Acacia Bayside 1:10.42 Abbey Harkin 17/18 Years St Peters Western 1:09.52

200 METRES BREASTSTROKE

Emily Cobb 12 -13 Years Chandler 2:39.58 Georgia Powell 14 Years Newmarket Racers 2:33.62 Caitlin Leslie 15 Years St Peters Western 2:35.90 Sarah Beale 16 Years Acacia Bayside 2:32.02 Abbey Harkin 17/18 Years St Peters Western 2:31.43

10 0 ME T R E S B U T T E R F L Y

Kate Harrison 12 -13 Years St Hilda’s 1:02.63 Lydia Murray 14 Years St Peters Western 1:01.35 Kayla Costa 15 Years Nunawading 1:00.93 Emma-Lee Arnold 16 Years Norwood 1:01.19 Gemma Cooney 17/18 Years Brisbane Grammar 59.32

200 METRES BUTTERFLY

Elizabeth Dekkers 12 -13 Years Newmarket Racers 2:18.71 Lydia Murray 14 Years St Peters Western 2:12.81 Isabelle Mason 15 Years QLD 2:15.24 Kara Svenson 16 Years Indooroopilly 2:14.55 Laura Taylor 17/18 Years TSS Aquatics 2:10.50

200 METRES INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Jenna Forrester 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 2:19.45 Shikira-Lee Matheson 14 Years St Peters Western 2:17.22 Kaylee McKeown 15 Years USC Spartans 2:15.12 Sarah Beale 16 Years Acacia Bayside 2:17.02 Abbey Harkin 17/18 Years St Peters Western 2:13.90

400 METRES INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Jenna Forrester 12 -13 Years St Peters Western 4:57.44 Shikira-Lee Matheson 14 Years St Peters Western 4:52.50 Kaylee McKeown 15 Years USC Spartans 4:45.75 Sienna McDonald 16 Years St Peters Western 4:54.08 Francesca Fitzhenry 17/18 Years Trinity Grammar 4:49.92

4 x 5 0M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

St Peters Western 14 & Under QLD 1:46.86

4 x 50M CLUB MEDLEY RELAY

St Peters Western 14 & Under QLD 1:58.62

4 x 100M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

St Peters Western 16 & Under QLD 3:51.24 St Peters Western 18 & Under QLD 3:46.10

4 x 200M CLUB FREESTYLE RELAY

St Peters Western 18 & Under QLD 8:14.33

4 x 100M CLUB MEDLEY RELAY

St Peters Western 16 & Under QLD 4:15.03 St Peters Western 18 & Under QLD 4:10.92

OPEN WATER

5 KM

Chloe Trevitt 13 Years Pelican Waters 1.08.12 Chloe Green 14 Years Perth City 1.07.16 Alanah Fowler 15 Years Redcliffe Leagues 1.03.19 Jade Slee 16 Years Miami 1.03.45 Bianca Crisp 17-18 Years TSS Aquatics 1.08.44

7.5 KM

Frances Shires 15 Years University of NSW 1.43.12 Jade Slee 16 Years Miami 1.43.13

10 K M

Jessica Lavin 17-18 Years Rivercity Rapids 2.14.31

2017 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPIONS

9 April - 13 April 2017, Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane

EVENT SWIMMER CLUB TIME

MEN 50m Freestyle Cameron McEvoy Bond 21.55 100m Freestyle Cameron McEvoy Bond 47.91 200m Freestyle Mack Horton Melbourne Vicentre 1:46.83 400m Freestyle Mack Horton Melbourne Vicentre 3:44.18 800m Freestyle Jack McLoughlin Chandler 8:08.56 1500m Freestyle Mack Horton Melbourne Vicentre 14:51.21 50m Backstroke Benjamin Treffers QLD 24.90 100m Backstroke Mitchell Larkin QLD 53.54 200m Backstroke Mitchell Larkin QLD 1:56.66 50m Breaststroke Tommy Sucipto Rockingham 27.55 100m Breaststroke Daniel Cave Melbourne Vicentre 1:00.45 200m Breaststroke SOPAC 2:09.29 50m Butterfly Brayden McCarthy Bond 23.70 100m Butterfly David Morgan TSS Aquatics 51.81 200m Butterfly David Morgan TSS Aquatics 1:55.70 200m Individual Medley Clyde Lewis St Peters Western 1:59.24 400m Individual Medley Clyde Lewis St Peters Western 4:18.60 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Marion SA 3:20.48 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Carlile NSW 7:34.50 4 x 100m Medley Relay Melbourne Vicentre VIC 3:40.74

MULTI CLASS

50m Freestyle Daniel Fox S14 USC Spartans 24.76 100m Freestyle Daniel Fox S14 USC Spartans 54.03 200m Freestyle S14 Kawana Waters 1:58.13 400m Freestyle Liam Schluter S14 Kawana Waters 4:16.28 50m Backstroke S9 The Hills 30.57 100m Backstroke Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 1:04.62 50m Breaststroke SB7 USC Spartans 35.86 100m Breaststroke SB3 Melbourne Vicentre 1:52.02 50m Butterfly S14 SLC Aquadot 27.31 100m Butterfly S9 Lawnton 1:03.31 150m Individual Medley Grant Patterson SM3 Central Cairns 3:10.12 200m Individual Medley Matthew Levy SM7 NSW 2:37.58

OPEN WATER

5km Jack McLoughlin Chandler 54.18 10km Jarrod Poort Wests Illawarra Aquatic 1.57.48 5km Multi Class Brenden Hall S9 Lawnton 1.03.49

WOMEN

50m Freestyle Commercial 24.56 100m Freestyle Bronte Campbell Commercial 52.85 200m Freestyle Emma McKeon St Peters Western 1:55.68 400m Freestyle Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western 4:04.82 800m Freestyle Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western 8:23.08 1500m Freestyle Kareena Lee Mountain Creek Mooloolaba 16:26.46 50m Backstroke Holly Barratt Rockingham 27.60 100m Backstroke Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 58.62 200m Backstroke Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 2:08.98 50m Breaststroke Jenna Strauch Bond 32.11 100m Breaststroke Taylor McKeown USC Spartans 1:07.23 200m Breaststroke Taylor McKeown USC Spartans 2:23.58 50m Butterfly Brittany Elmslie Brisbane Grammar 26.48 100m Butterfly Emma McKeon St Peters Western 57.27 200m Butterfly Emma McKeon St Peters Western 2:05.47 200m Individual Medley Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 2:11.89 400m Individual Medley UWA West Coast 4:41.46 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Yeronga Park QLD 4:00.03 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay SLC Aquadot NSW 8:27.88 4 x 100m Medley Relay Brisbane Grammar QLD 4:03.89

MULTI CLASS

50m Freestyle Rachael Watson S4 Chandler 37.87 100m Freestyle Lakeisha Patterson Lawnton 1:05.67 200m Freestyle Monique Murphy S10 Southport Olympic 2:15.06 400m Freestyle Lakeisha Patterson S8 Lawnton 4:40.70 50m Backstroke Abigail Lihou S9 Ferny Hills 33.44 100m Backstroke Abigail Lihou S9 Ferny Hills 1:11.02 50m Breaststroke SB6 Ravenswood 43.52 100m Breaststroke Tiffany Thomas Kane SB6 Ravenswood 1:37.92 50m Butterfly Abigail Lihou S9 Ferny Hills 30.42 100m Butterfly Abigail Lihou S9 Ferny Hills 1:07.76 200m Individual Medley Lakeisha Patterson SM8 Lawnton 2:43.59

OPEN WATER

5km Kiah Melverton TSS Aquatics 58.06 10km Chelsea Gubecka Kawana Waters 2.06.33

2017 GHSF AUSTRALIAN MULTI CLASS AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPIONS

21 – 23 April 2017, Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane

EVENT SWIMMER CLUB TIME

BOYS

11 – 14 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Alex Kirchner Nunawading 25.26 100m Freestyle Nicholas Layton S15 Melbourne Vicentre 57.29 50m Backstroke Conor Brown S10 Somerset GC 33.45 100m Backstroke Alex Kirchner S15 Nunawading 1:03.18 50m Breaststroke Conor Brown SB9 Somerset GC 38.30 100m Breaststroke Conor Brown SB9 Somerset GC 1:26.67 50m Butterfly Nicholas Layton S15 Melbourne Vicentre 27.81 100m Butterfly Nicholas Layton S15 Melbourne Vicentre 1:05.32

11 – 15 Y e a r s

400m Freestyle Logan Heald S16 Valley Aquatic 5:36.86 200m Individual Medley Darcy Gilson SM14 Singleton 2:26.04

15 – 16 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 27.34 100m Freestyle Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 59.53 50m Backstroke Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 31.20 100m Backstroke Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 1:07.50 50m Breaststroke Darcy Gilson SB14 Singleton 35.24 100m Breaststroke Darcy Gilson SB14 Singleton 1:16.33 50m Butterfly Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 29.76 100m Butterfly Timothy Hodge S9 The Hills 1:04.31

17 – 18 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 25.61 100m Freestyle Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 56.18 50m Backstroke Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 32.13 100m Backstroke Aidan Yourell S10 Lismore Workers 1:05.46 50m Breaststroke Jack Ireland SB14 UQ Swim Club 36.02 100m Breaststroke Jack Ireland SB14 UQ Swim Club 1:19.86 50m Butterfly Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 28.82 100m Butterfly Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 1:04.22

16 – 18 Y e a r s

400m Freestyle Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 4:23.76 200m Individual Medley Timothy Hodge SM9 The Hills 2:21.81

GIRLS

11 – 14 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Jasmine Greenwood S9 Bay & Basin 30.42 100m Freestyle Jasmine Greenwood S9 Bay & Basin 1:07.12 50m Backstroke Ruby Storm S14 Traralgon 36.85 100m Backstroke Dana Carroll S16 Palmerston 1:41.00 50m Breaststroke Jasmine Greenwood SB9 Bay & Basin 38.00 100m Breaststroke Jasmine Greenwood SB9 Bay & Basin 1:23.64 50m Butterfly Ruby Storm S14 Traralgon 33.95 100m Butterfly Ruby Storm S14 Traralgon 1:20.31

11 – 15 Y e a r s

400m Freestyle Ruby Storm S14 Traralgon 5:07.41 200m Individual Medley Jasmine Greenwood SM9 Bay & Basin 2:41.88

15 – 16 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Madeleine McTernan S14 Bond 30.13 100m Freestyle Lily Barras S10 Brisbane Jets 1:06.32 50m Backstroke Madeleine McTernan S14 Bond 33.81 100m Backstroke Katja Dedekind S13 UQ Swim Club 1:14.03 50m Breaststroke SB9 East Brisbane 38.06 100m Breaststroke Paige Leonhardt SB9 East Brisbane 1:21.70 50m Butterfly Paige Leonhardt S10 East Brisbane 30.82 100m Butterfly Paige Leonhardt S10 East Brisbane 1:09.53

17 – 18 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Amy Cook S14 SLC Aquadot 29.75 100m Freestyle Amy Cook S14 SLC Aquadot 1:05.70 50m Backstroke Jamie-Lee Getson S14 Melbourne Torpedoes 34.21 100m Backstroke Jamie-Lee Getson S14 Melbourne Torpedoes 1:13.53 50m Breaststroke Jamie-Lee Getson SB14 Melbourne Torpedoes 38.25 100m Breaststroke Jamie-Lee Getson SB14 Melbourne Torpedoes 1:26.21 50m Butterfly Amy Cook S14 SLC Aquadot 32.78 100m Butterfly Nikesha Harding S14 Aquablitz Toongabbie 1:13.26

16 – 18 Y e a r s

400m Freestyle Madeleine McTernan S14 Bond 5:01.53 200m Individual Medley Paige Leonhardt SM10 East Brisbane 2:38.28

2017 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPIONS

26 - 28 October, Adelaide

EVENT SWIMMER CLUB TIME

MEN

50m Freestyle David Morgan TSS Aquatics 21.46 100m Freestyle Marion 47.72 200m Freestyle Zachary Attard Carlile 1:45.89 400m Freestyle David Morgan Griffith University 3:42.79 800m Freestyle Joshua Parrish TSS Aquatics 7:44.57 1500m Freestyle Joshua Parrish TSS Aquatics 14:45.29 50m Backstroke Bobby Hurley Warringah Aquatic 24.02 100m Backstroke Bobby Hurley Warringah Aquatic 51.76 200m Backstroke Marion 1:52.54 50m Breaststroke Grayson Bell TSS Aquatics 27.03 100m Breaststroke Liam Hunter Chandler 58.27 200m Breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook West Brisbane 2:05.69 50m Butterfly David Morgan TSS Aquatics 23.04 100m Butterfly David Morgan TSS Aquatics 50.55 200m Butterfly David Morgan TSS Aquatics 1:53.37 100m Individual Medley Kazimir Boskovic Nunawading 54.20 200m Individual Medley Travis Mahoney Marion 1:55.28 400m Individual Medley Travis Mahoney Marion 4:07.15 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Marion SA 3:16.35 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay TSS Aquatics QLD 7:14.13 4 x 100m Medley Relay Marion SA 3:33.19

MULTI CLASS

50m Freestyle Daniel Fox S14 USC Spartans 24.24 100m Freestyle Jack Ireland S14 UQ Swim Club 52.84 400m Freestyle Mitchell Kilduff S14 SLC Aquadot 4:06.46 50m Backstroke Daniel Fox S14 USC Spartans 29.40 100m Backstroke Grant Patterson Central Cairns 2:03.51 50m Breaststroke Mathew Levy SB7 North Sydney 36.77 100m Breaststroke Grant Patterson SB2 Central Cairns 2:16.70 50m Butterfly Mitchell Kilduff S14 SLC Aquadot 26.82 100m Butterfly Mitchell Kilduff S14 SLC Aquadot 58.63 200m Individual Medley Mathew Levy SM7 North Sydney 2:32.34 150m Individual Medley Grant Patterson SM3 Central Cairns 3:08.77

WOMEN

50m Freestyle Cate Campbell Commercial 23.19 100m Freestyle Cate Campbell Commercial 50.25 200m Freestyle Bond 1:54.69 400m Freestyle USC Spartans 4:02.00 800m Freestyle Jessica Ashwood Chandler 8:20.41 1500m Freestyle Jessica Ashwood Chandler 15:59.29 50m Backstroke Minna Atherton Brisbane Grammar 26.23 100m Backstroke Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 56.80 200m Backstroke Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 2:02.72 50m Breaststroke Griffith University 30.57 100m Breaststroke Nunawading 1:05.61 200m Breaststroke Taylor McKeown USC Spartans 2:20.55 50m Butterfly Cate Campbell Commercial 25.56 100m Butterfly Emma McKeon Griffith University 56.79 200m Butterfly Emma McKeon Griffith University 2:04.35 100m Individual Medley Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 1:00.21 200m Individual Medley Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar 2:07.90 400m Individual Medley Blair Evans UWA West Coast 4:29.20 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay UWA West Coast WA 3:43.03 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay UWA West Coast WA 7:57.93 4 x 100m Medley Relay Marion SA 4:05.53

MULTI CLASS

50m Freestyle S10 SOPAC 28.28 100m Freestyle= Jasmine Greenwood S10 Bay & Basin 1:02.47 100m Freestyle= Jenna Jones S10 SOPAC 1:03.01 400m Freestyle Monique Murphy S10 Southport Olympic 4:35.56 50m Backstroke Katja Dedekind S13 UQ Swim Club 31.92 100m Backstroke Katja Dedekind S13 UQ Swim Club 1:10.74 50m Breaststroke Ashley Van Rijswijk SB14 Tumut 37.89 100m Breaststroke Jasmine Greenwood SB9 Bay & Basin 1:18.27 50m Butterfly Amy Cook S14 SLC Aquadot 32.73 100m Butterfly Amy Cook S14 SLC Aquadot 1:13.89 200m Individual Medley SM10 Perth City 2:31.49

2017 STATE TEAMS AGE SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHAMPIONS

22 – 24 September 2017, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra

EVENT SWIMMER STATE TIME

BOYS

14 – 15 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Thomas Hauck Queensland 23.38 100m Freestyle Thomas Hauck Queensland 51.01 200m Freestyle Gabriel Gorgas 1:50.45 400m Freestyle Neill Thomas Queensland 3:54.47 1500m Freestyle Neill Thomas Queensland 15:31.77 50m Backstroke Joshua Edwards-Smith Western Australia 26.09 100m Backstroke Joshua Edwards-Smith Western Australia 55.42 200m Backstroke Joshua Edwards-Smith Western Australia 2:01.77 50m Breaststroke Nathan Ward New South Wales 29.28 100m Breaststroke Dale Thomas Victoria 1:04.07 200m Breaststroke Aleksander Bell Western Australia 2:17.84 50m Butterfly Thomas Hauck Queensland 25.31 100m Butterfly Thomas Hauck Queensland 56.65 200m Butterfly Thomas Hauck Queensland 2:03.87 200m Individual Medley Gabriel Gorgas New South Wales 2:04.59 400m Individual Medley Thomas Hauck Queensland 4:28.06

16 – 17 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Joseph Jackson Queensland 22.47 100m Freestyle Joseph Jackson Queensland 49.46 200m Freestyle Joseph Jackson Queensland 1:48.97 400m Freestyle Brendon Smith Victoria 3:51.71 1500m Freestyle Brendon Smith Victoria 15:15.00 50m Backstroke Alex Quach New South Wales 24.73 100m Backstroke Leon MacAlister New South Wales 53.39 200m Backstroke Leon MacAlister New South Wales 1:58.12 50m Breaststroke Jake Goldsworthy Queensland 28.22 100m Breaststroke Jake Goldsworthy Queensland 1:02.23 200m Breaststroke Finn O’Connor New South Wales 2:14.30 50m Butterfly Oliver Nash Victoria 24.53 100m Butterfly Shaun Champion New South Wales 54.00 200m Butterfly Ty Hartwell Queensland 2:00.52 200m Individual Medley Callum Prime New Zealand 2:02.32 400m Individual Medley Se-Bom Lee New South Wales 4:20.72

Relays

14 – 15 Y e a r s

4x100m Freestyle T. Bujak-Upton, R. Cooper New South Wales 3:26.80 V. Kamenjas, G. Gorgas 4x100m Medley J. Edwards-Smith, T. Chong Sue Western Australia 3:47.58 A. Bell, H. Moran 16 – 17 Y e a r s

4x100m Freestyle J. Jackson, J. Goldsworthy Queensland 3:19.71 Z. Maher, A. Grant 4x100m Medley L. MacAlister, F. O’Connor New South Wales 3:38.95 S. Champion, N. Meacham

17 Y e a r s a n d U n d e r

4x200m Freestyle A. Quach, N. Meacham New South Wales 7:19.04 L. MacAlister, S. Lee

GIRLS

13 – 14 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Paris Burlock Victoria 25.61 100m Freestyle Paris Burlock Victoria 55.89 200m Freestyle Jade Starr Queensland 2:02.19 400m Freestyle Emily White South Australia 4:15.11 800m Freestyle Emily White South Australia 8:47.24 50m Backstroke= Tahlia Thornton Western Australia 28.28 50m Backstroke= Bronte Job Queensland 28.28 100m Backstroke Bronte Job Queensland 1:01.00 200m Backstroke Tahlia Thornton Western Australia 2:12.22 50m Breaststroke Brearna Crawford New Zealand 32.38 100m Breaststroke Georgia Pendergast Queensland 1:10.73 200m Breaststroke Brearna Crawford New Zealand 2:32.97 50m Butterfly Tahlia Thornton Western Australia 27.66 100m Butterfly Kate Harrison Western Australia 1:01.74 200m Butterfly Aimee Grella Victoria 2:15.85 200m Individual Medley Anna Lee New South Wales 2:18.74 400m Individual Medley Emily White South Australia 4:51.23

15 – 16 Y e a r s

50m Freestyle Natasha Ramsden New South Wales 24.95 100m Freestyle Isabel Ekelmans Victoria 54.86 200m Freestyle Isabel Ekelmans Victoria 1:58.36 400m Freestyle Lani Pallister Queensland 4:08.58 800m Freestyle Lani Pallister Queensland 8:36.07 50m Backstroke Gabriella Peinger Victoria 27.85 100m Backstroke Gabriella Peinger Victoria 1:00.52 200m Backstroke Isabel McLachlan South Australia 2:13.80 50m Breaststroke Kaylee Jackson New Zealand 31.71 100m Breaststroke Ciara Smith New Zealand 1:09.08 200m Breaststroke Keilani Trewavis Victoria 2:28.80 50m Butterfly Brooke Napper Queensland 26.64 100m Butterfly Brooke Napper Queensland 59.52 200m Butterfly Brittany Castelluzzo South Australia 2:13.78 200m Individual Medley Michaela Ryan Queensland 2:15.78 400m Individual Medley Michaela Ryan Queensland 4:45.43

Relays

13 – 14 Y e a r s

4x100m Freestyle P. Burlock, C. Underwood Victoria 3:47.44 M. Skewes, A. Kearney 4x100m Medley T. Thornton, C. Edwards Western Australia 4:11.70 K. Harrison, A. Burgess 15 – 16 Y e a r s

4x100m Freestyle N. Ramsden, C. Neale New South Wales 3:43.07 A. Slaughter, A. Webb 4x100m Medley G. Peiniger, A. Li Victoria 4:05.13 K. Costa, I. Ekelmans

16 Y e a r s a n d U n d e r

4x200m Freestyle L. Pallister, B. Napper Queensland 8:02.58 G. Scudmore, M. Ryan

AUSTRALIAN AGE RECORDS

1 December 2016 – 1 December 2017

GIRLS 13 & Und er 200m Butterfly 2:13.71 Lydia Murray St Peters Western Brisbane 14.12.16

15 Y ears 200m Individual Medley 2:14.82 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 22.01.17 200m Individual Medley 2:13.93 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Sydney 03.03.17

16 Y ears 800m Freestyle 8:23.08 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Brisbane 09.04.17 400m Freestyle 4:04.82 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Brisbane 13.04.17 400m Freestyle 4:04.26 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Budapest 23.07.17 200m Backstroke 2:07.17 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Budapest 28.07.17 200m Backstroke 2:06.76 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Budapest 29.07.17

18 Y e a r s 100m Freestyle 53.60 Shayna Jack Commercial Brisbane 09.04.17 100m Freestyle 53.40 Shayna Jack Commercial Brisbane 09.04.17

BOYS 13 & U nder 200m Freestyle 1:54.86 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 11.12.16 400m Freestyle 4:05.82 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 16.12.16 100m Backstroke 58.80 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 15.12.16 400m Individual Medley 4:37.99 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 15.12.16

18 Y ears 100m Breaststroke 1:00.83 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 21.01.17 100m Breaststroke 1:00.54 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 21.01.17 200m Breaststroke 2:11.71 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 22.01.17 200m Breaststroke 2:09.65 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 22.01.17 100m Breaststroke 1:00.23 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Sydney 03.03.17 200m Breaststroke 2:09.29 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Brisbane 10.04.17 100m Backstroke 54.53 Jack Cartwright St Peters Western Brisbane 17.04.17 100m Breaststroke 1:00.22 Daniel Cave Melbourne Vicentre Budapest 23.07.17 200m Breaststroke 2:08.64 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Budapest 27.07.17

ALL COMERS AGE RECORDS

GIRLS

15 Y ears

200m Individual Medley 2:14.82 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 22.01.17 200m Individual Medley 2:13.93 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Sydney 03.03.17

16 Y ears 400m Freestyle 4:04.82 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Brisbane 13.04.17 200m Freestyle 1:57.90 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Brisbane 19.04.17

18 Y ears 100m Freestyle 53.40 Shayna Jack Commercial Brisbane 09.04.17

BOYS

13 & U n d e r 200m Freestyle 1:54.86 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 11.12.16 100m Backstroke 58.80 Thomas Hauck All Saints Brisbane 15.12.16 800m Freestyle 8:32.57 Seungbeen Cho Korea Brisbane 13.1216 1500m Freestyle 16.01.70 Seungbeen Cho Korea Brisbane 12.1216

18 Y ears 100m Breaststroke 1:00.83 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 21.01.17 100m Breaststroke 1:00.54 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 21.01.17 200m Breaststroke 2:11.71 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 22.01.17 200m Breaststroke 2:09.65 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Melbourne 22.01.17 100m Breaststroke 1:00.23 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Sydney 03.03.17 200m Breaststroke 2:09.29 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Brisbane 10.04.17 100m Backstroke 54.53 Jack Cartwright St Peters Western Brisbane 17.04.17

Club Relays

18 years and under 4 x 100m 3:46.10 Abbey Harkin St Peters Western Brisbane 17.04.17 Freestyle Relay Katie Strachan Breanna Gilroy Ariarne Titmus

LONG COURSE RECORDS

1 December 2016 – 1 December 2017

WOMEN

Junior World Records

200m Backstroke 2:06.76 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Budapest 29.07.17

Multi Class World Records set at the Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships

50m Freestyle S4 38.66 Rachael Watson Chandler Brisbane 12.04.17 50m Freestyle S4 37.87 Rachael Watson Chandler Brisbane 12.04.17 50m Butterfly S9 31.43 Traralgon Brisbane 13.04.17 50m Butterfly S9 31.01 Madeleine Scott Nunawading Brisbane 13.04.17

Commonwealth Records

50m Backstroke 27.37 Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar Budapest 27.07.17 200m Backstroke 2:05.68 Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar Budapest 29.07.17 100m Butterfly 56.23 Emma McKeon St Peters Western Budapest 23.07.17 100m Butterfly 56.18 Emma McKeon St Peters Western Budapest 24.07.17

A ustralian Records

50m Backstroke 27.37 Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar Budapest 27.07.17 200m Backstroke 2:05.68 Emily Seebohm Brisbane Grammar Budapest 29.07.17 100m Butterfly 56.23 Emma McKeon St Peters Western Budapest 23.07.17 100m Butterfly 56.18 Emma McKeon St Peters Western Budapest 24.07.17

MEN

Multi Class World Records set at the Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships

200m Freestyle S7 2:16.74 Matthew Levy NSW Brisbane 11.04.17

Australian All Comers R ecords

200m Breaststroke 2:09.29 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Brisbane 10.04.17

RECORDS CREATED IN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS 1 December 2016 – 1 December 2017

SHORT COURSE

WOMEN

World Records

100m Freestyle 50.25 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17

Multi C lass World Records set at the Australian Short Course Championships

400m Freestyle S10 4:35.56 Monique Murphy Southport Olympic Adelaide 26.11.17 50m Backstroke S13 31.92 Katja Dedekind UQ Swim Club Adelaide 28.10.17

Commonwealth Records

100m Freestyle 50.25 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17 50m Freestyle 23.19 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17

Australian Records

100m Freestyle 50.25 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17 50m Freestyle 23.19 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17

Australian All Comers Records

100m Freestyle 50.25 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17 50m Freestyle 23.19 Cate Campbell Commercial Adelaide 26.10.17 50m Backstroke 26.23 Minna Atherton Brisbane Grammar Adelaide 28.10.17

MEN

Multi C lass World Records set at the Australian Short Course Championships

200m IM SM7 2:32.34 Matthew Levy North Sydney Adelaide 26.10.17 50m Freestyle S6 29.95 Matthew Haanappel CA Tritons Adelaide 26.10.17 100m Freestyle S14 52.68 Daniel Fox USC Spartans Adelaide 27.10.17 50m Butterfly S7 31.68 Matthew Levy North Sydney Adelaide 27.10.17 100m Freestyle S13 53.27 Braedan Jason USC Spartans Adelaide 27.10.17 100m Breaststroke SB2 2:17.49 Grant Patterson Central Cairns Adelaide 28.10.17 100m Breaststroke SB2 2:16.70 Grant Patterson Central Cairns Adelaide 28.10.17

Australian Records

100m Butterfly 49.31 David Morgan TSS Aquatics Windsor 08.12.16

Australian All Comers Records

100m Freestyle 46.14 Ning Zetao China Brisbane 19.08.17

SUMMARY OF RECORDS CREATED IN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS

1 DECEMBER 2016 – 1 DECEMBER 2017

TYPE OF RECORD COURSE MALE FEMALE TOTAL

World Long Course - - -

Junior World Records Long Course - 1 1

Multi Class World Records * Long Course 1 4 5

Commonwealth Long Course - 4 4

Australian Long Course - 4 4

Australian All Comers Long Course 1 - 1

Australian Club Relay Long Course 0 - -

World Short Course - 1 1

Multi Class World Records * Short Course 2 7 9

Commonwealth Short Course - 2 2

Australian Short Course 1 2 3

Australian All Comers Short Course 1 3 4

Australian Age Long Course 13 10 23

Australian All Comers Age Long Course 11 5 16

Australian Age Club Relay Long Course - 1 1

Total 30 44 74

* Multi Class World Records set at Australian Championship Events