Swimming Australia’s Blockbuster Swim Trials Moved To May in SA
In a welcomed move Swimming Australia has shifted what it has labelled as a “Blockbuster Trials Meet” to May in Adelaide.
The stars of Australia’s best ever Olympics in the pool in Tokyo last year will now have time on their side to prepare for a competition bonanza in the second half of the year.
The move follows FINA’s announcement to replace the cancelled Fukuoka World’s set down for May with a re-scheduled World Championship meet in Budapest (June 18-July 3).
The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships and Trials event (May 17-22) remains at the SA Aquatic And Leisure Centre and will be used to select teams for the FINA World Championship as well as the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (July 28-August 8) and Chengdu World University Games (June 26-July 7).
Originally scheduled for April, the Australian Championships have been pushed back a month following FINA’s announcement of an extraordinary World Championships in Budapest in June.
The move will enable Swimming Australia to align the Championships with their High Performance strategy relating to trials, traditionally held five weeks out from a major international meet.
Australian Dolphins Head Coach, Rohan Taylor, believes the move to May will bring out the best in the athletes.
PLENTY TO SWIM FOR: Says Dolphins Head Coach Rohan Taylor, pictured here with former Olympic coach Leigh Nugent. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).
“There will be genuine selection opportunities for three different teams at this meet and I have no doubt our athletes will be pushing each other to produce their best with plenty to swim for,” Taylor said.
“We are always looking for opportunities to get our athletes in the pool competing and such a high-quality Australian Championships will be the perfect preparation in the lead up to these major international meets.”
“It’s fantastic to have the support of our partners to be flexible in moving this event, particularly the South Australian Tourism Company, SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre and Amazon Prime Video, and I genuinely believe it will produce as strong a competition as we could have asked for.”
The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships will be steamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia and across 240 countries and territories, at no additional cost to Prime members. Swimming fans can watch the replays for all heats and finals and can sign up or start a 30-day free trial by visiting primevideo.com.
Swimming Australia can also confirm the Australian Age Championships will remain at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre from April 11-18. Entries for this event are set to open soon, with all key event details available on the event page of the website.
How is implementation going on the Independent Commission report recommendations about AUS swim culture? Still burying the report’s publication?