2021 Australian Swimming Trials

The 2021 Australian Swimming Trials was a sports event that was held from 12 to 17 June 2021 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre to determine Australia's swimming team to the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Paralympics.

2021 Australian Swimming Trials
caption=The South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre, the venue of the 2021 Trials
The South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre, the venue of the 2021 Trials
Tournament information
SportSwimming
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
Dates12 June 2021–17 June 2021
AdministratorSwimming Australia
Venue(s)South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre

Olympic Qualification criteria

Australia can select a maximum of 56 swimmers (26 of each sex, with up to 18 for relay only swimmers) for the Olympic team. To qualify, a swimmer must reach the allotted Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and finish in the top 2 positions in the "A" final. Following the end of the qualification period, FINA will assess the number of athletes having achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting athletes with OST to fulfil the total quota of 878. Additionally, OST places will be distributed by event according to the position of the FINA World Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[1]

Olympic Qualifying Times

Men's events Women's events
EventTrials OQTFINA A-CutFINA OST EventTrials OQTFINA A-CutFINA OST
50 m freestyle21.7722.0122.6750 m freestyle24.4624.7725.51
100 m freestyle48.3348.5750.03100 m freestyle53.3154.3856.01
200 m freestyle1:45.761:47.021:50.23200 m freestyle1:56.821:57.282:00.80
400 m freestyle3:46.343:46.783:53.58400 m freestyle4:07.104:07.904:15.34
800 m freestyle7:48.127:54.318:08.54800 m freestyle8:29.708:33.368:48.76
1500 m freestyle14:55.0615:00.9915:28.021500 m freestyle16:02.7516:32.0417:01.80
100 m backstroke53.4053.8555.47100 m backstroke59.711:00.251:02.06
200 m backstroke1:57.261:57.502:01.03200 m backstroke2:09.402:10.392:14.30
100 m breaststroke59.2159.931:01.73100 m breaststroke1:06.971:07.071:09.08
200 m breaststroke2:08.282:10.352:14.26200 m breaststroke2:24.182:25.522:29.89
100 m butterfly51.7051.9653.52100 m butterfly57.1057.9259.66
200 m butterfly1:56.251:56.481:59.97200 m butterfly2:08.432:12.282:08.43
200 m individual medley1:57.981:59.672:03.26200 m individual medley2:10.492:12.562:16.54
400 m individual medley4:15.244:15.844:21.46400 m individual medley4:38.534:38.534:46.89

Paralympic Qualification criteria

Qualification requirements to be included in the Paralympic team is decided upon different classifications based on the degree of impairment an athlete experiences relative to an able-bodied swimmer's speed and performance. The three impairment groups at the Paralympic Games for swimming are physical, vision and intellectual.[3] In addition, strokes and events are classified under "sport classes" that have a prefix letter and number. At the 2021 trials, qualification is selected based on a points system rather than time. Swimmers earn points based on how close they are to the world record in their respective qualification. This system is called the Multi-Class Point Score.

Event key

There are three swimming sport class prefixes for swimming strokes:

As well as swimming strokes, they are also divided into ten different categories:[4]

  • S1/SB1: swimmers who may have tetraplegia or some form of loss of muscular power in their legs, arms and hands. These swimmers would regularly use a wheelchair.
  • S2/SB1: swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk and legs and mainly rely on their arms to swim.
  • S3/SB2: swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs.
  • S4/SB3: swimmers who have a function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim or they have three amputated limbs.
  • S5/SB4: swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia or short stature.
  • S6/SB5: swimmers who have short stature or arm amputations or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.
  • S7/SB6: swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on the opposite side or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
  • S8/SB7: swimmers who have a single amputation or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.
  • S9/SB8: swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg or double below-the-knee amputations.
  • S10/SB9: swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
  • S11/SB11: swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
  • S12/SB12: swimmers who have a moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of fewer than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
  • S13/SB13: swimmers who have a minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
  • S14/SB14: swimmers who have intellectual impairment.

Schedule

The event is scheduled with morning and evening sessions from 12 to 17 June 2021. Morning sessions are for heats while evening ones are for finals and coincided with qualifications for the Olympic team.

Legend
Key H ½ F TF
Value Heats Semifinals Final Timed final

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

Olympic qualifications schedule

Men[5]
Date →12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyleHF
100 m freestyleHF
200 m freestyleHF
400 m freestyleHF
800 m freestyleTFTF
1500 m freestyleTFTF
100 m backstrokeHF
200 m backstrokeHF
100 m breaststrokeHF
200 m breaststrokeHF
100 m butterflyHF
200 m butterflyHF
200 m individual medleyHF
400 m individual medleyHF
Women[5]
Date →12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyleHF
100 m freestyleHF
200 m freestyleHF
400 m freestyleHF
800 m freestyleTFTF
1500 m freestyleTFTF
100 m backstrokeHF
200 m backstrokeHF
100 m breaststrokeHF
200 m breaststrokeHF
100 m butterflyHF
200 m butterflyHF
200 m individual medleyHF
400 m individual medleyHF

Paralympic qualifications schedule

Men[5]
Date →12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
100 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
200 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
400 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
50 m backstroke Multi-ClassHF
100 m backstroke Multi-ClassHF
50 m breaststroke Multi-ClassHF
100 m breaststroke Multi-ClassHF
50 m butterfly Multi-ClassHF
100 m butterfly Multi-ClassHF
150 m individual medley Multi-ClassHF
200 m individual medley Multi-ClassHF
Women[5]
Date →12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun
Event ↓MEMEMEMEMEME
50 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
100 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
200 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
400 m freestyle Multi-ClassHF
50 m backstroke Multi-ClassHF
100 m backstroke Multi-ClassHF
50 m breaststroke Multi-ClassHF
100 m breaststroke Multi-ClassHF
50 m butterfly Multi-ClassHF
100 m butterfly Multi-ClassHF
200 m individual medley Multi-ClassHF

Results

Key:   Highlighted swimmers achieved the qualification conditions to be included in the Olympic team in that respective event.
Legend: WRWorld record; CRCommonwealth record; OCOceanian record; NRAustralian National record; ACRAustralian All Comers record; ClubAustralian Club record; MRMeet record QOlympic Qualification

Men's

Event First Second Third
50 m freestyle Cameron McEvoy22.07[lower-alpha 1] Grayson Bell22.16 James Roberts22.21
100 m freestyle Kyle Chalmers47.59 Q Matthew Temple48.32 Q Cameron McEvoy48.49
200 m freestyle Kyle Chalmers1:45.48 Q Elijah Winnington1:45.55 Q Thomas Neill1:45.70
400 m freestyle Elijah Winnington3:42.65 Q Jack McLoughlin3:43.27 Q Mack Horton3:43.92
800 m freestyle Jack McLoughlin7:42.51 Q Thomas Neill7:48.97 Samuel Short7:59.55
1500 m freestyle Jack McLoughlin14:52.69 Q Samuel Short14:57.22 Thomas Neill15:08.55
100 m backstroke Mitch Larkin53.40 Q Isaac Cooper53.49 Tristan Hollard54.00
200 m backstroke Tristan Hollard1:56.44 Q Ty Hartwell1:57.45 Travis Mahoney1:58.06
100 m breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook59.69 Q[lower-alpha 2] Daniel Cave59.99 Jake Packard1:00.12
200 m breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook2:06.28 CR Q Matthew Wilson2:08.52 Q[lower-alpha 3] Daniel Cave2:09.62
100 m butterfly Matthew Temple50.45 OC Q David Morgan51.67 Q Shaun Champion51.93
200 m butterfly Matthew Temple1:55.25 Q David Morgan1:55.40 Q Bowen Gough1:55.88
200 m IM Mitch Larkin1:56.29 Q Brendon Smith1:58.82 Q[lower-alpha 4] Se-Bom Lee2:00.36
400 m IM Brendon Smith4:10.04 NR Q Se-Bom Lee4:14.16 Q Kieren Pollard4:15.68

Women's

Event First Second Third
50 m freestyle Emma McKeon23.93 Q Cate Campbell23.94 Q Bronte Campbell24.46
100 m freestyle Emma McKeon52.35 Q Cate Campbell52.59 Q Madison Wilson52.76
200 m freestyle Ariarne Titmus1:53.09 CR Q Emma McKeon1:54.74 Q Madison Wilson1:55.68
400 m freestyle Ariarne Titmus3:56.90 OC Q Tamsin Cook4:04.10 Q Kiah Melverton4:04.78
800 m freestyle Ariarne Titmus8:15.57 OC Q Kiah Melverton8:19.05 Q Kareena Lee8:23.54
1500 m freestyle Maddy Gough15:46.13 NR Q Kiah Melverton15:57.14 Q Moesha Johnson15:59.96
100 m backstroke Kaylee McKeown57.45 WR Q Emily Seebohm58.59 Q Mollie O'Callaghan58.86
200 m backstroke Kaylee McKeown2:04.28 CR Q Emily Seebohm2:06.38 Q Minna Atherton2:09.24
100 m breaststroke Chelsea Hodges1:05.99 Q Jessica Hansen1:06.69 Q Jenna Strauch1:06.96
200 m breaststroke Jenna Strauch2:23.12 Q Abbey Harkin2:23.59 Q Tessa Wallace2:24.86
100 m butterfly Emma McKeon55.93 OC Q Brianna Throssell57.11 Alexandria Perkins58.61
200 m butterfly Brianna Throssell2:07.63 Q Elizabeth Dekkers2:08.57 Laura Taylor2:08.64
200 m IM Kaylee McKeown2:08.19 Q Tessa Wallace2:11.79 Meg Bailey2:12.88
400 m IM Jenna Forester4:39.93 Meg Bailey4:40.18 Emilie Muir4:44.82

Men's

Event First Second Third
50 m freestyle S3, S5, S7-S10, S12-S13 Braeden Jason (S14)
Jacob Templeton (S13)
Rowan Crothers (S10)
William Martin (S9)
Matthew Levy (S7)
24.60 (839 points)
24.61 (838 points)
23.98 (901 points)
25.38 (846 points)
28.65 (844 points)
Oscar Stubbs (S13)
Tom Gallagher (S10)
Timothy Disken (S9)
25.15 (785 points)
24.44 (851 points)
25.80 (805 points)
100 m freestyle S7-S8, S9-S10, S14 Ricky Betar (S14)
Braedan Jason (S12)
Rowan Crothers (S10)
William Martin (S9)
Ben Popham (S8)
Mathew Levy (S7)
52.28 (820 points)
53.27 (873 points)
52.16 (920 points)
55.16 (809 points)
57.37 (902 points)
1:02.55 (770 points)
Jack Ireland (S14)
Tom Gallagher (S10)
53.24 (777 points)
53.86 (843 points)
200 m freestyle S1-S5, S14 Ricky Betar (S14)1:56.16 (920 points) Jack Ireland (S14)1:59.02 (855 points) Liam Schluter (S14)2:00.29 (828 points)
400 m freestyle S6-S13 Tom Gallagher (S10)
Brendan Hall (S9)
Ben Popham (S8)
4:10.62 (853 points)
4:15.89 (932 points)
4:35.15 (835 points)
Lewis Bishop (S10)
Alex Tuckfield (S9)
Jesse Aungles (S8)
4:31.75 (669 points)
4:16.13 (929 points)
4:46.58 (745 points)
Harrison Vig (S9)4:18.94 (899 points)
50 m backstroke S1-S5 Grant Patterson (S3)58.02 (385 points)
100 m backstroke S1-S2, S6-S14 Benjamin Hance (S14)
Jacob Templeton (S13)
Jeremy McClure (S13)
Timothy Hodge (S9)
Jesse Aungles (S8)
57.56 (1091 points)
1:01.50 (783 points)
1:13.70 (740 points)
1:02.20 (953 points)
1:07.94 (794 points)
Ricky Betar (S14)
Brendan Hall (S9)
1:01.05 (915 points)
1:05.36 (822 points)
Harrison Vig (S9)1:06.08 (795 points)
50 m breaststroke SB1-SB3 Ahmed Kelly (SB3)
Grant Patterson (SB2)
54.48 (662 points)
1:01.66 (554 points)
100 m breaststroke SB5-SB14 Jake Michel (SB14)
Rick Pendleton (SB9)
Timothy Disken (SB8)
Blake Cochrane (SB7)
Matthew Levy (SB6)
Ahmed Kelly (SB3)
1:04.35 (1028 points)
1:12.17 (698 points)
1:11.30 (830 points)
1:17.26 (786 points)
1:23.57 (835 points)
1:56.90 (713 points)
Lachlan Hanratty (SB14)
Joel Mundie (SB6)
1:15.89 (627 points)
1:47.00 (398 points)
50 m butterfly S1-S2, S6-S14 Joel Mundie (S7)
Finland Henrik Krogius (S5)
33.48 (611 points)
45.26 (338 points)
100 m butterfly S7-S14 Benjamin Hance (S14)
Hugh Gillham (S10)
William Martin (S9)
57.67 (842 points)
58.89 (802 points)
57.76 (1061 points)
Alex Saffy (S9)
Liam Schluter (S14)
1:00.27 (934 points)
58.60 (803 points)
Timothy Hodge (S9)1:00.67 (915 points)
150 m individual medley SM2-SM4 Ahmed Kelly (SM3)3:00.70 (697 points) Grant Patterson (SM3)3:06.18 (637 points)
200 m individual medley SM5-SM14 Liam Schluter (SM14)
Hugh Gillam (SM10)
Timothy Hodge (SM9)
Jesse Aungles (SM8)
Matthew Levy (SM7)
2:14.99 (856 points)
2:19.69 (727 points)
2:15.25 (964 points)
2:27.44 (856 points)
2:36.35 (896 points)
Joshua Alford (SM14)
Alex Saffy (SM9)
Joel Mundie (SM7)
2:19.18 (781 points)
2:22.45 (825 points)
2:57.00 (617 points)

Women's

Event First Second Third
50 m freestyle S4, S6, S8, S10-S13 Katja Dedekind (S13)
Jenna Jones (S12)
Keira Stephens (S10)
Poppy Richards (S8)
Rachael Watson (S4)
26.80 (986 points)
29.19 (763 points)
28.85 (854 points)
31.70 (763 points)
39.73 (866 points)
Kirralee Hayes (S13)
Natalie Shaw (S10)
28.04 (860 points)
29.48 (800 points)
Poppy Wilson (S10)29.84 (772 points)
100 m freestyle S4-S14 Jenna Jones (S12)
Jasmine Greenwood (S10)
Ellie Cole (S9)
1:02.97 (798 points)
1:02.03 (868 points)
1:04.06 (813 points)
Natalie Shaw (S10)
Ashleigh McConnell (S9)
1:03.33 (816 points)
1:04.13 (810 points)
Keira Stephens (S10)
Emily Beecroft (S9)
1:05.93 (723 points)
1:04.26 (805 points)
200 m freestyle S4, S5, S14 Madel McTernan (S14)2:13.28 (769 points) Ruby Storm (S14)2:15.01 (740 points) Lucy Jade (S14)2:16.47 (716 points)
400 m freestyle S6-S13 Katja Dedekind (S13)
Monique Murphy (S10)
Lake Patterson (S9)
Isabella Vincent (S7)
4:38.11 (813 points)
4:43.28 (859 points)
4:42.25 (817 points)
5:38.32 (690 points)
Natalie Shaw (S10)
Ellie Cole (S9)
4:45.02 (843 points)
4:47.30 (774 points)
Poppy Wilson (S10)4:59.70 (725 points)
100 m backstroke S1, S2, S6-S14 Madel McTernan (S14)
Katja Dedekind (S13)
Jasmine Greenwood (S10)
Ellie Cole (S9)
Isabella Vincent (S7)
1:10.46 (751 points)
1:07.16 (939 points)
1:09.58 (848 points)
1:11.62 (834 points)
1:25.21 (811 points)
Jaime-Lee Getson (S14)
Natalie Shaw (S10)
1:12.23 (697 points)
1:13.93 (707 points)
Ruby Storm (S14)1:13.70 (656 points)
50 m butterfly S4-S7 Tahlia Blanshard (S7)36.33 (806 points)
100 m butterfly S4-S7 Paige Leonhardt (S14)
Jasmine Greenwood (S10)
Emily Beecroft (S9)
Tahlia Blanshard (S7)
1:06.21 (890 points)
1:08.17 (774 points)
1:09.78 (718 points)
1:25.45 (669 points)
Taylor Corry (S14)1:08.01 (821 points) Ruby Storm (S14)1:09.50 (769 points)
200 m IM SM5-SM14 Ashleigh Van Rijswijk (SM14)
Jasmine Greenwood (SM10)
Tiffany Thomas Kane (SM7)
2:37.49 (678 points)
2:29.83 (905 points)
3:05.90 (744 points)
Victoria Jessamine (SM14)
Poppy Wilson (SM10)
Isabella Vincent (SM7)
2:39.20 (657 points)
2:40.23 (740 points)
3:10.72
Maddison Hinds (SM14)
Natalie Shaw (SM10)
2:49.92 (540 points)
2:41.78 (719 points)

Records

During the 2021 Australian Swimming Championships the following records were set.

World records

EventName (Previous)Time (Previous)YearLocationName (New)Time (New)Difference
Women's 100 m backstroke[lower-alpha 5]United States Regan Smith57.572019South Korea Gwangju, South KoreaAustralia Kaylee McKeown57.45-0.12

Commonwealth records

EventName (Previous)Time (Previous)YearLocationName (New)Time (New)Difference
Men's 200 m breaststrokeAustralia Matthew Wilson2:06.672019South Korea Gwangju, South KoreaAustralia Zac Stubblety-Cook2:06.28-0.39
Women's 200 m freestyleAustralia Ariarne Titmus1:54.272019South Korea Gwangju, South KoreaAustralia Ariarne Titmus1:53.09-1.18
Women's 400 m freestyleAustralia Ariarne Titmus3:58.762019South Korea Gwangju, South KoreaAustralia Ariarne Titmus3:56.90-1.77
Women's 200 m backstrokeAustralia Kaylee McKeown2:04.312021Australia Sydney, AustraliaAustralia Kaylee McKeown2:04.28-0.03

Australian records

EventName (Previous)Time (Previous)YearLocationName (New)Time (New)Difference
Men's 100 m butterflyAustralia Andrew Lauterstein50.852009Italy Rome, ItalyAustralia Matthew Temple50.45-0.40
Men's 400 m individual medleyAustralia Thomas Fraser-Holmes4:10.142013Australia Adelaide, AustraliaAustralia Brendon Smith4:10.04-0.10
Women's 800 m freestyleAustralia Ariarne Titmus8:15.702019South Korea Gwangju, South KoreaAustralia Ariarne Titmus8:15.57-0.13
Women's 1500 m freestyleAustralia Jessica Ashwood15:52.172015Russia Kazan, RussiaAustralia Maddy Gough15:46.13-6.04
Women's 100 m butterflyAustralia Emma McKeon56.182017Hungary Budapest, HungaryAustralia Emma McKeon55.93-0.25

Olympic and Paralympic Team

For the Olympic team, up to 56 athletes will be selected and finalised on 17 June 2021. The following table includes athletes who were placed in the top 2 in the finals within the OQT, considered for relay events or selected as part of additional FINA selection. The Paralympic team is selected differently from the Olympic team and is based on a points system rather than just time.

Olympic team

Men Women

Paralympic team

Men Women

Controversy

Days before the event, Madeline Groves, a dual silver medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics withdrew from the trials as "a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport". Groves' withdrawal and comments drew considerable media attention and concerns from Swimming Australia President Kieren Perkins.[7][8] On June 12 at the start of the trials, Swimming Australia announced that they were setting up an independent panel to investigate issues relating to the experiences of girls and women in the sport.[9]

Broadcast

The trials marked the second time Amazon Prime Video broadcast the event via its streaming platform. Grant Hackett, Nicole Livingstone, Annabelle Williams and Giaan Rooney alongside Matt White and Jon Harker were announced as the commentators for Amazon Prime Video on 18 May 2021.[10] The commentary team was also joined by former Olympic medallists James Magnussen and Jodie Henry as poolside interviewers.

See also

Notes

  1. Qualified due to previous selection in the Olympic team
  2. Qualified to due to selection for the 200 m breaststroke event and attaining the FINA A-Cut qualifying time
  3. Qualified due to extenuating circumstances.
  4. Qualified due to selection in the 400m IM
  5. Pending certification by FINA

References

  1. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "2021 Australian Swimming Trials - 12/06/2021 to 17/06/2021 Final Start List" (PDF). June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Paralympic Swimming Classifications". June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. "Explanatory guide to Paralympic classification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. "2021 Olympic Games Trials - Coaches Timeline" (PDF). June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. "2021 Australian Swimming Trials". June 2021.
  7. @MaddieGroves_ (9 June 2021). "Let this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers - You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time's UP" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "Maddie Groves slams 'bad behaviour' in Australian swimming as Kieren Perkins seeks more details". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. David Mark (12 June 2021). "Swimming Australia to investigate misogyny claim following Madeline Groves allegations". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. "Trials Commentary Team Announced". Swimming Australia. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021. Amazon Prime Video and Swimming Australia unveil swimming commentary team and live broadcasting racing schedule ahead of the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials June 12 – June 17. Olympic and Paralympic medallists Grant Hackett, Nicole Livingstone, Annabelle Williams and Giaan Rooney announced as Prime Video commentators, along with noted sporting journalists Matt White and Jon Harker
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