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2026 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING TRIALS
Monday, June 8 – Saturday, June 13, 2026 Sydney, Australia Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Commonwealth Selection Criteria Pan Pac Selection Criteria Psych Sheets Live Results Live Stream Storylines To Watch Live Recaps: Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Day 4 Finals Heat SheetIt will be another exciting night of racing on Day 4 of the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials with a star-studded cast headlined by Kaylee McKeown, Kyle Chalmers and Lani Pallister competing in arguably their best events.
McKeown, who dropped out of the 200 IM on the opening day due to an illness, will be aiming to complete a sweep of the women’s backstroke events, having won the 50 back (27.13) on Monday and the 100 back (57.77) on Tuesday with a pair of season-best times.
She currently ranks 3rd in the world in the 200 back, having been 2:05.08 in March, with Americans Isabelle Stadden (2:04.37) and Regan Smith (2:04.85) leading the world rankings.
Chalmers will race in the evening for the first time this week in the men’s 100 free, having set a personal best in the 100 fly prelims on Tuesday morning before scratching the final. He comes into the meet ranked 10th in the world this season after clocking 47.70 at the China Open in March.
Pallister, who won the 400 free on the opening night and then followed up by shattering her personal best and tying Summer McIntosh as the fifth-fastest performer of all-time in the 200 free on Wednesday, headlines the women’s 800 free after dropping a stunning time of 8:05.98 en route to winning silver last summer at the World Championships.
Pallister was aggressive en route to her victory in the 400 free, sitting under world record pace through the halfway mark, but she fell off a bit coming home and was disappointed not to hit a personal or even season-best. It will be interesting to watch what type of pacing strategy she employs tonight, especially after seeing Sam Short go out like a rocket and ultimately lower the textile world record last night in the men’s race.
We’ll also see finals in the men’s 200 IM and women’s 200 fly tonight, with William Petric and Elizabeth Dekkers leading the charge.
Dekkers was 3rd in the 200 fly last year at the Aussie Trials, but a scratch from Abbey Connor bumped her onto the World Championship team, where she went on to win the bronze medal in a time of 2:06.12.
In the men’s 200 IM, Petric was the runner-up to David Schlicht at last year’s Trials, and went on to place 12th at the 2025 World Championships, with Schlicht in 16th. This past December, Petric lowered his lifetime best to 1:57.18 at the Queensland Championships, making him the clear favorite here.
WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2023 Commonwealth Record: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2023 Australian Record: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown – 2023 All Comers Record: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2023 SA Qualifying Time: 2:09.09MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
World Record: 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA) – 2025 Commonwealth Record: 1:55.28, Duncan Scott (GBR) – 2021 Australian Record: 1:55.72, Mitch Larkin – 2019 All Comers Record: 1:54,98, Michael Phelps (USA) – 2007 SA Qualifying Time: 1:57.49WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE MC – FINAL
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE MC – FINAL
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
World Record: 2:01.81, Liu Zige (CHN) – 2009 Commonwealth Record: 2:01.99, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025 Australian Record: 2:03.41, Jessicah Schipper – 20009 All Comers Record: 2:05.20, Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) – 2024 SA Qualifying Time: 2:07.95MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 46.40, Pan Zhanle (CHN) – 2024 Commonwealth Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (AUS) – 2016 Australian Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy – 2016 All Comers Record: 47.04, Cameron McEvoy (AUS) – 2016 SA Qualifying Time: 47.64WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE MC – FINAL
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE MC – FINAL
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINAL
World Record: 8:04.12, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2025 Commonwealth Record: 8:05.07, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025 Australian Record: 8:05.98, Lani Pallister – 2025 All Comers Record: 8:10.84, Lani Pallister (AUS) – 2025 SA Qualifying Time: 8:27.51Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
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