By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
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 | Day 5 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Day 5 Finals Heat SheetThe penultimate night of racing from the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials will kick off with one of the marquee events on the program, the women’s 100 freestyle, and close with the men’s 1500 free where Sam Short will be aiming for his fourth victory of the meet.
We’ll also see finals in the men’s and women’s 200 breaststroke, and the men’s 200 backstroke, along with the multi-class 100 back and 50 breast for the Para swimmers.
The women’s 100 free will be headlined by Mollie O’Callaghan, the 2022 and 2023 world champion in the event who won the 200 free earlier in the week with one of the fastest swims ever.
O’Callaghan’s biggest challenger is expected to be Meg Harris, who had a breakthrough 52.56 performance last December. At the Australian Open in April, O’Callaghan clocked a season-best of 52.66, while Harris went 53.36.
In the men’s 200 back, Joshua Edwards-Smith was the top Australian performer last year, placing 13th at the World Championships, but rising teenage star Henry Allan will be dangerous after setting a personal best of 1:57.00 earlier this year.
All eyes will be on Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men’s 200 breast, as the Tokyo Olympic champion and former world record holder aims to earn a berth on the Commonwealth and Pan Pac rosters after injury forced him out of the 2025 World Championships. ZSC lacked the front-end speed, but had a strong back half in the 100 breast on Day 1, and after placing 4th in that race, he’ll need to come through tonight to qualify for the Dolphins team again.
The women’s 200 breast in Australia in a similar spot to the men’s 200 back, with no clear-cut star and the fact that earning a finals berth at an Olympics or World Championships would be a success. Ella Ramsay was 9th at Worlds last summer, while Tara Kinder is the top Aussie so far this year after clocking 2:23.92 in April.
The night will wrap with the men’s 1500 free, where Short aims to go four-for-four in victories and personal best times here in Sydney after winning the 200 free (1:45.16), 400 free (3:40.67) and 800 free (7:36.73) thus far, setting a new textile world record in the latter.
In the 1500 free, Short’s season-best stands at 14:52.33, set at the Westmont Pro Swim in March, while his lifetime bests sits at 14:37.28 from the 2023 World Championships.
WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
World Record: 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 2017 Commonwealth Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon (AUS) – 2021 Australian Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon – 2021 All Comers Record: 52.06, Cate Campbell (AUS) – 2016 SA Qualifying Time: 53.51‘A’ Final
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 2009 Commonwealth Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin (AUS) – 2015 Australian Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin – 2015 All Comers Record: 1:53.72, Mitch Larkin (AUS) – 2015 SA Qualifying Time: 1:55.64‘A’ Final
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE MC – FINAL
Top 3
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE MC – FINAL
Top 3
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 2:05.48, Qin Haiyang (CHN) – 2023 Commonwealth Record: 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) – 2022 Australian Record: 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook – 2022 All Comers Record: 2:05.95, Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) – 2022 SA Qualifying Time: 2:09.32‘A’ Final
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
World Record: 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) – 2023 Commonwealth Record: 2:18.95, Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) – 2021 Australian Record: 2:20.54, Leisel Jones – 2006 All Comers Record: 2:20.04, Rie Kaneto (JPN) – 2016 SA Qualifying Time: 2:24.10‘A’ Final
MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE MC – FINAL
Top 3
WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE MC – FINAL
Top 3
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINAL
World Record: 14:30.67, Bobby Finke (USA) – 2024 Commonwealth Record: 14:34.56, Grant Hackett (AUS) – 2001 Australian Record: 14:34.56, Grant Hackett – 2001 All Comers Record: 14:39.54, Mack Horton (AUS) – 2016 SA Qualifying Time: 14:51.06Top 8 Final (AUS)
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