By Mark Wild 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 Heat Sheet Live ResultsG’Day!!!!
It’s a great morning (or evening, where I’m covering from) for some fast swimming, as the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials are nigh upon us.
It’s a very important meet, as Swim Australia will be selecting not one but two teams over the course of this meet, with both the Commonwealth and Pan-Pac Teams being selected in the coming days. Yes, that’s right, all of you Aussie Swim Fans will hopefully be able to shout from the stands “AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE” at two different meets as the Dolphins look to light up the pools in both Glasgow, Scotland and Irvine, California, later this summer.
However, let us not jump ahead too far into the future, as those teams have not yet been named and there are plenty of reasons to follow along this meet as Australia’s best look to put on a masterclass of swimming in Sydney this week.
Perhaps the face of Australian swimming in recent years, Kaylee McKeown is slated to appear in two events this morning, with the 24-year-old USC Spartans swimmer coming in as the top seed in both the 200 IM and 50 backstroke. McKeown has stated that these Commonwealth Games will be her last, a competition where she has collected six different medals. Interestingly enough, her events today are the two events in which she was denied the gold medal four years ago in Birmingham, as she placed 2nd in the 200 IM and 3rd in the 50 back.
The 50 back has been an interesting race for the Australian record holder of late; last year at this meet, McKeown was disqualified for a false start in the event, before being reinstated after prelims, allowing her to race the event at Worlds. However, in Singapore, McKeown pulled out of the event, not contesting it at all.
McKeown has more than a false start to worry about in her events, as the 50 back is loaded with talent, with Mollie O’Callaghan, Iona Anderson, Ainsely Trotter, and Semra Olowoniyi all seeded under 28.00. The 200 IM will be no cake walk either as she squares off against the likes of Elaa Ramsay, Tara Kinder and Jenna Forrester.
These two events obviously have star billing, but that by no way means the other events on today’s slate are filler. Things kick off with a bang as Australia’s two best distance swimmers have been drawn into the same heat of the men’s 400 free. Sam Short, who fell ill last year at Worlds but rebounded well with a strong showing at the Pro Swim Series meet in Westmont, IL, earlier this year, is the top seed, but will have Elijah Winnington to one side of him. While they are the top two and favored to make the team, don’t count out Benjamin Goedemans, the 4th seed who is slated to compete against visiting Kim Woomin.
Lani Pallister holds down the fort in the women’s 400 free. After crushing Katie Ledecky’s 800 short course free record back in October, Pallister will look to continue her good form as she looks to improve upon her PB of 3:58.87 from Worlds last season. Brazil’s Maria Costa is the 2nd seed, but as a visiting swimmer is barred from the final so look for Amelia Weber, Molly Walker, and Jenna Forrester (in a tough double) to try to surround Pallister in the final and get under the qualifying standard, of which only Pallister is seeded under.
Men’s 400 Freestyle – Prelims
World Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Martens (GER), 2025 Commonwealth Record: 3:40.08 – Ian Thorpe (AUS), 2002 Australian Record: 3:40.08 – Ian Thorpe (SLC AQUADOT), 2002 All-Comers Record: 3:40.54 – Ian Thorpe (SLC AQUADOT), 2002 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 3:45.88Top 8:
Women’s 200 Individual Medley – Prelims
World Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 Commonwealth Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 Australian Record: 2:06.63 – Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University), 2024 All-Comers Record: 2:06.63 – Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University), 2024 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 2:10.49Top 8:
Men’s MC 50 Butterfly – Prelims
Women’s MC 50 Butterfly – Prelims
Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims
World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019 Commonwealth Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019 Australian Record: 58.58 – Brenton Rickard (Brothers), 2009 All-Comers Record: 58.80 – Samuel Williamson (Melbourne Vicentre), 2024 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 59.39Top 8:
Women’s 400 Freestyle – Prelims
World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 Commonwealth Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 Australian Record: 3:55.38 – Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western), 2023 All-Comers Record: 3:55.44 – Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western), 2024 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 4:06.75Top 8:
Women’s 50 Backstroke – Prelims
World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023 Commonwealth Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023 Australian Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023 All-Comers Record: 26.98 – Kaylee McKeown (Griffith University), 2023 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 27.57Top 8:
Men’s MC 200 Freestyle – Prelims
Women’s MC 200 Freestyle – Prelims
Women’s 100 Butterfly – Prelims
World Record: 54.33 – Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2026 Commonwealth Record: 55.59 – Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 2021 Australian Record: 55.72 – Emma McKeon (Griffith University), 2021 All-Comers Record: 55.93 – Emma McKeon (Griffith University), 2021 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 57.11Top 8:
Men’s 50 Backstroke – Prelims
World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2023 Commonwealth Record: 24.04 – Liam Tancock (GBR), 2009 Australian Record: 24.12 – Isaac Cooper (AUS), 2024 All-Comers Record: 24.38 – Isaac Cooper (St Andrews), 2023 SwimAustralia Qualifying Time: 24.53Top 8:
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