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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 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3HEAT SHEET (ALL PRELIMS)
Good morning (or evening for the American swimming fans)! Welcome to the 4th prelims session of the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials.
We have been treated to some incredibly fast swimming over the last few days, and there are some exciting events on the docket this morning from some of the top swimmers in the meet so far.
We will open with the women’s 200 backstroke, where world record holder Kaylee McKeown is the top seed by more than five seconds over the rest of the field. Hannah Fredericks is the only other athlete who is seeded under 2:10.
After the women’s 200 backstroke will be the men’s 200 IM. William Petric is seeded 1st in 1:57.18, followed by David Schlicht (1:58.10) and Matt Sates (1:58.83) as the only other men seeded under 2:00. SwimSwam reported earlier this week that Sates is seeking Australian citizenship. With his last meet for South Africa coming at the 2025 World Championships, Sates could theoretically qualify for the Pan Pacs team this week. The 200 IM is his best shot.
There will be two MC para events after the men’s 200 IM with both the women and the men swimming the 400 freestyle. S9 athletes Lakeisha Patterson and Brenden Hall have the fastest seed times.
Elizabeth Dekkers holds the top seed in the women’s 200 fly at 2:05.39, the only swimmer under 2:06 in the event. Brittany Castelluzzo is seeded 2nd in 2:06.86.
In the 100 freestyle, Kyle Chalmers will race his 2nd prelims event of the meet. On Tuesday, he swam the prelims session, qualifying 2nd in the 100 fly, before scratching the final. He is seeded in 47.17, and he is joined under 48 seconds by Flynn Southam (47.69), Sunwoo Hwang (47.94), and Taylor Kai (47.97). Hwang competes internationally for South Korea, and is not eligible for any Australian international teams.
That event will be followed by the women’s and men’s MC 100 breaststroke events. SB9 swimmer Keira Stephens has the fastest seedtime on the women’s side at 1:17.23 while SB14 athlete Jake Michel has the men’s fastest time in 1:03.51.
The session will wrap up with the women’s 800 freestyle prelims, where Lani Pallister will be aiming to earn the middle lane in tomorrow’s event final, seeded in 8:05.98, nearly 20 seconds ahead of 2nd seed Maria Fernanda Costa from Brazil.
Women’s 200 Back — Prelims
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 — Prelims
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 Free MC — Prelims
Men’s 400 Free MC — Prelims
Women’s 200 Fly — Prelims
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 — 2009 All Comers Record: 2:03.41, Jessicah Schipper (AUS) — 2009 SA Qualifying Time: 2:07.95Men’s 100 Free — Prelims
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: 53.51Women’s 100 Breast MC — Prelims
Men’s 100 Breast MC — Prelims
Women’s 800 Free — Prelims
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 Prelims Live Recap
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