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Courtesy of Anti Wave, a SwimSwam partner.
Since their Olympic debut in Munich in 1972, Anti Wave Racing Lanes have become a global benchmark in competition pool performance, combining superior advanced wave dissipation engineering with the world’s most extensive global supply network.
Anti Wave competition racing lanes took centre stage at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, providing the competition environment for four days of fast racing by many of Australia’s leading swimmers.
Above: Anti Wave MAXI Racing Lanes at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships, Sydney, AUS
Held from September 29 to October 2 at the iconic Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC), the Australian Short Course Championships brought together more than 800 athletes from across the country, with national titles and selection for the 2026 World Short Course Championships in Beijing on the line.
Throughout the meet, the distinctive Anti Wave racing lanes provided a striking competition backdrop as Australia’s elite and emerging swimmers battled through the 25-metre championship program.
The meet produced a string of outstanding performances, including Australian records and some of the fastest short-course swimming seen in Australia this year.
Among the early highlights, Ed Sommerville set a new Australian short-course record in the men’s 200 freestyle with a 1:40.16, while Ben Armbruster became the first Australian under 22 seconds in the short-course 50 butterfly, clocking 21.90.
Australia’s established international stars were also prominent throughout the championships, including Lani Pallister and Sam Short, who continued their strong 2026 seasons with dominant performances in the distance freestyle events.
Above Lani Pallister after securing her 10th Australian Team at the World Aquatics Short Course team.
Above: Ben Armbruster — 2026 Australian Short Course Champion, Men’s 50m Butterfly — 21.90, Australian Record.
Anti Wave – Competition Equipment With a Global History
For Anti Wave Global, seeing the company’s racing lanes featured at Australia’s premier national swimming championships represents another chapter in a competition history stretching back more than five decades.
Anti Wave competition equipment has been associated with international swimming since the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, with the Australian company today supplying competition swimming, water polo and aquatic facility equipment to facilities and events around the world.
Its racing lane systems are designed specifically for high-level training and competition environments, with an emphasis on competition compliance, optimum wave control, durability, consistent tension and high visibility for athletes, officials, spectators and broadcast coverage.
The appearance of Anti Wave lanes at the Australian Short Course Championships also reflects the brand’s continued involvement across the full spectrum of swimming – from major national and international competition through to the smaller club and community facilities – the backbone of the sport – where athletes train every day.
Above: 2026 Australian Short Course team heading to China for the World Aquatics Short Course Champs
Designed for Fast Racing
Effective competition lane lines do considerably more than divide a swimming pool.
Modern racing lanes are engineered to absorb and dissipate the waves generated by swimmers, reducing the amount of turbulent water transferred into adjoining lanes.
At a meet where hundredths of a second can separate finalists, maintaining a consistent racing environment across the competition pool is an important part of championship infrastructure.
Anti Wave’s competition racing lane systems have been developed around this principle, using multiple wave-dissipating components along the lane together with high-strength cable and tensioning systems engineered for intensive competition use.
The result at SOPAC was a clean, professional competition presentation that complemented one of Australian swimming’s showcase meets.
Above: Anti Wave MAXI Racing Lane at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre for the 2026 Short Course Champs.
From Sydney to the World
The 2026 Australian Short Course Championships formed an important part of the international swimming calendar, with Australia’s leading short-course swimmers competing for national honours and places on the Australian team heading to Beijing for the World Short Course Championships.
For Anti Wave, the Sydney championships further reinforce the Australian brand’s ongoing connection with elite competition swimming at home and internationally.
From racing lanes and starting blocks to backstroke systems, water polo equipment, pool bulkheads, SwimWalls and associated competition infrastructure, Anti Wave continues to develop and supply equipment for aquatic facilities ranging from local clubs through to major competition venues.
And at Sydney Olympic Park in 2026, it was the company’s racing lanes that were on full display – framing four days of fast Australian swimming at one of the country’s most recognisable aquatic venues.
Above: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre with Anti Wave MAXI Racing Lanes
Anti Wave Global Pty Ltd is a world wide specialist in competition swimming, water polo, pool deck and pool-programming equipment, with a competition heritage dating to the Munich 1972 Olympic Games and a Global Authorised Distribution network of more than 200 partners.
Anti Wave Global Pty Ltd
Gold Coast, Australia
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Anti Wave Global Web: www.anti.to
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