2023 AUSTRALIAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
- Tuesday, June 13th – Sunday, June 18th
- Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Center
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships Selection Criteria
- Meet Central
- Final Start List
As we’re continuing to comb through the final start list for the 2023 Australian World Championship Trials, we’re picking out key entries and notable athletes expected to race at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Center fewer than 2 weeks from now.
One significant name popped out in the form of Olympic medalist Andrew Lauterstein.
36-year-old Lauterstein is entered in just one event, the men’s 50m free, where he owns a seed time of 22.77. The Bayside swimmer posted that result at the 2021 Victorian Open Championships, a meet that marked another surprise appearance from the swimmer-turned-DJ.
Lauterstein also competed in that year’s Australian National Championships where he clocked another sub-23 second outing of 22.92.
Lauterstein earned 400m medley silver and 400m freestyle relay bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games. There in Beijing, Lauterstein also grabbed individual bronze in the men’s 100m fly behind the famously-analyzed duo of Michael Phelps (USA) and Milorad Cavic (SRB), who were separated by the slimmest of margins.
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36 is old now?
It’s always been considered old.
WE BRINGING ALL THE OLD GANG BACK THIS YEAR
i forgot he existed
Is it me or has there been more old swimmers un-retiring after ISL finished than ever came back for it?
Santos, schoeman, Lauterstein…. Give me a Phelps, Coughlin or Thorpe comeback please
lochte
Reliving the worst of Rio is NOT the way forward for TEAM USA!
Thorpe has had a shoulder replacement…so thats it for him 🙁
It’s a shame he didn’t give himself an extra 12 months for his 2012 comeback.
he was on the right track.
Yes his stroke was a thing of beauty so long and effortless…..
Would love Coughlin to come back!
Interesting to note that Lauterstein also beat Ian Crocker by 0.01s for the bronze in the 100m fly. Two crazy races happened right next to each other!