2019 AUSTRALIAN WORLD SWIMMING TRIALS
- Sunday, June 9th – Friday, June 14th
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre
- LCM
- Meet Site
- Swimming Australia 2019 World Championships – Selection Policy
- Start List
- Prelims Heat Sheets
- Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap
- Live Results
- Live Stream
Day 1 of the 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials is done and dusted, but not before 6 swimmers added their names to the World Championships roster for Gwangju next month.
The Aussie Selection Policy is fairly straightforward in terms of qualification, with swimmers having to finish in the top 2 in finals, while also meeting or exceeding the times listed in the table at the bottom of this post.
Thus far, the following swimmers have made the grade, the 5 more days of the meet yet to unfold in Brisbane.
Australian World Championships Individual Qualifiers Through Day 1:
Women:
- Emma McKeon, 100m fly (57.28)
- Brianna Throssell, 100m fly (57.57)
- Kaylee McKeown, 200m IM (2:09.94)
- Ariarne Titmus, 400m free (3:59.35)
- Kiah Melverton, 400m free (4:05.30)
Men:
- Jack McLoughlin, 400m free (3:44.34)
Have to say this.
Australia should change the qualifying criteria here. If the first two swimmers have achieved the FINA A standards with their swims, then they should qualify for the worlds.
I say this, after Aussies have scheduled their trials one month before the worlds. ( and also holding the national championships in April).
Most of the elite swimmers will try to swim through this meet with partially tapering and fully tapered at worlds. However, with these tough qualifying standards they might have to rest and taper more for the trials and that may affect their worlds performances.
I never get the point of moving trials to June. Australian swimming doesn’t have the same depth as USA. I don’t think their roster will differ dramatically whether the trials is held in April or June. They should have realized there are many more reasons for their underperformance at major summer meets besides the timing of selection.
Apart from lack of depth, we have to see the experience of these swimmers and coaches to adopt to this system. US swimmers and coaches are used for this format. They do this at ncaas.
But Aussie coaches and swimmers dont have this experience.
Those standards are crazy 😜
Even the us would have a hard time qualifying two in each event !
One example would be men’s 100 breast. Who can go below 59.24 for the US? Miller yes, maybe Andrew or Wilson. Wild card Nowicki. But it’s a tough standard.
Of current Americans, only Cordes, Miller, and A Wilson ever have been faster (referencing USAS database). Coincidentally 59.24 is Brenden Hansen’s best all-time. So, tough indeed–although if current WRs are the benchmark from which these Aussie standards are pegged I guess we know why.
Highly likely Matthew Wilson will still be taken due to medley relay
He’ll qualify in 200 anyway so will then do 100 and medley.
Zac Stubletty Cook will also qualify in 200.
Jack good . The rest of the men bad . ,
400 girls good . . Fly ok , Kaylee good .
That’s all foks .
Surprised that Elijah winnington went backwards after superb swim last month at nationals which would have qualified him ahead of Mack Horton