2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
- Friday, July 29 – Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Birmingham, England
- Sandwell Aquatic Center
- Start Times
- Prelims: 10:30 am local / 5:30 am ET
- Finals: 7:00 pm local / 2:00 pm ET
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Event Schedule
- Entry List
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are nearly upon us, with swimming starting on Friday, July 29th.
Four years ago on their home turf, Australia topped the overall medal table, reaping a title of 73 medals, including 28 gold.
Already this year, the green and gold Dolphins are coming off of a successful World Championships where they finished 2nd in the overall swimming medal table behind the United States. And, the nation is looking to do some additional damage, armed with a more robust arsenal of talent than what they brought to Budapset.
Among the Aussies who are making their elite international racing debut for 2022 is world record holder Ariarne Titmus.
Multi-Olympic gold medalist Titmus competed at the Aussie Trials earlier this year but revealed she would not be competing at the World Championships. Her teammate Emma McKeon also revealed she would be solely focusing on the Commonwealth Games.
Speedster Kyle Chalmers originally said he would bypass Budapest as well; however, the 24-year-old wound up competing in the individual fly events in Budapest and is still set to race in Birmingham.
Additional new entries to the Australian roster between Budapest and Birmingham include Minna Atherton and Holly Barratt. Atherton, a short course world record holder, is entered in the women’s 100m and 200m backstroke events for the Commonwealth Games while Barratt is slated to compete in the women’s 50m fly.
Below is the list of Australia’s roster additions between the World Championships and the impending Commonwealth Games.
Ben Armbruster
Minna Atherton
Holly Barratt
Chelsea Hodges
Bronte Job
Emma McKeon
Taylor McKeown
Alex Perkins
Kieran Pollard
Cody Simpson
Ariarne Titmus
Bradley Woodward
Joshua Young
Two clear omissions in Flynn Southam and Sam Williamson.
The big question is ….. what value is being added with these additions.
In the case of McKeon and Titmus; the answer is obvious …. two multiple Olympic gold medallists with significant medal winning potential.
Hodges adds some medal potential at 50 & 100BRS and could be subbed into 4XMED
Beyond them, we’re realistically talking marginal gains.
- With Southam, they’re most likely looking at this as being vital senior international team experience and hoping he can prove a “like for like” substitute for Cartwritght on 100free relays and be useful on 4×200.
- Barrett has some potential for medal at 50fly
- Williamson is someone who seems to have found his
… Read more »I really think the selectors are taking this opportunity to “blood” more swimmers for Paris 2024… giving them that Games village experience two years out from the Paris Games.. they’re especially looking after Southam I think as he’s also been selected for Junior Pan PACs team
Flynn Southam and Sam Williamson (50m breastroker) are also competing at Commies.. Southam has big shoes to fill after Cartwright’s amazing 100 free efforts in Budapest
Flynn Southam?