Eight emerging Aussie juniors will head to Alghero, Sardinia to compete from 6-8 September and join a field of more than 200 athletes aged 14-19.
Leah Hayes was among the top performers of the 2023 World Juniors, having set new Championship Record in both girls’ medley events.
American Maximus Williamson was an absolute force at the World Junior Championships winning six gold and seven total medals.
Flynn Southam (48.58), Edward Sommerville (48.54), Olivia Wunsch (53.62), and Milla Jansen (53.55) combined to crush the old world junior record of 3:25.92.
The 17-year-old Aussie sprinter knocked another hundredth of a second off her best 50 free time to tie the World Junior Championship record on Saturday.
Kicking things off is the boys 100 free final, where American Maximus Williamson comes in as the top seed.
Williamson stamped a new U.S. boys’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) record in the 100-meter freestyle with a 48.45 to win the world junior crown on Saturday.
The final day of the 2023 World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel has arrived.