{"id":732169,"date":"2026-06-12T16:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732169\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:15:09","slug":"2026-australian-swimming-trials-day-5-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732169\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Australian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t2026 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING TRIALS<\/p>\n<p>The penultimate night of racing from the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials will kick off with one of the marquee events on the program, the women\u2019s 100 freestyle, and close with the men\u2019s 1500 free where\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a> will be aiming for his fourth victory of the meet.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also see finals in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 200 breaststroke, and the men\u2019s 200 backstroke, along with the multi-class 100 back and 50 breast for the Para swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 100 free will be headlined by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mollie-ocallaghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/a>, the 2022 and 2023 world champion in the event who won the 200 free earlier in the week with one of the fastest swims ever.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s biggest challenger is expected to be\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Meg Harris\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/meg-harris\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Harris<\/a>, who had a breakthrough 52.56 performance last December.<\/p>\n<p>At the Australian Open in April, O\u2019Callaghan clocked a season-best of 52.66, while Harris went 53.36. In the prelims, it was Harris throwing down an impressive 52.71, with O\u2019Callaghan also sub-53 in 52.90.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s 200 back,\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joshua Edwards-Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joshua-edwards-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Edwards-Smith<\/a> was the top Australian performer last year, placing 13th at the World Championships, but rising teenage star\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Henry Allan\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/henry-allan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Allan<\/a> will be dangerous after setting a personal best of 1:57.00 earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Update:\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Henry Allan\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/henry-allan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Allan<\/a> has withdrawn from the men\u2019s 200 backstroke final due to illness.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be on\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Zac Stubblety-Cook Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/zac-stubblety-cook\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/a> in the men\u2019s 200 breast, as the Tokyo Olympic champion and former world record holder aims to earn a berth on the Commonwealth and Pan Pac rosters after injury forced him out of the 2025 World Championships. ZSC lacked the front-end speed, but had a strong back half in the 100 breast on Day 1, and after placing 4th in that race, he\u2019ll need to come through tonight to qualify for the Dolphins team again.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 200 breast in Australia in a similar spot to the men\u2019s 200 back, with no clear-cut star and the fact that earning a finals berth at an Olympics or World Championships would be a success.\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ella Ramsay\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ella-ramsay\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Ramsay<\/a> was 9th at Worlds last summer, while\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tara Kinder\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tara-kinder\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tara Kinder<\/a> is the top Aussie so far this year after clocking 2:23.92 in April.<\/p>\n<p>The night will wrap with the men\u2019s 1500 free, where Short aims to go four-for-four in victories and personal best times here in Sydney after winning the 200 free (1:45.16), 400 free (3:40.67) and 800 free (7:36.73) thus far, setting a new textile world record in the latter.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1500 free, Short\u2019s season-best stands at 14:52.33, set at the Westmont Pro Swim in March, while his lifetime bests sits at 14:37.28 from the 2023 World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 100 FREESTYLE\u00a0 \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) \u2013 2017<br \/>\nCommonwealth Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon (AUS) \u2013 2021<br \/>\nAustralian Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon \u2013 2021<br \/>\nAll Comers Record: 52.06, Cate Campbell (AUS) \u2013 2016<br \/>\nSA Qualifying Time: 53.51<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A\u2019 Final<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mollie-ocallaghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 52.33<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Meg Harris\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/meg-harris\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Harris<\/a> (Rackley), 52.63<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shayna Jack Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shayna-jack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shayna Jack<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 52.96<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexandria Perkins\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexandria-perkins\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Perkins<\/a> (USC Spartans), 53.33<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Olivia Wunsch\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/olivia-wunsch\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Wunsch<\/a> (Carlile), 53.47<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Milla Jansen\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/milla-jansen\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milla Jansen<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 53.64<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Hannah Casey\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/hannah-casey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Casey<\/a> (Bond), 53.79<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Chloe Rowe-Hagans\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/chloe-rowe-hagans\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chloe Rowe-Hagans<\/a> (St. Andrew\u2019s), 54.66<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mollie-ocallaghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/a> used her patented back half to overtake\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Meg Harris\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/meg-harris\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Harris<\/a> and solidify her second national title of the week in the women\u2019s 100 freestyle, hitting a new season-best time of 52.33.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Callaghan split 25.54\/26.79 en route to lowering her previous season-best of 52.66, set at the Australian Open in April, to move up from 5th into 3rd in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was significantly quicker than she was last year\u2019s Trials, a trend we also saw in the 200 free having won the 2025 national title in 52.87.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, 24, qualified to represent Australia in the 100 freestyle individually on the senior international stage for the first time with her runner-up finish in a time of 52.63, just shy of her personal best (52.56) set this past December. The 2025 world champion in the 50 free, Harris paced this morning\u2019s prelims in 52.71, showing some sub-53 consistency.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s former St. Peters Western teammate <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shayna Jack Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shayna-jack\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shayna Jack<\/a> broke 53 seconds for the first time since 2024, splitting 25.31\/27.65 en route to a time of 52.96 for her fastest since the 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Jack notably recently <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/shayna-jack-makes-move-from-st-peters-western-to-wais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">made the move to Western Australia (WAIS) from St. Peters, though she\u2019s still representing St. Peters Western in Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Jack was 8th at the Aussie Trials in 54.03, subsequently missing out on a World Championship roster spot.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve months later, her swim locks her in for relay duties at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, and since she was well under the SA qualifying time of 53.51, she\u2019ll be able to swim the individual race at both meets as well.<\/p>\n<p>After going 53.29 in the heats to rank 7th int he world this season, Jack now leapfrogs\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Kate Douglass Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/kate-douglass\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Douglass<\/a> and moves up into 6th.<\/p>\n<p>2Anna<br \/>MOESCHUSA51.9405\/253Mollie<br \/>O&#8217;CALLAGHANAUS52.3306\/124Siobhan <br \/>HaugheyHKG52.3605\/275Meg<br \/>HARRISAUS52.5612\/156Shayna<br \/>JACKAUS52.9606\/12<a class=\"viewall\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/ranking\/2025-2026-lcm-women-100-free\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Top 26\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a tight race for 4th and the final relay berth, USC Spartans\u2019\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexandria Perkins\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexandria-perkins\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Perkins<\/a> had a strong start and held the rest of her challengers at bay coming home to take that spot in a time of 53.33, knocking two-tenths off her previous best of 53.53 set at last year\u2019s Trials.<\/p>\n<p>Rising star\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Olivia Wunsch\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/olivia-wunsch\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Wunsch<\/a>, the runner-up at the 2025 Trials, was 5th in a time of 53.47, improving on her season-best of 53.58 to make it five women under the SA qualifying time.<\/p>\n<p>St. Peters Western\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Milla Jansen\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/milla-jansen\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milla Jansen<\/a> had strong closing 50 in 27.60, but not quite enough early speed to nab one of those relay spots as she touched 6th in 53.64 after coming out of the prelims seeded 4th at 53.66.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 200 BACKSTROKE\u00a0 \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA) \u2013 2009<br \/>\nCommonwealth Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin (AUS) \u2013 2015<br \/>\nAustralian Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin \u2013 2015<br \/>\nAll Comers Record: 1:53.72, Mitch Larkin (AUS) \u2013 2015<br \/>\nSA Qualifying Time: 1:55.64<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A\u2019 Final<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Se-Bom Lee\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/se-bom-lee\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se-Bom Lee<\/a> (SOPAC), 1:56.75<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joshua Edwards-Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joshua-edwards-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Edwards-Smith<\/a> (Griffith), 1:57.50<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Stuart Swinburn\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/stuart-swinburn\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Swinburn<\/a> (City of Sydney), 1:57.54<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Adam Graham\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/adam-graham\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Graham<\/a> (Manly), 1:57.78<br \/>\nMatthew Magnussen (Nudgee College), 1:58.95<br \/>\nTate Sirianni (Cranbrook), 2:01.27<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Xavier Metcalfe\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/xavier-metcalfe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xavier Metcalfe<\/a> (Rackley), 2:02.64<br \/>\nJack Morrow (St. Andrew\u2019s), 2:02.80<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Se-Bom Lee\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/se-bom-lee\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se-Bom Lee<\/a>\u00a0executed perfectly en route to winning the men\u2019s 200 backstroke final in a new lifetime best of 1:56.75.<\/p>\n<p>Coming in, it didn\u2019t look like anyone in the field would come close to the SA qualifying time of 1:55.64, and while Lee was still over a second off, he did go faster than expected. Racing in the pool he trains in every day, the 24-year-old held his second and third 50 splits under 30 seconds (29.28\/29.52) before coming home in 30.16 to top runner-up\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joshua Edwards-Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joshua-edwards-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Edwards-Smith<\/a> by three quarters of a second.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s previous best time stood at 1:57.02, set at the 2024 Olympic Trials. At the 2025 Trials, he was 7th in a time of 2:00.02.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith University\u2019s Edwards-Smith, who won this event at the 2025 Australian Trials, had a strong start, sitting near the lead at the halfway mark alongside\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Stuart Swinburn\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/stuart-swinburn\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Swinburn<\/a>, but then lost contact on the third 50, splitting 30.25 while Lee and Swinburn produced 29s.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards-Smith couldn\u2019t make up any inroads on Lee on the last 50, but he did manage to overtake Swinburn, out-splitting him by early half a second, 30.24 to 30.71, to touch 2nd in a time of 1:57.50, with Swinburn close behind in 1:57.54.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards-Smith owns a personal best of 1:55.42, set back in 2022, and placed 13th at the 2025 World Championships in 1:56.28. For Swinburn, his swim marked a new personal best, as he cracked 1:58 for the first time having previously been 1:58.05 at the 2024 Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n<p>Manly\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Adam Graham\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/adam-graham\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Graham<\/a>, who was 5th at the 2025 Trials, moved up one spot to take 4th in a personal best of 1:57.78.<\/p>\n<p>Rackley\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Xavier Metcalfe\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/xavier-metcalfe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xavier Metcalfe<\/a>, who was a late replacement for the ill\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Henry Allan\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/henry-allan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Allan<\/a>, added a bit of time from his morning swim in 2:02.64, but still moves up two spots from his prelim placement in 7th.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 100 BACKSTROKE MC \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>Top 3<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Benjamin Hance\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/benjamin-hance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Hance<\/a> S14 (St. Andrews), 57.40 \u2013 928 pts<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tim Hodge\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tim-hodge\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Hodge<\/a> S9 (Blacktown), 1:03.49 \u2013 832 pts<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Declan Budd\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/declan-budd\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Budd<\/a> S14 (Knox Pymble), 1:00.76 \u2013 782 pts<\/p>\n<p>Two-time Paralympic champion\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Benjamin Hance\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/benjamin-hance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Hance<\/a> (S14) had an impressive showing en route to victory in the men\u2019s multi-class 100 back, clocking 57.40 to score 928 para points and go faster than he did en route to winning gold two years ago in Paris (57.73).<\/p>\n<p>Hance\u2019s personal best stands at 55.99, set en route to winning gold at the 2025 Para Championships.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tim Hodge\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tim-hodge\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Hodge<\/a>, competing in the S9 category, added another event to his Para Pan Pac program by taking 2nd in 1:03.49, good for 832 points, while\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Declan Budd\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/declan-budd\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Budd<\/a>, S14, rounded out the top three in 1:00.76 for 782 points.<\/p>\n<p>The top four all earned qualifying times for Para Pan Pacs, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/liam-togher\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Liam Togher\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Togher<\/a>\u00a0(S9) also doing so in 4th ay 1:04.83.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 100 BACKSTROKE MC \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>Top 3<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Madeleine McTernan\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/madeleine-mcternan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madeleine McTernan<\/a> S14 (Griffith), 1:08.18 \u2013 829 pts<br \/>\nChloe Osborn S7 (Blacktown), 1:28.80 \u2013 717 pts<br \/>\nGemma Sellick S9 (Warringah), 1:15.54 \u2013 711 pts<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Madeleine McTernan\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/madeleine-mcternan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madeleine McTernan<\/a> continued her impressive run here in Sydney by claiming another victory in the women\u2019s multi-class 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old S14 athlete topped the field by over 100 points by posting a time of 1:08.18 after setting a best time of 1:07.97 in the prelims. The Griffith-trained McTernan was the only woman under the qualifying standard for Para Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 200 BREASTSTROKE\u00a0 \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A\u2019 Final<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Zac Stubblety-Cook Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/zac-stubblety-cook\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/a> (Nunawading), 2:08.92<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Bailey Lello\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/bailey-lello\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Lello<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 2:09.84<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joshua Yong\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joshua-yong\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Yong<\/a> (Highlanders), 2:10.31<br \/>\nJoshua Anderson (Brisbane Grammar), 2:12.75<br \/>\nFinlay Schuster (Nudgee College), 2:12.82<br \/>\nJoshua Collett (Bond), 2:14.02<br \/>\nEthan Cook (Carlile), 2:14.07<br \/>\nHarrison Biddell (Marion), 2:14.41<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Zac Stubblety-Cook Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/zac-stubblety-cook\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/a> roared home in classic ZSC fashion to come from behind and claim the national title in the men\u2019s 200 breaststroke, booking his ticket to the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old, <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/zac-stubblety-cook-ella-ramsay-conteniously-split-with-coach-mel-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">who recently moved to Nunawading<\/a> and is working under coach\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Jol Finck\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/jol-finck\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jol Finck<\/a>, trailed\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Bailey Lello\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/bailey-lello\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Lello<\/a> by eight-tenths of a second at the 100-meter mark, and then the two had near identical splits on the third 50, leaving Stubblety-Cook with a big deficit going into the last length.<\/p>\n<p>Coming home, Stubblety-Cook upped the tempo and mowed past Lello, splitting 32.75 to finish in a time of 2:08.92, faster than he was at the 2025 Trials (2:09.09) and his best showing since winning silver at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s swim moves him into 10th in the world this season. He had previously been 2:10.03 this season, done at the Australian Open in April.<\/p>\n<p>2Qin <br \/>HaiyangCHN2:07.6911\/153Kirill <br \/>PrigodaRUS2:08.3006\/094 Caspar<br \/>CORBEAUNED2:08.5005\/305Filip<br \/>NOWACKI GBR2:08.5204\/196 IPPEI<br \/>WATANABEJPN2:08.5703\/217Kosuke<br \/> MakinoJPN2:08.6911\/308Yamato <br \/>FukazawaJPN2:08.7203\/219YU<br \/>HANAGURUMA JPN2:08.7703\/2110 Zac<br \/> Stubblety-CookAUS2:08.9206\/12<a class=\"viewall\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/ranking\/2025-2026-lcm-men-200-breast\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Top 26\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lello, the 23-year-old St. Peters Western product who had an impressive runner-up finish in the 100 breast at the beginning of the meet, was out quick, turning in 1:01.92 at the 100, and then looked like he might take the throne from Stubblety-Cook as he made the turn for home at the 150.<\/p>\n<p>Despite fading a bit, splitting 34.49 on the last 50 after going 29.16\/32.76\/33.43 over the first three length, Lello still set produced a solid time to place 2nd in 2:09.84, narrowly missing his personal best of 2:09.79 and falling just over half a second shy of the SA qualifying time of 2:09.32.<\/p>\n<p>Highlanders\u2019\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joshua Yong\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joshua-yong\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Yong<\/a>\u00a0wasn\u2019t too far behind the top two, as the 24-year-old closed well, being the only one in the field outside of Stubblety-Cook to keep all of his 50 splits under 34 seconds, to place 3rd in 2:10.31. The owner of a PB of 2:08.08 from the 2024 Olympic Trials, Yong was DQed in the final at the 2025 Aussie Trials.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BREASTSTROKE \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) \u2013 2023<br \/>\nCommonwealth Record: 2:18.95, Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) \u2013 2021<br \/>\nAustralian Record: 2:20.54, Leisel Jones \u2013 2006<br \/>\nAll Comers Record: 2:20.04, Rie Kaneto (JPN) \u2013 2016<br \/>\nSA Qualifying Time: 2:24.10<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A\u2019 Final<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ella Ramsay\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ella-ramsay\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Ramsay<\/a> (Nunawading), 2:24.04<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tara Kinder\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tara-kinder\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tara Kinder<\/a> (Melbourne Vicentre), 2:24.22<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sienna Toohey\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sienna-toohey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sienna Toohey<\/a> (Albury), 2:25.24<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Matilda Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/matilda-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matilda Smith<\/a> (Miami), 2:25.97<br \/>\nAmelie Smith (Rocky City), 2:27.17<br \/>\nSienna Harben (Griffith), 2:27.20<br \/>\nJulia Eve Spedding (Griffith), 2:32.54<br \/>\nReidel Smith (Nunawading), 2:32.94<\/p>\n<p>After watching boyfriend\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Zac Stubblety-Cook Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/zac-stubblety-cook\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Stubblety-Cook<\/a> win the men\u2019s race,\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ella Ramsay\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ella-ramsay\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Ramsay<\/a> came through with a clutch victory in an exciting head-to-head battle with\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tara Kinder\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tara-kinder\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tara Kinder<\/a> in the women\u2019s 200 breaststroke final.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsay and youngster\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sienna Toohey\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sienna-toohey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sienna Toohey<\/a> grabbed the early lead, both turning in 32.69 at the 50, and then Kinder took off on the second length, splitting 36.07 to open up a gap of more than three-tenths on Ramsay at the 100, 1:09.01 to 1:09.36. Toohey was close behind in 1:09.51.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsay and Kinder opened up a bigger gap on Toohey on the third 50\u2014Kinder still held the lead, though Ramsay out-split her by two-tenths, setting up a showdown on the last 50.<\/p>\n<p>Going stroke for stroke, Ramsay inched ahead of Kinder to claim the victory in a time of 2:24.04, setting a new season-best time to move into 15th in the world this season. Ramsay also sneaks under the SA qualifying time, adding to her program for this summer\u2019s championship meets after earning runner-up finishes earlier in the meet in the 100 breast and 200 IM&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Ramsay, who like Stubblety-Cook, recently uprooted her life to move to Nunawading from the Griffith University Swim Club after splitting with coach\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Mel Marshall\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mel-marshall\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mel Marshall<\/a>, was only 12 one-hundredths slower than she was in winning the 2025 Trials (2:23.92). Ramsay\u2019s best time stands at 2:22.87, set in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Kinder, 23, clocked 2:24.22 to place 2nd, falling just shy of the 2:24.19 season-best she set in April and the SA qualifying time of 2:24.10.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne Vicentre swimmer owns a PB of 2:23.84 set in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old Toohey, who won the 50 and 100 breast earlier this week, lopped a massive six-plus seconds off her prelim time to place 3rd in 2:25.24 swimming out of Lane 1. After sitting near the leaders through the 100, Toohey started to feel some pressure from\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Matilda Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/matilda-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matilda Smith<\/a> on the third 50, but Toohey held her off by out-splitting her coming home to solidify 3rd place.<\/p>\n<p>The performance marked a big personal best for Toohey, who chops over a second off her previous best of 2:26.43 set just three months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a 21-year-old out of Miami, was 4th in 2:25.97. She owns a best time of 2:24.34 from 2023.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 50 BREASTSTROKE MC \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>Top 3<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ahmed Kelly\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ahmed-kelly\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ahmed Kelly<\/a> SB3 (Yarba Plenty), 53.60 \u2013 653 pts<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Grant Patterson\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/grant-patterson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Patterson<\/a> SB2 (Central Cairns), 1:01.71 \u2013 553 pts<br \/>\nKnox Gibson SB9 (Orange), 34.46 \u2013 520 pts<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ahmed Kelly\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ahmed-kelly\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ahmed Kelly<\/a>, SB3, and\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Grant Patterson\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/grant-patterson\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Patterson<\/a>, SB2, both hit the qualifying standard in their respective classifications for Para Pan Pacs in the men\u2019s multi-class 50 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly put up a time of 53.60 for 653 para points, while Patterson\u2019s 1:01.71 earned 553 points. Both were slightly quicker than the prelims.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 50 BREASTSTROKE MC \u2013 FINAL<\/p>\n<p>Top 3<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sahrah-hancock\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sahrah Hancock\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sahrah Hancock<\/a> SB6 (Darwin), 47.42 \u2013 642 pts<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ruby Halliday\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ruby-halliday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby Halliday<\/a> SB7 (MLC Aquatic), 46.06 \u2013 591 pts<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Keira Stephens\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/keira-stephens\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keira Stephens<\/a> SB9 (Griffith), 37.20 \u2013 557 pts<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen-year-old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sahrah-hancock\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sahrah Hancock\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sahrah Hancock<\/a> came out on top in the women\u2019s multi-class 50 breaststroke final, as the SB6 classified swimmer clocked 47.42 to score 642 para points and drop just over a second off her prelim swim.<\/p>\n<p>Despite hitting the Para Pan Pac qualifying time for SB6, Hancock has yet to be internationally classified, so she\u2019s not yet eligible to rep Australia. When she does, however, she would become the first para swimmer from Australia\u2019s Northern Territory to swim internationally in over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 1500 FREESTYLE\u00a0 \u2013 TIMED FINAL<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 14:30.67, <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Bobby Finke Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/bobby-finke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Finke<\/a> (USA) \u2013 2024<br \/>\nCommonwealth Record: 14:34.56, Grant Hackett (AUS) \u2013 2001<br \/>\nAustralian Record: 14:34.56, Grant Hackett \u2013 2001<br \/>\nAll Comers Record: 14:39.54, Mack Horton (AUS) \u2013 2016<br \/>\nSA Qualifying Time: 14:51.06<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 AUS)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a> (Rackley), 14:42.09<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Matthew Galea\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/matthew-galea\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Galea<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 14:50.22<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Goedemans\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-goedemans\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Goedemans<\/a> (St. Peters Western), 14:50.67<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Thomas Raymond\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/thomas-raymond\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Raymond<\/a> (Kawana Waters), 15:18.12<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tex Cross\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tex-cross\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tex Cross<\/a> (Highlanders), 15:23.09<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Kyle Lee\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/kyle-lee\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Lee<\/a> (North Coast), 15:25.20<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Luke Higgs\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/luke-higgs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Higgs<\/a> (Warringah), 15:30.33<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alessio Macri\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alessio-macri\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alessio Macri<\/a> (North Coast), 15:33.16<\/p>\n<p>It was an eventful end to the session in the men\u2019s 1500 freestyle as\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a> went out well under world record pace while a blow-for-blow battle for 2nd place came down to the wire between two teammates.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been the theme all week for Short: go out fast and hang on. That strategy had earned him new personal best times and victories in the 200, 400 and 800 free this week, including setting a new textile world record in the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite mentioning he\u2019s using this rest of the week to get back into training prior to the session, Short looked fresh early on, blasting out at a blistering pace.<\/p>\n<p>He turned in 3:48.78 at the 400, and then at the 800, he flipped at 7:42.70, more than two seconds under\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Bobby Finke Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/bobby-finke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Finke<\/a>\u2018s world record pace (7:45.18) and Short\u2019s own personal best pace (7:45.12).<\/p>\n<p>The wheels slowly started to fall off for Short from there. He drifted from splitting 29-lows early up to 29-highs, and then after turning over world record pace for the first time at the 1050, he really started to feel the pain, splitting over 30 seconds for 300 meters straight from the 1150 to the 1450.<\/p>\n<p>He closed in 29.54 to touch in a final time of 14:42.09, still the second-fastest performance of his career and a season-best by more than 10 seconds, climbing him to 4th in the 2025-26 world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Short\u2019s 500 splits: 4:47.05 \/ 4:54.33 \/ 5:00.71<br \/>\nShort\u2019s 750 splits:\u00a07:13.23 \/ 7:28.86<\/p>\n<p>Short set his personal best of 14:37.28 at the 2023 World Championships, and so far this season, he had been 14:52.33 at the Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2025 Australian Trials, he was more than 10 seconds slower in 14:52.43.<\/p>\n<p>Behind Short, an exciting battle for the runner-up spot was brewing between St. Peters Western teammates <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Matthew Galea\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/matthew-galea\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Galea<\/a> and\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Goedemans\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-goedemans\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Goedemans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two were neck and neck throughout the vast majority of the race, though after they were flipping nearly identical through the front half, a small gap opened up after the 1000-meter turn. Galea split 2:58.89 over the 300 portion from 1000 to 1300, gaining more than a second on Goedemans (3:00.11).<\/p>\n<p>The gap between the two stayed at over a second heading into the bell lap. Galea picked it up with a 28.91 split on the penultimate 50, and Goedemans did the same in 29.15, leaving him a 1.41-second deficit heading into the final 50.<\/p>\n<p>Goedemans charged home in 26.38, the fastest single 50 in the field throughout the entire race (not just closing 50s), but it wasn\u2019t enough as Galea came home in 27.34 to touch 2nd in 14:50.22, with Goedemans close behind in 14:50.67.<\/p>\n<p>Both swimmers hit new personal best times and were under the SA qualifying time of 14:51.06, leading to a classic\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Dean Boxall\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/dean-boxall\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Boxall<\/a> celebration on pool deck.<\/p>\n<p>Galea shattered his previous PB of 14:57.19, set back in 2023, while Goedemans took more than two seconds off his previous best of 14:52.99.<\/p>\n<p>Galea will lock in a Commonwealth and Pan Pac roster spot with this swim, while Goedemans has a chance to be named to the team as well depending on roster size.<\/p>\n<p>Australia now has three men ranked in the top eight in the world this season.<\/p>\n<p>2Sven <br \/>SchwarzGER14:40.9304\/173Oliver <br \/>KlemetGER14:41.7104\/104Samuel<br \/>SHORTAUS14:42.0906\/125 KAITO<br \/>TABUCHIJPN14:45.5703\/226Matthew <br \/>Galea AUS14:50.2206\/127Florian<br \/>WELLBROCKGER14:50.5805\/238Benjamin Matthew<br \/> GoedemansAUS14:50.6706\/12<a class=\"viewall\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/ranking\/2025-2026-lcm-men-1500-free\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Top 26\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kawana Waters\u2019\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Thomas Raymond\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/thomas-raymond\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Raymond<\/a>\u00a0was a distant 4th in 15:18.12, just shy of his 15:17.74 best time, while North Coast\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alessio Macri\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alessio-macri\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alessio Macri<\/a>\u00a0ended up cracking the top eight with his 15:33.16 swim from the prelims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING TRIALS The penultimate night of racing from the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials will kick 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