2024 Australian Age Championships: Key Rising Stars To Watch

2024 AUSTRALIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2024 Australian Age Championships begin on Monday, April 8th with the week-long event featuring some of the nation’s brightest upcoming talent.

Swimmers will be vying not only for titles but also for potential selection on the Dolphins’ squad for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Athletes can clock times within the following standards at either this competition or the Australian National Championships which are on the calendar for April 17th-April 20th.

Key Racers to Watch

  • Jaclyn Barclay – 17-year-old Barclay is one of St. Peters Western’s newest weapons. At the 2023 World Junior Championships, Barclay bagged 50m back bronze and topped the 200m back podium in addition to earning 2 relay medals.  The teen earned silver in the women’s 200m backstroke at this year’s World Championships, posting a monster personal best of 2:07.03. She also helped Australia snag medals as a prelims swimmer across the women’s 4x100m free relay (silver), 4x200m free relay (bronze) and 4x100m medley relay (gold) in Doha.
  • Olivia Wunsch – Wunsch produced gold in both the women’s 50m and 100m freestyle events at last year’s World Junior Championships. The Carlile athlete cleaned up at the 2023 Age Championships, collecting 5 national titles while qualifying for her 3rd Australian Junior Team.
  • Milla Jansen – Jansen represents another powerhouse athlete from the World Junior Championships. She snagged silver in the 100m free behind Wunsch, 1 of 4 medals for the 17-year-old.
  • Joshua Conias – At the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland (GPS) Swimming Championships last month, 16-year-old Conias of Somerville House Aquatics pumped out a time 22.79 in the 50m free and 51.52 in the 100m free. Conias trains under coach Tim Lane with 2023 World Championships gold medalist Cameron McEvoy who recently earned silver in the 50m free in Doha.

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Oceanian
6 months ago

Live results dead in the water again, I see.

Situation normal…

Oceanian
6 months ago

Hmmm – Kate Allman – a commentator of all sporting trades, not a para-swimmer.

Emily Se-Bom Lee
Reply to  Oceanian
6 months ago

a master of none

Troyy
6 months ago

These NSW boys destroying everyone

Emily Se-Bom Lee
6 months ago

the stream is frozen?

Troyy
Reply to  Emily Se-Bom Lee
6 months ago

Nope

Troyy
6 months ago

Think that was 24.27 for Wunsch.

SNygans01
6 months ago

An amazing stat:
Steve Holland’s time in the 1500 at the 1973 World Champs (the inaugural one?), is still the 3rd fastest ever by an Aust 15yo –
15:31.85.

Only Horton and Hackett have ever gone faster. :O

Emily Se-Bom Lee
6 months ago

“live” results

Samboys
Reply to  Emily Se-Bom Lee
6 months ago

You’ve got them working, they’re up to date too the 800 free.

Troyy
6 months ago

What’s the bet they don’t push the rest of the results at the end of the session?

Mako
Reply to  Troyy
6 months ago

Best to check it a few hours later. Maybe it’s a QLD thing 🙂

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