2024 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The 2024 Australian Short Course Championships concluded over the weekend, representing an opportunity to qualify for December’s Short Course World Championships.
While roster priority went to individual medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, several up-and-coming stars made their marks in South Australia, racing to berths on the 24-strong lineup named for Budapest.
All told, 8 Aussies will be making their senior international roster debuts, including Ed Sommerville, the 19-year-old Brisbane Grammar ace who downed Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy‘s national record in the men’s 200m free.
17-year-old Milla Jansen also made the cut, with the Bond athlete turning in a new national age record en route to winning the women’s 100m free.
Of the roster for Budapest, World Short Course campaign head coach Simon Cusack said, “The World Short Course has traditionally been a great opportunity for swimmers transitioning from junior to senior level.”
“The World Short Course meet presents a great opportunity for our younger swimmers to learn from established Dolphins – this is a springboard meet ahead of the World Championships in Singapore next year.
“It’s a learning opportunity for younger athletes to learn how to travel, become more resilient and perform when it matters most in an unfamiliar environment including time zones, weather and diet.
“In particular, Ed Sommerville’s performances here in Adelaide are a credit to his perseverance and determination after dislocating his shoulder before Olympic Trials and to come back and break a national record – held by Cam McEvoy – is inspiring.”
Of the 8 individual medalists from Paris (Meg Harris, Mollie O’Callaghan, Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown, Cameron McEvoy, Kyle Chalmers, Elijah Winnington, and Zac Stubblety-Cook), only Harris, McKeown and Winnington are electing to compete in December.
| Athletes | |||
| First Name | Surname | Club | |
| Iona | Anderson | UWA West Coast | WA |
| Joshua | Collett | Bond | QLD |
| Isaac | Cooper | St Andrews | QLD |
| Elizabeth | Dekkers | Chandler | QLD |
| Joshua | Edwards-Smith | Griffith | QLD |
| Maximillian | Giuliani | Miami | QLD |
| Bella | Grant | Trinity | NSW |
| Kayla | Hardy | Cruiz | ACT |
| Meg | Harris | Rackley | QLD |
| Milla | Jansen | Bond | QLD |
| Moesha | Johnson | Griffith | QLD |
| Tara | Kinder | Melbourne Vicentre | VIC |
| Tiana | Kritzinger | Rackley | QLD |
| Kaylee | McKeown | Griffith | QLD |
| Leah | Neale | Rackley | QLD |
| Lani | Pallister | Griffith | QLD |
| Alexandria | Perkins | USC Spartans | QLD |
| Lily | Price | Rackley | QLD |
| Enoch | Robb | All Saints | QLD |
| David | Schlicht | MLC Aquatic | VIC |
| Edward | Sommerville | Brisbane Grammar | QLD |
| Matthew | Temple | Marion | SA |
| Elijah | Winnington | St Peters | QLD |
| Joshua | Yong | UWA West Coast | WA |
| Coaches | |||
| Simon | Cusack | Head Coach | |
| Ben | Higson | WAIS | WA |
| Craig | Jackson | Melb Vicentre | VIC |
| Bobby | Jovanovich | Brisbane Grammar | QLD |
| Janelle | Pallister | Griffith | QLD |
Harrison Turner added to the team
Kaylee has pulled out of World Short Course 🙁
Well that’s a bummer but she did say before trials that she’s undecided. Hope they’ll add Jamie Jack to the team.
Leah Neale seems to have changed clubs from Chandler to Rackley.
Well her coach retired, so had to find a new club
Womens 4 x 100 free looking interesting. Jansen. Perkins. Harris. Neale. Reserves Price and Pallister. Maybe McKeown
Does anyone know why Wunsch is not available for the team, has she taken a break?
Doing her HSC
Thanks.
So is Barclay and Jansen
4×200 pallister neale Harris Mckeown
Could be a very fast team if they’re all on form. That misfire in the heats at trials seems to have dented Kaylee’s confidence a bit so this could be a good opportunity to gain some experience swimming 200 free internationally.
Relays should have been prioritised
Agree – most are covered except men’s 4.x 200 meters. Squad should have been 30 not 24 and included Jamie Jack amongst others
3 legs covered in the 4 X 200 with Winnington/Giuliani/Sommerville and selectors probably hoping for a big swim from someone like Schlicht or Robb.
They could use Temple. He went 1:47 in long course a few years ago. Other problem is they might have to use the same team in heat and final.
I would say almost definitely same heat and final team. Agreed with Temple also a possible relay leg, always seems “up” for a relay.
Had a look at the schedule after posting that comment and the 100 fly and 4×2 heats are back to back so they’d have to use someone else for the heat.
Ed Sommerville is an exciting prospect. But that photo…… what can you say? He has the look of someone whose just been told his flight has been cancelled.