We’re saying goodbye to the year 2022 and looking ahead to 2023, which brings along with it a host of elite competitions including the FINA World Championships set for Fukuoka, Japan.
Before we get to that high-profile meet, however, we need to first check some January meets off the list. Let’s see what we have to look forward to this month in terms of international competitions.
Please let me know in the comments of any I may have inadvertently missed.
01/06 – 01/07 South African Grand Prix #1 (RSA)
01/07 – 01/07 Celjski Pokal (SLO)
01/07 – 01/08 Tokyo New Year Swim Meet (JPN)
01/08 – 01/08 Geelong Open (AUS)
01/11 – 01/14 Pro Swim Series Knoxville (USA)
01/13 – 01/15 Singapore Swim Series (SGP)
01/14 – 01/15 Victorian Sprint Championships (AUS)
01/20 – 01/22 Lyngby Open (DEN)
01/20 – 01/22 Geneva Challenge (SUI)
01/20 – 01/22 South Australian State Open Championships (AUS)
01/20 – 01/22 Kosuke Kitajima Cup (JPN)
01/21 – 01/22 Flanders Swimming Cup (BEL)
01/25 – 01/28 Australian Open Water Championships (AUS)
01/26 – 01/28 Reykjavík International Games (ISL)
01/27 – 01/29 Luxembourg Euro Meet (LUX)
01/27 – 01/29 Victorian Long Course Championships (AUS)
01/28 – 01/29 Swim Meet Apostolos Pavlos (GRE)
What meets can we look forward to in February?
2022 was the greatest year of swimming I have ever witnessed. SC Worlds, Winter Jrs, Commonwealth Games, Euros, NCAAs, LC Worlds, World Cup Meets. So much fast swimming, so many records, the new generation exploding on to the scene! I can’t think of a time when I have been so excited about the future of our sport!
The Victorian meet 27-29 Jan is Melbourne Metro meet, not the Victorian Open Championships which are traditonally in February and will be held 17-19 Feb.
South AUS meet is usually locals only with only a few interstate visitors. Being a larger state, Victorian Open will have stronger fields and will usually see some top bracket interstate swimmers use it as a hit-out.
NSW Open (10-12 Mar) has traditionally been the main “pre-Nationals” outing and will still most likely see strong fields however, with Nationals being held separate to selection trials; times will most likely be more “rested” than peak other than for Age groupers who will be setting for Age Nationals (7-15Apr) immediately before Open Nationals, both at Gold Coast.