2024 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- February 11th – February 18th (pool swimming)
- Doha, Qatar
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
As we’re combing through the World Aquatic lists of entered athletes per nation for next month’s World Championships, the Australian lineup appears to be primarily in-tact from the country’s original announcement.
Just one exception stands out in the form of St. Peters Western rising star Jenna Forrester, the 2023 World Championships bronze medalist in the 400 IM.
20-year-old Forrester was among the Aussie pool swimmers initially revealed last month but no longer seems to be representing the green and gold in Doha.
Forrester had a breakout 2023 World Championships where the Dean Boxall-trained athlete finished 4th in the 200m IM in a time of 2:08.98 and 8th in the 200m back in 2:11.44. The former checked in as a lifetime best for the Brisbane budding star, putting her in play for qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.
With June’s Australian Olympic Trials on the horizon, Forrester ranks 3rd among Australian women in the 200m IM and 4th in the 200m back.
Aussie Women’s Season Rankings – 200m IM
- Kaylee McKeown – 2:07.54
- Ella Ramsay – 2:12.26
- Jenna Forrester – 2:12.95
Aussie Women’s Season Rankings – 200m Back
- Kalyee McKeown – 2:04.81
- Jaclyn Barclay – 2:08.76
- Mollie O’Callaghan – 2:10.39
She also swam a 4:40 in the 400 IM at the Queensland Championships in December.
Forrester’s absence from Doha points to the fact that she’s all-in for the Australian Olympic Trials in June.
She’ll need to fend off the women before her in both events, although beating dynamo McKeown seems unlikely. As such, Forrester will need to battle Ramsay in the 200m IM and Barclay in the 200m back on her quest to qualify for her first Olympic Games.
Bigger fish in 2024
Bronze medalist and only 20 years old? Huge
Freya Colbert 400IM world Champion?
Could happen. Who else is going?
Colbert: 4.35, Franceschi: 4.35, gorbenko: 4.37.
Yu Yiting doesnt be in 400 im
Jansen 4.37
What does this mean for LeBron’s legacy?
Not sure why her 400 IM bronze behind Summer McIntosh and Katie Grimes is not mentioned.
And she’ll easily qualify for Paris, bar any misfortune.
it’s the second sentence.
they updated the articles since the comment you replied to was posted FYI
Forrester’s best event is the 4IM which she’s the reigning World’s bronze medallist in she should qualify for Paris pretty easily through that, she also has an outside chance at a 4×2 spot
She also won bronze in the 400IM at worlds last year.
Oh also you missed Forrester’s best event: 400IM. She got bronze in Fukuoka and since Kaylee won’t swim it at trials she’s easily going to win.