2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
The Australian team will be trying to build off the day 1 momentum established by swimmers like Emma McKeon, Brendon Smith, and Elijah Winnington.
Six Aussies Earn Olympic Roster Spots Through Day 1 Of Trials
Emma McKeon already has Olympic medals from Rio but she just nabbed a spot on the Aussie roster to try to add more in Tokyo.
Tomoe Hvas Hits 1:59.44 200 IM At Bergen Swim Festival To Crack FINA A
Tomoe Hvas looks to have added his name to the 2021 Norwegian Olympic roster with his 1:59.44 gold-medal-winning 200 IM.
Elijah Winnington Moves to #9 All-Time With 3:42.65 400 Free At Aussie Trials
Elijah Winnington leads a resurgence of Australian strength in the 400 free, setting a world-leading time and moving to #9 all-time with his win at Trials.
SWIMTHEISLAND San Teodoro: Jeff Cook, Hagar Cohen Kalif Win Combined Swim
SWIMTHEISLAND Sardinia – San Teodoro is an open water swimming event organized by TriO Events.
‘Animal’ Winnington Shuts Gold Medalist Horton Out Of 400 Free For Tokyo
Mack Horton was relegated to 3rd place in the men’s 400m free at Aussie trials, meaning the man will not be defending his gold medal from Rio in this event.
Mount Kelly Swimming’s Lucinda Andrews Commits to Wingate for 2021-22
British sprint free and backstroke specialist Lucinda Andrews has committed to swim for Wingate University beginning next fall in the class of 2025.
Anastasia Gorbenko Sinks 3 Israel Records, Hits Another Olympic “A” Cut
17-year old Anastasia Gorbenko now has 5 Olympic “A” standards and 4 Olympic “B” standards after crushing the Israel Record in the 200 breast on Friday.
Brendon Smith Hits 4:10.04 400 IM Australian Record To Qualify For Tokyo
Smith has booked his ticket to Tokyo by taking out Thomas Fraser-Holmes’ 2013 400 IM Australian record by just 0.10 seconds.
Emma McKeon Qualifies For Tokyo, Lowers Aussie Record With 55.93 100 Butterfly
The swim for McKeon marks a new Australian record and makes her the 4th fastest swimmer globally in the history of the event.
2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Emma McKeon was one of four swimmers under the OQT during prelims, leading the 100 fly in 56.82, nearly 2 seconds ahead of the field.
Louis Townsend Scratches 100 Breast Final at Australian Olympic Trials Day 1
#12 seed Louis Townsend dropped the 100 breast final. Pacific Games medalist Wesley Roberts scratched the 400 free final after placing 8th during prelims.
2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
The 2021 Swimming Australia Olympic Trials get underway today with heats of nine events. Follow along for live coverage and updates.
Jungblut Cuts 8 Seconds off of Brazilian 1500 Free Record to Qualify for Tokyo
After testing positive for coronavirus on the eve of the Brazilian Olympic team trials, Viviane Jungblut swam to a new national record in the 1500 free.
Markus Lie Improves Upon His Own Norwegian Record With 49.63 100 Freestyle
Lie lowered his own 100 freestyle national record by just 0.02 seconds on day 1 of the 2021 Bergen Swim Festival in Norway.
