A long-term broadcasting deal has been announced between Swimming Australia and 9Network/9Now. The contract extension follows the success of Nine’s multi-platform coverage of July’s World Championships in Fukuoka and the World Para Championships in Manchester.
The relationship continues with the airing of this month’s Australian Short Course Championships and ends with the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials.
The network’s long-term planning for their own Olympic and Paralympic journey will take in the Dolphins’ Path to Paris which includes:
- World Aquatics Championships, Doha in February
- Australian Swimming Championships in April
- Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials in June
- 2024 Paris Olympics in July
- 2024 Paris Paralympics in August
“Australian’s appetite to watch top-class swimming has never gone away – as both World Champs showed us,” Swimming Australia Interim CEO Steve Newman said.
“It is an exciting time for swimming in this country. The world’s eyes will be upon us as we head towards Paris – starting with the upcoming Sydney Sprints.
“To have a partnership that follows this journey is a win not just for swimming fans but all sports fans.
“We are proud to call Nine the home of Australia’s most successful Olympic sport.
“With Paris less than a year away and selections on the line, it is great news for fans of Australian swimming that no matter where you are across the country, you will be able to stream or watch the action live.
“Nine’s commitment and quality of coverage will continue Swimming Australia’s vision to be a unifying leader in the growth and success of the sport.”
Can anyone confirm if Clyde Lewis is back at STPW?
My sleuthing leads me to this:
I’m not a fan of 9Now because there’s no way of recording the stream on my smart TV, but at least the meet will be broadcast on free-to-air TV, so that’s a plus. Although there won’t be any major swimming stars at the meet, there will be a few stars of tomorrow, which is why I’ll be watching.
Yes – I like to record it sometimes too. Really annoying that we can’t,
There’s a Google Chrome browser extension that allows you to save the replays as mp4 files.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/live-stream-downloader/looepbdllpjgdmkpdcdffhdbmpbcfekj
I’m not a fan of 9Now because *Giaan*…
SC Nationals this year is a bummer, the entry list is worse than even my lowest expectations.
I should’ve known though, as most big guns will wait for the World Cup or wait until Queensland States in December to compete again. No SC Worlds and being the pre-Olympic year are even bigger reasons.
At least the stream is free because I probably wouldn’t be paying to watch this one.
So have they even announced where the Australian Olympic trials will be held next year?
No dates. No city. It’s so disorganised. Canada knows theirs years in advance.
Eventhough it has an Olympics-worthy pool they seem to keep ignoring sydney for any of the Trials action in the last decade .. they prefer Adelaide, Gold Coast or Melb lately
I think it does not have a second 50 metre warm up pool any more? Not sure. Brisbane does. Melbourne will not be used ….surely
It does – it’s on the right when you enter.
I think costs and logistics usually come into play. Everything in Adelaide (especially hotels) are half the price of Sydney or Melbourne…the pool is newer and state of the art and probably cheaper to hire.
I am not complaining- i have seen lots of WRs recently in my local pool!
I found apartments cheaper in Melbourne than Adelaide. Maybe I was in the wrong areas.
Supply is low, so prices can fluctuate…and they are climbing….but generally they are about 2/3rds of Sydney and Melbourne prices.
It doesn’t explain the use of the training pool in Melbourne though for the Worlds trials this year … it’s too small for a trials event
They’ll go to whichever city gives them the best deal.
More like the relative state “events” body. However, its more usually the case these days of going cap in hand begging