Preview: 2019 Western Australia Open Championships

2019 Western Australia Open State Championships

• When: 18th – 20th January 2019
• Where: Perth, Australia
• Long Course (50m)
• Start List
• Live Results

The 2019 Western Australia Open Champs kick off later today in Perth. A number of top international level swimmers are competing throughout the weekend including visiting swimmers from Japan, Sweden and Switzerland.

Ashton Brinkworth fresh off representing Australia at Junior Pan Pacifics and Youth Olympics late last year races 6 events this weekend including his premier events the 50m and 100m freestyle. His other races include the 200 freestyle, the 400 freestyle, the 50 fly and the 100 fly.

3-time World Short Course Champs medalist Holly Barratt is another big name competing this weekend. Also swimming 6 races, she goes into the championships ranked 1^stin 4 of her 6 events. She takes out the top ranking ahead of this weekend in the 50m fly, 50m free, 100m back and 50m back.

Brianna Throssell – medalist in the 200m fly at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – is also racing at the championships. Throssell is entered in 6 races and ranked 1^stin the 100 and 200 freestyle and the 100 and 200 fly. She is also racing the 50 freestyle where she is ranked 2^ndand the 400 freestyle where she is ranked 3^rd.

London and Rio Olympic veteran Blair Evans races in 3 over the weekend. She goes into the meet ranked 1^stin the 200 and 400 IM and is ranked 2^ndleading into her 200 freestyle.

The competition runs from the 18^thto the 20^thlocal time.