2025 NATIONAL PREP MEET (AUS)
- Saturday, March 15th & Sunday, March 16th
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Entries
The state of Queensland within Australia is set to host a two-day ‘national prep meet’ this weekend, giving athletes a chance to tune-up ahead of June’s all-important World Championships Trials.
Domestic swimmers aren’t the only ones set to compete, as Olympic champion and world record holder Thomas Ceccon of Italy is entered in the competition.
As a refresher, 24-year-old Ceccon has been training at St. Peters Western in Australia since last year. The versatile ace was entered in the Brisbane Senior Metro Championships on the books for last weekend; however, the meet was cancelled due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Versatile Ceccon is expected to race the men’s 100m/200m free and 100m/200m backstroke events this weekend.
19-year-old Aussie Olympian Flynn Southam represents Ceccon’s primary contender in both the freestyle distances, although Southam is also taking on the off events of the 400m and 800m free. But Jamie Jack of St. Peters Western will also be in the mix, having clocked a new lifetime best of 48.27 in the 1free at last year’s Queensland Championships.
Additional foreign athletes include Finnish national record holder Laura Lahtinen and New Zealand speedster Michael Pickett.
Key Entrants
- Bond – Hannah Casey, Jesse Coleman, Joshua Collett, Milla Jansen, Tilly King, Flynn Southam
- Finland – Laura Lahtinen
- Italy – Thomas Ceccon
- New Zealand – Michael Pickett
- Somerville House Aquatics – Joshua Conias
- St. Peters Western – Jaclyn Barclay, Hannah Fredericks, Jamie Jack, Bailey Lello, Kai Taylor
I wonder when we’ll see Cam McEvoy swimming again ? I thought he would have entered this meet as well
this meet will be very inch resting
might not be able to read too much into his in season times bc i think hes changed his training regime a bit this year, but jamie jack is definitely tracking to make the senior international team this year — maybe even individually in the 100 with a 47 mid by end of season.
max also looks substantially better this year vs last in the 100 — maybe he can also hit a 47 high. theres actually quite a few 47 flat start candidates this year on the mens side — kyle, flynn, jamie, will, max, kai
it would kinda be wild reversal if in the singapore the aussie men and… Read more »