The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships are set to move to May, with the meet to act as a blockbuster trials event for the recently announced FINA World Championships, as well as the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and World University Games.
Originally scheduled for April, the Australian Championships have been pushed back a month following FINA’s announcement of an extraordinary World Championships in Budapest in June.
The move will enable Swimming Australia to align the Championships with their High Performance strategy relating to trials, traditionally held five weeks out from a major international meet.
The Australian Championships will now run from May 17-22 and remain at the South Australian Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Adelaide.
Australian Dolphins Head Coach, Rohan Taylor, believes the move to May will bring out the best in the athletes.
“There will be genuine selection opportunities for three different teams at this meet and I have no doubt our athletes will be pushing each other to produce their best with plenty to swim for,” Taylor said.
“We are always looking for opportunities to get our athletes in the pool competing and such a high-quality Australian Championships will be the perfect preparation in the lead up to these major international meets.”
“It’s fantastic to have the support of our partners to be flexible in moving this event, particularly the South Australian Tourism Company, SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre and Amazon Prime Video, and I genuinely believe it will produce as strong a competition as we could have asked for.”
The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships will be steamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia and across 240 countries and territories, at no additional cost to Prime members. Swimming fans can watch the replays for all heats and finals and can sign up or start a 30-day free trial by visiting primevideo.com.
Swimming Australia can also confirm the Australian Age Championships will remain at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre from April 11-18. Entries for this event are set to open soon, with all key event details available on the event page of the website.
The Open Multi Class Nationals, usually held with the National Championships, will be scheduled for April at a venue to be determined to align with the Para Program High Performance Strategy leading into their international schedule. Details will be confirmed early next week.
