2024-2025 SNSW State Squads
Swimming NSW's mission for our Performance Pathway Program is to create sustained excellence through a robust program that supports NSW coaches and athletes. The SNSW State Squads provide comprehensive support to athletes at different stages of their swimming careers. Each squad aims to enhance athletes' skills, readiness, and personal growth to excel in swimming at various levels of competition.
Please find below the 2024-25 Performance Pathway Program. To download a PDF version, please click here.
Please note all squad members are required to abide by the Performance Pathways Terms and Conditions.
2024-25 Squad Lists
- Futures Open Water Squad
- Futures Squad
- Para Futures Squad
- Sharks Squad
To access the full 2024 Futures Open Water Squad list click HERE.
To access the full 2024 Futures Squad list click HERE.
To access the full 2024 Para Futures Squad list click HERE.
To access the full 2024 Sharks Squad list click HERE.
2024-25 Performance Pathway Program
- Selection Criteria Overview
- Olympic & Para Programs: NSW Performance Pathway Squads (pool) will be selected from State and National officiated meets where Heats & Finals are conducted (unless otherwise stated within the squad criteria)
- N.B. School meets may be considered if they are the final meet of the school competition stream and official results are available through Swim Central (e.g., CIS, CHS, IGSSA, GPS, CAS, MCC, CCC, ISA etc)
- Only Olympic and Paralympic events will be considered.
- Benchmark Time: The time is established from the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships. The 8th fastest time through to the final becomes the 2024-25 Benchmark Time.
- Selection window (pool): 1st December 2023 and 30th April 2024*
- Open Water: Selected from performances at the 2024 Australian Open & Age Open Water Championships (as per the Open Water Squad selection criteria)
- Futures Squad
- Male & Female 21-22yrs*1: 4% BM time
- Male & Female 19-20yrs: 5% BM time
- Male & Female 18yrs: 6% BM time
- Male & Female 17yrs: 7% BM time
- Male & Female 16yrs*2: 8% BM time
- Futures Open Water Squad
- Male & Female 16yrs & Over: NSW medallists or NSW swimmers within 5 minutes of the winner in the Open 10km event
- Male & Female NSW medallists in the 18 years and 19 years 10km or NSW swimmers within 5 minutes of the winners of the 18 years and 19 years 10km event
- NSW medallists in the 16 years and 17 years 7.5km or NSW swimmers within 3 minutes of the winners of the 16 years and 17 years 7.5km event
- Para Futures Squad
- Male and Female 12-21yrs who achieve a squad qualifying time, in their respective class at nominated events.
- Sharks Squad
- Ranking will be against the 2024 Benchmark Time in Olympic events only
- Top ranked 48 swimmers will be selected + 6 reserves (24 per gender + 3 reserves). The age breakdown will be as follows:
- 12 x 15 years
- 12 x 13 years & 14 years (combined)
- Qualifying Times - Olympic
- Qualifying Times - Paralympic
*Australian Trials Results – athletes may be added or moved up to another pathway squad
The selection criteria is based on times swum in the finals (Priority 1) or heats (Priority 2) at State and National officiated events that conduct heats & finals during the selection window period:
*1 Athletes over the age of 22 and who are within 4% of the BM time will be considered for squad selection. This is at the discretion of the Coaching Director.
*2 Athletes under the age of 16 and who have achieved a Futures Squad time may be considered for the squad.
Selected from performances at the 2024 Australian Open & Age Open Water Championships:
If the squad is not at capacity places will be offered based on the % ranking (to the winning time) for the events listed within the criteria.
The selection criteria are based on times swum in the finals (P1) or heats (P2) at State and National officiated events that conduct heats & finals during the selection window period:
The selection criteria are based on times swum in the finals (P1) or heats (P2) at State and National officiated events that conduct heats & finals during the selection window period:
Touring Team
- Selection Criteria
In 2024, the SNSW Touring Team will be heading to Japan to compete at the 2024 Japan Open.
Please click here to see the full Touring Team Selection Criteria.