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2022 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, May 18 – Sunday, May 22, 2022
• SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Oaklands Park, South Australia
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At the 2022 Australian Championships subsequent week, which serves as a qualification meet for the 2022 FINA World Championships, most of the nation’s largest stars are both not swimming or not going to worlds this summer time. Those stars embody Kyle Chalmers, Ariarne Titmus, Cate and Bronte Campbell, and Emma McKeon.

All of those swimmers are key elements of Australia’s relays, which medaled in six out of the seven contested relays on the Tokyo Olympic video games final summer time, and gained two gold medals (girls’s 4×100 free and medley relay). With their largest stars gone, how will workforce Australia fare in relays at worlds, and can anybody new be capable of step up?

In this text, we check out the six relays that the Aussies medaled in final 12 months and the way they may change primarily based on who is offered. 

NOTE: Although Australia medaled within the 4×100 blended freestyle relay at worlds in 2019, it has not been contested since then, that means that the character of the occasion is comparatively unpredictable and we determined to not embody it.

Women’s 4×100 Free Relay

We lined this relay specifically in our girls’s 100 free preview article and our article following the ladies’s 100 free at U.S. trials, however lengthy story quick: the Aussies have sufficient depth within the 100 free to be the favorites to win this relay at worlds even with the lack of three of their Tokyo finals swimmers (Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell, and Bronte Campbell).  

Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Last 12 months, Australia gained the bronze medal on this relay. They entered because the world document holders and heavy favorites to win gold however have been harm by poor lineup choices, as properly Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon being off their finest occasions. Those similar two swimmers won’t be swimming at Worlds this summer time, that means that the lineup for this relay will see huge modifications.

Titmus is the perfect 200 freestyler on the earth. Even being “off” her finest, she nonetheless swam the quickest leg main off Australia’s relay final 12 months (1:54.51). However, her finest flat begin time is a 1:53.09, which is 0.67 quicker than the quickest rolling begin break up in Tokyo. Her and Katie Ledecky are in all probability the one swimmers who can drop a 1:53 break up in the course of the race, that means that dropping her will likely be an enormous blow for the Aussies. McKeon break up 1:55.31 on the Tokyo relay, the second-fastest, however went 1:54.74 at trials final 12 months. Although her focus has shifted to the dash races, she remains to be a formidable 200 freestyler and her absence will likely be felt.

Without Titmus and McKeon, the quickest 200 freestylers entered on the psych sheet are Mollie O’Callaghan (1:55.11), Madi Wilson (1:55.68), Leah Neale (1:56.08), and Brianna Throssell (1:56.76). In addition, Kiah Melverton (1:56.89) and Tasmin Cook (1:56.95) are additionally entered with sub-1:57 occasions.

O’Callaghan, who broke the world junior document within the prelims of the Tokyo relay, was left off the finals relay, which prompted main controversy as she swam quicker than three out of the 4 girls on that finals relay. As the quickest seed on this occasion aside from Titmus (who isn’t going to Worlds), the sixteen-year-old must play a newfound function because the chief of a gaggle of veterans. In March on the NSW State Open Champs, she swam a time of 1:56.29, which at the moment stands because the second-fastest time within the nation this season behind Titmus. Wilson and Melverton went 1:56.89 and 1:56.90 respectively at that very same meet to rank themselves within the #3 and #4 spot.

And whereas it’s no assure that everybody will be capable of get quicker at trials, the Aussies are already proper up there with their rivals at the moment even with out their largest stars. They are at the moment the one nation with a number of sub-1:57 girls even earlier than their trials meet. Here’s how they evaluate with their largest rivals to this point:

Australia	USA	Canada	China*
Season-Best	Trials Top 4	Trials Top 4	Season-Best
Mollie O’Callaghan- 1:56.29	Katie Ledecky- 1:54.66**	Summer McIntosh- 1:55.39	Tang Muhan- 1:54.26
Madi Wilson– 1:56.89	Claire Weinstein- 1:57.08	Penny Oleksiak- 1:57.01	Yang Junxuan- 1:54.48
Kiah Melverton– 1:56.90	Leah Smith- 1:57.44	Taylor Ruck- 1:57.60	Lao Lihui- 1:57.27
Brianna Throssell– 1:57.38	Hali Flickinger- 1:57.53	Kayla Sanchez- 1:57.61	Qiu Yuhan- 1:57.39
Aggregate time- 7:47.46	Aggregate Time- 7:46.71	Aggregate Time- 7:47.61	Aggregate Time- 7:43.40

*All occasions come from the Chinese National Games, a most-likely taper meet that occurred in September 2021

**Ledecky went 1:55.11 at trials, her season better of 1:54.66 is from the Orlando speedo sectionals in February 2022

Even although the Aussies solely have the third-fastest mixture day out of them, the United States, Canada, and China, their quickest 4 entry occasions add as much as 7:43.63, which is quicker than each nation except for China. If they will get one or two of their swimmers into 1:54 vary, they may have a shot at gold in Budapest. 

Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

In this race, Australia loses the fly and free legs of their gold-medal successful relay from final 12 months: Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell. While they’ve an inventory of freestylers to exchange Campbell reminiscent of Madi Wilson (52.76), Meg Harris (52.92), Mollie O’Callaghan (53.08), and Shayna Jack (53.13), the butterfly leg goes to be a little bit of an issue for the Aussies.

McKeon, the Olympic bronze medalist within the 100 fly, has a finest time of 55.72 and break up 55.91 on the medley relay in Tokyo. However, there’s at the moment no one within the nation on her stage in butterfly. The high seed within the 100 fly at trials, Brianna Throssell, has an entry time of 57.11, which is sort of two seconds slower than McKeon. She swam the prelims leg of the fly in Tokyo, splitting 57.11. Considering that the gold medal in Tokyo was determined by 0.13 seconds, this can be a huge blow for the Aussies and hurts their probabilities of defending their Olympic title.

Behind Throssell, the following two quickest girls are Alexandria Perkins (58.61) and Brittany Castelluzo (59.28). Neither of them are quicker than the FINA ‘A’ reduce within the 100 fly, that means that Australia may have to make use of Throssell on each the prelims and finals of the medley relay at worlds. 

There is a risk that Australia makes use of one among their dash freestylers on the fly leg, contemplating that many dash freestylers are good at butterfly as properly. However, no one within the Wilson-Harris-O’Callaghan-Jack quartet has swum the 100 fly within the final three years or damaged a minute within the occasion but.

On the opposite two legs, world document holder backstroker Kaylee McKeown and 1:05-caliber breaststroker Chelsea Hodges will likely be obtainable for Worlds and would be the core belongings of this watered-down medley relay.

Here’s how Australia compares with their largest rivals within the medley relay to this point this season:

	Australia	USA	Canada
	Season Bests	Top Swimmer At Trials	Top Swimmer At Trials
Back	Kaylee McKeown– 58.31	Regan Smith- 57.76	Kylie Masse- 58.41
Breast	Chelsea Hodges– 1:07.29	Lily King- 1:05.67	Sophie Angus- 1:07.60
Fly	Brianna Throssell– 57.11	Torri Huske- 56.28	Maggie MacNeil- 57.13
Free	Shayna Jack– 53.13	Claire Curzan- 53.58	Kayla Sanchez- 53.68
Aggregate Time	3:55.84	3:53.29	3:56.82

While the Aussies are at the moment two seconds behind America, these occasions are deceptive as a result of McKeown and Hodges can simply go considerably quicker than their season-best. In addition, they may also most positively have a 52-point freestyle leg. However, with USA and Canada having elite 55-point caliber 100 flyers in Torri Huske and Maggie MacNeil, Throssell must step up huge time to ensure that her nation to maintain up with their rivals.

Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

All Australian males’s relays will really feel the lack of Kyle Chalmers’ presence. In the 4×100 free relay, his absence will harm probably the most. In Tokyo, the Olympic silver medalist swam the quickest leg on this relay, anchoring in a blistering 46.44 to assist the Aussies win the bronze medal. In addition, Alexander Graham, who break up 48.16 on the Tokyo finals relay, and Tokyo prelims swimmer Cameron McEvoy are additionally not entered on the psych sheets.

The 4 quickest 100 freestylers entered on the psych sheet embody Matt Temple (48.07), Zac Incerti (48.51), Flynn Southam (48.60), and Louis Townsend (48.93). In addition, veteran Clyde Lewis is entered with a sub-49 time (48.96). 

Temple and Incerti each swam on the Tokyo relay, with Temple main off along with his trials entry time and Incerti splitting 47.64. Southam is a fast-rising 16-year-old who clocked his entry time on the 2022 Australian Age Championships, breaking Chalmers’ age group document within the course of. He didn’t swim at Olympic trials final summer time to focus on his psychological well being and if he continues to enhance into Budapest, he may very well be a 47-point break up as properly. Townsend and Lewis each swam at Olympic trials final 12 months however didn’t make the workforce. This 12 months, with a watered-down discipline, they may be capable of have a shot.

Here’s how the Aussies evaluate to their rivals on this relay:

Australia	USA	Canada	Italy	Great Britain
Season Bests	Top 4 Trials	Top 4 Trials	Top 4 Trials	Top 4 Trials
Flynn Southam– 48.60	Caeleb Dressel- 47.79	Josh Liendo- 48.35	Alessandro Miressi- 47.88	Lewis Burras- 47.88
Zac Incerti– 49.52	Brooks Curry- 48.04	Ruslan Gaziev- 48.41	Lorenzo Zazzeri- 48.45	Tom Dean- 48.06
Matt Temple– 49.59	Ryan Held- 48.18	Yuri Kisil- 48.80	Manuel Frigo 48.50	Jacob Whittle- 48.24
Louis Townsend– 49.91	Drew Kibler/Hunter Armstrong- 48.25	Javier Acevedo- 49.12	Leonardo Deplano- 48.68	Matt Richards- 49.20
Aggregate time- 3:17.62	Aggregate time- 3:12.26	Aggregate time- 3:14.68	Aggregate time- 3:13.43	Aggregate time- 3:13.38

With Chalmers and Graham gone, the probabilities of the Aussies medaling look bleak. Thier in-season occasions added up are practically 4 seconds slower than the following slowest nation listed. In addition, the perfect occasions of Temple, Incerti, Southam, and Townsend add as much as 3:14.11, which remains to be slower than what USA, Italy, and Great Britain have been at their trials.

Men’s 4×200 Free Relay

This relay additionally gained bronze in Tokyo, however similar to the 4×100 free relay, they may lose Kyle Chalmers and Alexander Graham, who have been each members of the finals relay in Tokyo. Graham went a 1:46.00 on the Olympics, the second-slowest out of all of the leadoff legs. Chalmers break up 1:45.35 to observe, which was the second-fastest leg for Australia and the ninth-fastest out of all of the flying splits.

Needless to say, this relay seems to be in a lot better form than the 4×100 free relay. They have a large number of 1:45 and 1:46 swimmers and their quickest 4 on the psych sheets are Elijah Winnington (1:45.55), Thomas Neill (1:45.70), Zac Incerti (1:46.18), and Mack Horton (1:46.33). In addition, in addition they have 16-year-old Flynn Southam (1:46.77), who’s approaching 200 free legend Ian Thorpe’s age group document. Clyde Lewis, who is just not entered in 200 free individually however led off Australia’s 2019 World Championship-winning relay in a 1:45.58, is also positioned on a prelims relay if he qualifies in one other occasion at trials.

Incerti break up 1:45.35 in Tokyo, whereas Neill anchored in a really quick break up of 1:44.74, being one of many 4 sub-1:45 splits within the discipline. Winnington certified to swim the 200 free individually final summer time however was off his finest occasions in the course of the Olympics. Considering that it was his first main senior worldwide meet, elevated competitors expertise will assist him with going quick when it issues probably the most. Horton, a veteran, was additionally left off the finals relay in Tokyo and swam a 1:47.51 in prelims, the slowest out of his countrymen. This 12 months, he seems to bounce again after having a tough Olympics and Olympics trials final 12 months. However, he has but to interrupt 1:50 this season.

Here’s how the Aussies evaluate to their rivals on this relay:

Australia	USA	Great Britain
Season Bests	Trials Top 4	Trials Top 4
Flynn Southam– 1:46.77	Kieran Smith- 1:45.25	Duncan Scott- 1:45.54
Elijah Winnington– 1:47.19	Drew Kibler- 1:45.32	Tom Dean- 1:45.73
Thomas Neill– 1:47.28	Carson Foster- 1:45.66	James Guy- 1:46.44
Zach Incerti- 1:48.18	Trenton Julian- 1:46.69	Joe Litchfield- 1:47.66
Aggregate Time- 7:09.42	Aggregate Time- 7:02.92	Aggregate Time- 7:05.37

Although Australia’s in-season bests are considerably slower than USA and Great Britain’s trials occasions, the entry occasions of Winnington/Neill/Incerti/Horton add as much as 7:03.76, and the entry occasions of Winnington/Neill/Incerti/Southam add as much as 7:04.24. With the defending Olympic silver medalists of Russia being banned from Worlds, the Aussies nonetheless have an opportunity of meddling with room for error.

Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Australia completed fifth on this relay with a time of three:29.60, though they have been 0.43 seconds away from medaling largely as a result of Kyle Chalmers’ 46.96 freestyle leg. Matt Temple, the one different Aussie obtainable who break up 47 on a relay final summer time, will probably be used on the butterfly leg of the medley relay. This signifies that both Flynn Southam or Zac Incerti can be used to make up for the lack of Chalmers, though they may doubtless be considerably slower than him. 

Mitch Larkin (52.76), Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.69), and Matt Temple (50.45) are the highest seeds within the 100 again, breast, and fly respectively and can doubtless be those swimming on the relay this summer time in the event that they qualify. Larkin simply went via a training change, leaving former coach Dean Boxall to coach on the Chandler Swimming Club. He’s swam at a number of meets since then, and holds a season-best of 53.80 within the 100 again.

Even with Olympic silver medalists Great Britain lacking Adam Peaty and fourth-place Russia being banned, the truth that the Aussies will likely be at the very least half a second slower than their fifth-place end factor means their probabilities of medaling in Budapest will likely be impossible.

Mixed Medley Relay

Out of the 4 members of their bronze-medal successful blended medley relay final 12 months (Kaylee McKeown, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Matt Temple, Emma McKeon), McKeon is the one swimmer who won’t be current. However, her 51.73 anchor leg was the quickest out of all seven feminine freestylers in that race, and helped her beat fourth-place Italy by simply 0.35 seconds final summer time. 

The Aussies will doubtless go together with their Tokyo lineup plus the quickest girls’s 100 freestyler. That freestyler may very well be both Harris, Wilson, O’Callaghan, or Jack, and it actually comes all the way down to who performs the perfect and trials and worlds. None of them will doubtless be as quick as McKeon, but when one among them can break up 52-mid, they may nonetheless be in medal competition contemplating that the Italian girls are weak after Federica Pelligrini’s retirement and world document holders Great Britain will likely be with out Adam Peaty-the most essential member of their relay final summer time.

Here’s how the Aussies evaluate to their rivals on this relay utilizing the fastest-possible lineup mixture:

	Australia	USA	China
	Season Bests	Trials Top Swimmers	Season Bests
Back	Kaylee McKeown– 58.31	Regan Smith- 57.76	Xu Jiayu- 53.36
Breast	Zac Stubblety-Cook– 59.74	Nic Fink- 58.37	Yan Zibei- 58.87
Fly	Matt Temple– 51.83	Caeleb Dressel- 50.01	Zhang Yufei- 56.24
Free	Shayna Jack– 53.13	Torri Huske- 53.35	Yang Junxuan- 53.42
Aggregate Time	3:43.01	3:39.49	3:41.03

Once once more, with Australia’s relay being able to going considerably quicker than their season finest, they seem like a medal favourite as soon as extra.

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