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The 2021 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 14 to 18 April 2021 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland. [1]Following Australia's performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics where 29 medals were won and finishing 10th on the medal tally, Swimming Australia announced in the February 2017 that the timing of the selection trials would be modified.
The state that wins the most points at the championships is awarded the Kieran Shield, named in memory of Barney B. Kieran, a swimmer from New South Wales, who was a world record holder, and who died, aged 18, in 1905. [1] The 1990 Australian Swimming Championships saw events for para athletes added for the first time. [2]
The 2024 Oceania Swimming Championships was held from 21 to 24 April 2024 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [1]Following the cancellation of both the 2020 and 2022 competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania, this championships became the thirteenth edition of the event as well as the third to be held in Australia.
The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 18 to 22 May 2022 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally scheduled for April, the meet was pushed back to May after the announcement of the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest , Hungary scheduled for June 2022.
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009, [1] represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics , IAAF World Championships , IAAF World Indoor Championships , and the Commonwealth Games .
Australian divers secured nine quota place for Paris 2024, by advancing to the top twelve final of the men's individual platform and women's individual springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; by virtue of gold medal results through 2023 Oceania Championships in Brisbane, Australia; and also by virtue top 12 ...
The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games or World Championships. [1] The event is conducted by Athletics Australia. [2] The 2023 Australian Championships were the 100th edition of the event, which dates back to 1890 for men, and 1931 for women. These ...