2022 Australian Swimming Championships

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 postponed to May after the announcement of the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary scheduled for June 2022. This event doubled up as the national trials for the FINA World Championships, as well as the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Swimming Australia introduced a selection clause allowing individual medalists from the 2020 Olympics to automatically qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Consequently, Emma McKeon opted out of the championships entirely, and Kyle Chalmers only contested the butterfly events.

Two world records were broken during the competition: Zac Stubblety-Cook in the men's 200 m breaststroke and Ariarne Titmus in the women's 400 m freestyle.

Schedule

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

+Men Date → 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H F 100 m freestyle H F 200 m freestyle H F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle TF TF 1500 m freestyle TF TF 50 m backstroke H F 100 m backstroke H F 200 m backstroke H F 50 m breaststroke H F 100 m breaststroke H F 200 m breaststroke H F 50 m butterfly H F 100 m butterfly H F 200 m butterfly H F 200 m individual medley H F 400 m individual medley H F 4 × 100 m freestyle relay TF 4 × 200 m freestyle relay TF 4 × 100 m medley relay TF +Mixed Date → 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E 4 × 100 m medley relay TF

+Women Date → 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E 50 m freestyle H F 100 m freestyle H F 200 m freestyle H F 400 m freestyle H F 800 m freestyle TF TF 1500 m freestyle TF TF 50 m backstroke H F 100 m backstroke H F 200 m backstroke H F 50 m breaststroke H F 100 m breaststroke H F 200 m breaststroke H F 50 m butterfly H F 100 m butterfly H F 200 m butterfly H F 200 m individual medley H F 400 m individual medley H F 4 × 100 m freestyle relay TF 4 × 200 m freestyle relay TF 4 × 100 m medley relay TF

Medal winners The medallist for the open events are below.

Men's events 50 m freestyle Thomas NowakowskiSomerset (Qld) 21.86 Grayson BellSomerset (Qld) 22.08 Isaac CooperRackley (Qld) 22.33 100 m freestyle William YangLoreto Normanhurst (NSW) 48.55 Zac IncertiMarion (SA) 48.65 Flynn SouthamBond (Qld) 48.76 200 m freestyle Zac IncertiMarion (SA) 1:45.80 Elijah WinningtonSt Peters Western (Qld) 1:46.01 Mack HortonGriffith University (Qld) 1:46.70 400 m freestyle Elijah WinningtonSt Peters Western (Qld) 3:43.10 Mack HortonGriffith University (Qld) 3:44.06 Samuel ShortRackley (Qld) 3:44.34 800 m freestyle Elijah WinningtonSt Peters Western (Qld) 7:45.30 Samuel ShortRackley (Qld) 7:48.65 Joshua StaplesSt Peters Western (Qld) 7:58.26 1500 m freestyle Samuel ShortRackley (Qld) 15:05.55 Alec ManderPerth City (WA) 15:15.02 Kieren PollardNorth Coast (WA) 15:16.39 50 m backstroke Isaac CooperRackley (Qld) 24.44 OC, ACR Ben ArmbrusterBond (Qld) 25.13 Bradley WoodwardMingara (NSW) 25.35 100 m backstroke Isaac CooperRackley (Qld) 54.02 Mitch LarkinChandler (Qld) 54.30 Joshua Edwards-SmithGriffith University (Qld) 54.33 200 m backstroke Joshua Edwards-SmithGriffith University (Qld) 1:56.71 Mitch LarkinChandler (Qld) 1:56.79 Bradley WoodwardMingara (NSW) 1:57.38 50 m breaststroke Samuel WilliamsonMelbourne VicCentre (Vic) 27.05 Jake PackardUSC Spartans (Qld) 27.67 Nash WilkesSouthport (QLD) 27.75 100 m breaststroke Zac Stubblety-CookChandler (Qld) 59.60 Joshua YongUSC Spartans (Qld) 1:00.04 Samuel WilliamsonMelbourne VicCentre (Vic) 1:00.52 200 m breaststroke Zac Stubblety-CookChandler (Qld) 2:05.95 WR Matthew WilsonSOPAC (NSW) 2:10.14 Adam SelwoodWestern Melbourne (Vic) 2:13.68 50 m butterfly Kyle ChalmersMarion (SA) 23.21 William YangLoreto Normanhurst (NSW) 23.50 Isaac CooperRackley (Qld) 23.53 100 m butterfly Matthew TempleMelbourne (Vic) 51.50 Kyle ChalmersMarion (SA) 51.67 Cody SimpsonGriffith University (Qld) 51.96 200 m butterfly Bowen GoughGriffith University (Qld) 1:56.74 Charlie HawkeHunter (NSW) 1:58.00 David MorganMiami (Qld) 1:58.39 200 m IM Brendon SmithGriffith University (Qld) 1:58.59 Se-Bom LeeCarlile (NSW) 1:59.48 Joshua CollettBond (Qld) 2:00.59 400 m IM Brendon SmithGriffith University (Qld) 4:11.88 Se-Bom LeeCarlile (NSW) 4:14.77 Kieren PollardNorth Coast (WA) 4:14.78 4 × 100 m freestyle relay SOPAC A (NSW) 3:24.05 Sydney University A (NSW) 3:24.44 Southside Penrhos A (WA) 3:30.13 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Sydney University A (NSW) 7:33.04 City of Sydney A (NSW) 7:47.11 None awarded 4 × 100 m medley relay Carlile A (NSW) 3:41.84 MLC Aquatic A (Vic) 3:46.48 Sydney University A (NSW) 3:46.79

Women's events 50 m freestyle Shayna JackSt Peters Western (Qld) 24.14 Meg HarrisMarion (SA) 24.50 Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 24.52 100 m freestyle Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 52.49 Shayna JackSt Peters Western (Qld) 52.60 Meg HarrisMarion (SA) 53.09 200 m freestyle Ariarne TitmusSt Peters Western (Qld) 1:53.31 Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 1:54.94 Madison WilsonMarion (SA) 1:55.86 400 m freestyle Ariarne TitmusSt Peters Western (Qld) 3:56.40 WR Lani PallisterGriffith University (Qld) 4:02.21 Kiah MelvertonSt Peters Western (Qld) 4:04.49 800 m freestyle Lani PallisterGriffith University (Qld) 8:17.77 Kiah MelvertonSt Peters Western (Qld) 8:22.64 Moesha JohnsonGriffith University (Qld) 8:26.35 1500 m freestyle Lani PallisterGriffith University (Qld) 15:55.40 Moesha JohnsonGriffith University (Qld) 16:00.74 Maddy GoughChandler (Qld) 16:08.31 50 m backstroke Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 27.46 Bronte JobRackley (Qld) 27.63 Minna AthertonBond (QLD) 28.31 100 m backstroke Kaylee McKeownGriffith University (Qld) 58.49 Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 59.12 Minna AthertonBond (QLD) 1:00.62 200 m backstroke Kaylee McKeownGriffith University (Qld) 2:05.31 Mollie O'CallaghanSt Peters Western (Qld) 2:08.48 Minna AthertonBond (QLD) 2:10.20 50 m breaststroke Chelsea HodgesSouthport (Qld) 30.15 OC, ACR Jenna StrauchMiami (Qld) 30.82 Mia O'LearyBond (Qld) 31.31 100 m breaststroke Jenna StrauchMiami (Qld) 1:06.69 Abbey HarkinSt Peters Western (Qld) 1:06.88 Chelsea HodgesSouthport (Qld) 1:06.94 200 m breaststroke Jenna StrauchMiami (Qld) 2:23.26 Abbey HarkinSt Peters Western (Qld) 2:24.85 Taylor McKeownGriffith University (Qld) 2:25.32 50 m butterfly Holly BarrattRockingham (WA) 26.02 Alexandria PerkinsUSC Spartans (Qld) 26.18 Abigail SchoorlMiami (Qld) 26.45 100 m butterfly Brianna ThrossellUSC Spartans (Qld) 57.31 Alexandria PerkinsUSC Spartans (Qld) 58.39 Brittany CastelluzzoTea Tree Gully (SA)Gemma CooneyBrisbane Grammar (Qld) 58.93 200 m butterfly Elizabeth DekkersNewmarket Racers (Qld) 2:07.62 Abbey ConnorRevesby Workers (NSW) 2:08.58 Brianna ThrossellUSC Spartans (Qld) 2:08.71 200 m IM Kaylee McKeownGriffith University (Qld) 2:09.15 Ella RamsaySt Peters Western (Qld) 2:12.12 Abbey HarkinSt Peters Western (Qld) 2:12.74 400 m IM Kaylee McKeownGriffith University (Qld) 4:31.74 Jenna ForresterSt Peters Western (Qld) 4:36.77 Kiah MelvertonSt Peters Western (Qld) 4:39.78 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Manly A (NSW) 3:52.48 Marion A (SA) 3:54.82 Nunawading A (Vic) 3:54.87 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Nunawading A (Vic) 8:33.34 Marion A (SA) 8:49.22 None awarded 4 × 100 m medley relay Nunawading A (Vic) 4:09.67 Manly A (NSW) 4:18.81 Surrey Park A (Vic) 4:19.58

Mixed events 4 × 100 m medley relay Southport A (Qld) 3:56.51 Nunawading A (Vic) 3:56.81 Knox Pymble A (NSW) 3:58.89

Legend:

Club points scores The final club point scores are below. Note: Only the top ten clubs are listed.

Overall club point score Rank Club State Points 1 St Peters Western Qld 1355.5 2 Griffith University Qld 990 3 Rackley Qld 719 4 Bond Qld 625 5 Nunawading Vic 540 6 USC Spartans Qld 535.5 7 Marion SA 524 8 Chandler Qld 500 9 Nudgee College Qld 384 10 Southport Qld 344

Broadcast In February 2021, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had secured an exclusive, two-year live broadcast streaming deal with Swimming Australia. Like in 2021, both the heat sessions and final sessions were streamed live on Prime Video and on Swimming Australia's digital platform SwimTV. The commentary team consisted of Grant Hackett, Giaan Rooney, Nicole Livingstone and Annabelle Williams. Journalist Matt White hosted the coverage, while Jon Harker called the action.

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