The 2024 Australian Swimming Trials was a sports event that is being held from 10 to 15 June 2024 at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre to determine Australia's swimming team to the

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and 2024 Paralympics.

Olympic Qualification criteria

Australia can select a maximum of 52 swimmers (26 of each sex, with up to 12 for relay only swimmers) for the Olympic team. To qualify, a swimmer must reach the allotted Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and finish in the top 2 positions in the "A" final. Following the end of the qualification period,

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will assess the number of athletes having achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting athletes with OST to fulfil the total quota of 852. Additionally, OST places will be distributed by event according to the position of the FINA World Rankings during the qualifying deadline.

Olympic Qualifying Times

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Paralympic Qualification criteria

Qualification requirements to be included in the

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team is decided upon different classifications based on the degree of impairment an athlete experiences relative to an able-bodied swimmer's speed and performance. The three impairment groups at the

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disability, disabilities. There are Winter Paralympic Games, Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 ...

for swimming are physical, vision and intellectual. In addition, strokes and events are classified under "sport classes" that have a prefix letter and number. At the 2024 trials, qualification is selected based on a points system rather than time. Swimmers earn points based on how close they are to the world record in their respective qualification. This system is called the Multi-Class Point Score.

Event key

There are three swimming sport class prefixes for swimming strokes: * S is for freestyle,

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and

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

events. * SB is for

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

* SM is for

individual medley Medley swimming is a combination of four different swimming strokes ( freestyle (usually front crawl), backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley (IM) or by four swimmers as ...

events. As well as swimming strokes, they are also divided into ten different categories: * S1/SB1: swimmers who may have

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or some form of loss of muscular power in their legs, arms and hands. These swimmers would regularly use a wheelchair. * S2/SB1: swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk and legs and mainly rely on their arms to swim. * S3/SB2: swimmers who have leg or arm

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s, have severe coordination problems in their limbs or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs. * S4/SB3: swimmers who have a function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim or they have three amputated limbs. * S5/SB4: swimmers who have

hemiplegia Hemiparesis, also called unilateral paresis, is the weakness of one entire side of the body ('' hemi-'' means "half"). Hemiplegia, in its most severe form, is the complete paralysis of one entire side of the body. Either hemiparesis or hemiplegia ...

paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neura ...

or short stature. * S6/SB5: swimmers who have short stature or arm amputations or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body. * S7/SB6: swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on the opposite side or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs. * S8/SB7: swimmers who have a single amputation or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints. * S9/SB8: swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg or double below-the-knee amputations. * S10/SB9: swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand. * S11/SB11: swimmers who have severe

visual impairment Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficul ...

s and have very low or no light perception, such as

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, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events. * S12/SB12: swimmers who have a moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of fewer than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper. * S13/SB13: swimmers who have a minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper. * S14/SB14: swimmers who have

intellectual impairment Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, espe ...

Schedule

The event is scheduled with morning and evening sessions from 10 to 15 June 2024. Morning sessions are for heats while evening ones are for finals and coincided with qualifications for the Olympic team. M = Morning session, E = Evening session

Olympic qualifications schedule

Paralympic qualifications schedule

Results

Olympic trials results

Men's

Women's

Paralympic trials events

Men's

Women's

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Records

During the 2024 Australian Swimming Trials the following records were set.

World records

Commonwealth records

Australian records

All Comers records

Olympic and Paralympic Team

For the Olympic team, up to 52 athletes will be selected and finalised on 15 June 2024. The following table includes athletes who were placed in the top 2 in the finals within the OQT, considered for relay events or selected as part of additional FINA selection. The Paralympic team is selected differently from the Olympic team and is based on a points system rather than just time.

Olympic team

Paralympic team

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Notes

References

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Olympic Qualification criteria

Olympic Qualifying Times

Paralympic Qualification criteria

Event key

Schedule

Olympic qualifications schedule

Paralympic qualifications schedule

Results

Olympic trials results

Men's

Women's

Paralympic trials events

Men's

Women's

Records

World records

Commonwealth records

Australian records

All Comers records

Olympic and Paralympic Team

Olympic team

Paralympic team

See also

Notes

References