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The Australian Swimming Championships is the national
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championships for
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. They are organised by
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and separate championships are held annually in both
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(50m) and short course (25m) pools. The two meets are the country's top domestic meet for their respective course. The meet usually also double as a selection event for international competitions such as the:
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and Pan Pacific Championships. Some consider the meet the second-toughest domestic competition in the world, behind the USA's
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. The first edition of the championships was held in Sydney in January 1896 with events at the Natatorium, Sutherland Dock (Cockatoo Island) and on the Hawkesbury River. 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. The 1990 Australian Swimming Championships saw events for para athletes added for the first time.


Editions


Long course


Short course


Championships records

See List of Australian Championships records in swimming


References


External links


Swimming Australia
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