Gallery Of Olympic Gold Medallists To Converge On Brisbane for Australia v The World Meet In December
A few of the largest names in world swimming will converge on 2032 Olympic host metropolis, Brisbane in December for a brief course duel meet between Australia and The World – that includes 25m occasions.
In a serious expertise coup, it has already attracted a complete of 12 Olympic gold medallists and world champions for a meet promoted as being “quick and livid…with racing such as you’ve by no means seen earlier than with followers up shut and private.”
Three of Australia’s largest names, Olympic champions Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan will spearhead a who’s who of the Dolphins workforce.
And they are going to be joined by fellow Olympic champions, Italy’s Thomas Ceccon, Germany’s Lukas Martens and Nice Britain’s dynamic duo Duncan Scott and Tom Dean in a star-studded World workforce.
Swimming Australia introduced the world first meet at this time, to be swum on December 12 on the historic Valley Baths – Queensland’s non secular residence of swimming from the 50s, 60s and 70s–– and to be televised in prime time by Swimming Australia’s broadcast companions, Channel 9.
Revealing this system will embrace world first racing over 25m after the success generated by McEvoy in his 25m swims on the current Australian Brief Course and Queensland Preparation Meets the place he twice clocked the world’s quickest time of 9.36.
McEvoy satisfied it’s time for swimming to push the refresh button.
“Different sports activities have advanced and absorbed thrilling, fast-paced, quick type variations of themselves and had success,” mentioned McEvoy.
“Swimming must proceed to check this inside our personal sport within the hope of discovering a distinct segment product that can excite the general public.
“This occasion forward of a house (Olympic) Video games can also be essential. Brisbane 2032 will likely be particular and the occasion will likely be bolstered by the data of the tales going into them.
“So attending to know these new athletes who could take a lane in 2032 is essential.
“Bringing within the 25m as an occasion is aligned with the development of all sports activities the place shorter, sooner and nearer competitors is wanted.
“Additionally, because the occasion begins to be taken significantly, it brings the game a stage of development.
“It is going to solely have a optimistic downstream impression for the Olympic 50m occasions that make up virtually 20 per cent of the full medal tally.
“Monitor (and Discipline) has the 60m indoor occasion and the 100m blue ribbon occasion, why can’t swimming have the 25m?”
Swimming Australia CEO Rob Woodhouse saying the occasion was a part of Australia’s technique designed to raise the game on the journey in direction of Brisbane 2032.
“A key a part of that is creating alternatives for the Dolphins to attach with the group, showcase expertise, and encourage Australians by means of a sequence of high-profile occasions.
“Australia v The World is the primary of those occasions. It’s a part of a brand new calendar designed to present followers extra entry to the Dolphins, with a format constructed round shut racing and leisure.”
Dolphins Head coach Rohan Taylor mentioned it isn’t enterprise as typical.
“It’s a enjoyable, partaking, and thrilling occasion the place followers will journey each excessive and low alongside you, cheering as you tackle a number of the world’s finest and your largest rivals,” mentioned Taylor.
“That is our second to point out Australia and the world simply how thrilling and revolutionary swimming may be.”
The boys’s rosters will embrace three of the final 4 world champions over 400m, reigning Olympic champion Lukas Martens and Australians Sam Brief and Elijah Winnington.
Plus, the reigning particular person freestyle world champions Australians Meg Harris (50m) and Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan(200m) and the Netherlands Marrit Steenbergen (100m) and the world’s premier, feminine backstroker four-time Olympic championKaylee McKeown.
The present rosters appear like this, with extra swimmers to be added.
The occasion will likely be a pre-cursor to the 2025 Queensland Championships, one of many largest home occasions on the Australian calendar which is able to run from December 13-19 on the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler.
AUSTRALIA
THE WORLD
Henry Allan (VIC)
Thomas Ceccon (ITA)
Ben Armbruster (QLD)
Lewis Clareburt (NZ)
Josh Edwards-Smith (QLD)
Casper Corbeau (NED)
Hannah Fredericks (QLD)
Tom Dean (GB)
Meg Harris (QLD)
Angharad Evans (GB)
Sienna Harben (QLD)
Florine Gaspard (BEL)
Jamie Jack (QLD)
Isabel Gose (GER)
Shayna Jack (QLD)
Oliver Klemet (GER)
Tara Kinder (VIC)
Angelina Kohler (GER)
Cameron McEvoy (QLD)
Lukas Martens (GER)
Kaylee McKeown (QLD)
Rebecca Meder (RSA)
Mollie O’Callaghan (QLD)
Alberto Razzeti (ITA)
Lani Pallister (QLD)
Duncan Scott (GBR)
Alex Perkins (QLD)
Marrit Steenbergen (NED)
Jamie Perkins (QLD)
Roos Vanotterdijk (NED)
Will Petric (QLD)
Milou Van Wijk (NED)
Lily Value (QLD)
Abbie Wooden (GBR)
Ella Ramsay (QLD)
David Schlicht (VIC)
Sam Brief (QLD)
Flynn Southam (QLD)
Matt Temple (SA)
Sienna Toohey (NSW)
Nash Wilkes (QLD)
Elijah Winnington (QLD)
Olivia Wunsch (NSW)
