October 18, 2026
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2026 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Welcome to the 3rd day of the 2026 Australian Short Course Trials!

We have seen numerous records fall over the first two days of competition and there are still two days of competition remaining. This morning’s session includes the 100 fly, MC 100 free, 400 free, MC 200 IM, 200 IM, and the 50 backstroke. When all is said and done, it should be a little under three ours from start-to-finish.

Women’s 100 Butterfly — Prelims

  • World Record: 52.71, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2024
  • Commonwealth Record: 54.05, Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 2022
  • Australian Record: 54.93, Alexandria Perkins (AUS), 2025
  • Allcomers Record: 54.05, Margaret MacNeil (CAN), 2022
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 56.12

Top 10 Finishers

  1. Brittany Castelluzzo (TTG) — 57.12
  2. Claudia Fydler (BOND) — 57.17
  3. Poppy Stephen (BGRAM) — 57.32
  4. Olivia Wunsch (CARL) — 57.81
  5. Lillie McPherson (MNLY) — 58.34
  6. Isabella Boyd (NUN) — 58.70
  7. Jess Cole (CARL) — 59.07
  8. Heidi Shumack (SOSC) — 59.22
  9. Alice Monaghan (GUSC) — 59.28
  10. Annika Silvester (RACKL) — 59.48

Men’s 100 Butterfly — Prelims

  • World Record: 47.68, Joshua Liendo (CAN), 2025
  • Commonwealth Record: 47.68, Joshua Liendo (CAN), 2025
  • Australian Record: 48.62, Matthew Temple (AUS), 2023
  • Allcomers Record: 48.62, Matthew Temple (AUS), 2023
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 49.29

Women’s 100 Freestyle MC — Prelims

Men’s 100 Freestyle MC — Prelims

Women’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims

  • World Record: 3:50.25, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
  • Commonwealth Record: 3:50.25, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
  • Australian Record: 3:51.87, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2025
  • Allcomers Record: 3:54.58, Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2020
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 4:02.03

Men’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims

  • World Record: 3:32.25, Yannick Agnel (FRA), 2012
  • Commonwealth Record: 3:34.46, Duncan Scott (GBR), 2024
  • Australian Record: 3:34.58, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2002
  • Allcomers Record: 3:34.58, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2002
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 3:39.14

Men’s 200 IM MC — Prelims

Women’s 200 IM MC — Prelims

Women’s 200 IM — Prelims

  • World Record: 2:01.63, Kate Douglass (USA), 2024
  • Commonwealth Record: 2:02.75, Abbie Wood (GBR), 2024
  • Australian Record: 2:03.57, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2022
  • Allcomers Record: 2:03.57, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2022
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 2:07.17

Men’s 200 IM — Prelims

  • World Record: 1:48.88, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2024
  • Commonwealth Record: 1:50.15, Matthew Sates (RSA), 2022
  • Australian Record: 1:52.01, Kenneth To (AUS), 2013
  • Allcomers Record: 1:50.15, Matthew Sates (RSA), 2022
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 1:53.55

Women’s 50 Backstroke — Prelims

  • World Record: 25.23, Regan Smith (USA), 2024
  • Commonwealth Record: 25.25, Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 2022
  • Australian Record: 25.35, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2025
  • Allcomers Record: 25.25, Margaret MacNeil (CAN), 2022
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 26.25

Men’s 50 Backstroke — Prelims

  • World Record: 22.11, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2022
  • Commonwealth Record: 22.49, Isaac Cooper (AUS), 2024
  • Australian Record: 22.49, Isaac Cooper (AUS), 2024
  • Allcomers Record: 22.52, Isaac Cooper (AUS), 2022
  • SA Worlds Qualifying: 22.89

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