2026 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Welcome to the final day of competition at the 2026 Australian SC Championships! So far 18 swimmers have punched their tickets to the 2026 World Short Course Championships in Beijing this December.
We have made it to the final prelims session of the meet, and there are just a few events to come before tonight’s finals session where the team will be set: 200 fly, MC 100 fly, 50 free, 200 breast, MC 50 back, 100 IM, MC 100 Breast, the women’s 800 free, and the men’s 1500 free.
Women’s 200 Butterfly Prelims
- World Record: 1:59.32, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 1:59.32, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
- Australian Record: 2:02.88, Ellen Gandy (AUS), 2013
- Allcomers Record: 2:02.88, Ellen Gandy (AUS), 2013
- SC Worlds QT: 2:05.53
Men’s 200 Butterfly Prelims
- World Record: 1:46.85, Tomoru Honda (JPN), 2022
- Commonwealth Record: 1:48.24, Ilya Kharun (CAN), 2024
- Australian Record: 1:51.11, Chris Wright (AUS), 2009
- Allcomers Record: 1:48.27, Chad le Clos (RSA), 2022
- SC Worlds QT: 1:51.79
Women’s MC 100 Butterfly — Prelims
Men’s MC 100 Butterfly — Prelims
Women’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 22.83, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 23.04, Emma McKeon (AUS), 2022
- Australian Record: 23.04, Emma McKeon (AUS), 2022
- Allcomers Record: 23.04, Emma McKeon (AUS), 2022
- SC Worlds QT: 23.76
Men’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 19.90, Jordan Crooks (CAY), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 19.90, Jordan Crooks (CAY), 2024
- Australian Record: 20.68, Kyle Chalmers (AUS), 2021
- Allcomers Record: 20.75, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2015
- SC Worlds QT: 20.80
Women’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
- World Record: 2:12.50, Kate Douglass (USA), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 2:15.42, Leisel Jones (AUS), 2009
- Australian Record: 2:15.42, Leisel Jones (AUS), 2009
- Allcomers Record: 2:17.75, Leisel Jones (AUS), 2003
- SC Worlds QT: 2:19.59
Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
- World Record: 1:59.52, Caspar Corbeau (NED), 2025
- Commonwealth Record: 2:01.43, Michael Jamieson (GBR), 2013
- Australian Record: 2:01.98, Christian Sprenger (AUS), 2009
- Allcomers Record: 2:01.98, Christian Sprenger (AUS), 2009
- SC Worlds QT: 2:04.15
Women’s MC 50 Backstroke — Prelims
Men’s MC 50 Backstroke — Prelims
Women’s 100 IM — Prelims
- World Record: 55.11, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 57.04, Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 2024
- Australian Record: 57.53, Alicia Coutts (AUS), 2013
- Allcomers Record: 57.71, Alicia Coutts (AUS), 2013
- SC Worlds QT: 58.47
Men’s 100 IM — Prelims
- World Record: 49.28, Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2020
- Commonwealth Record: 51.05, Gerhard Zandberg (RSA), 2009/Javier Acevedo (CAN), 2022/Finlay Knox (CAN), 2025
- Australian Record: 51.19, Kenneth To (AUS), 2013
- Allcomers Record: 51.05, Javier Acevedo (CAN), 2022
- SC Worlds QT: 52.20
Women’s MC 100 Breaststroke — Prelims
Men’s MC 100 Breaststroke — Prelims
Women’s 800 Freestyle — Timed Final (Slower Heats)
- World Record: 7:54.00, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2025
- Commonwealth Record: 7:54.00, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2025
- Australian Record: 7:54.00, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2025
- Allcomers Record: 8:04.07, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2022
- SC Worlds QT: 8:18.85
Men’s 1500 Freestyle — Timed Final (Slower Heats)
- World Record: 14:06.88, Florian Wellbrock (GER), 2021
- Commonwealth Record: 14:10.10, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2001
- Australian Record: 14:10.10, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2001
- Allcomers Record: 14:10.10, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2001
- SC Worlds QT: 7:35.92
