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The 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships are underway, with five Queensland athletes representin...
04/09/2026

The 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships are underway, with five Queensland athletes representing Australia!

Congratulations to Lachlan Evans (St Peters Western), who opened the Championships with a 13th-place finish in the 10km, with plenty more Queensland racing still to come:

🏊 William Thorpe – St Peters Western | 7.5km
🏊 Riley Meares – St Peters Western | 7.5km & 3km Knockout
🏊 Olivia Galea – Chandler | 7.5km & 3km Knockout
🏊 Mason Kopff – Sunshine Coast Grammar | 5km

The Mixed 4x1500m Relays will also round out the Championships, with team selections still to come.

Good luck to all our Queensland athletes taking on the world’s best!

LA Dreaming in Adelaide!Queensland’s 23-strong Youth Team has wrapped up a successful week in South Australia, leaving i...
04/09/2026

LA Dreaming in Adelaide!

Queensland’s 23-strong Youth Team has wrapped up a successful week in South Australia, leaving its mark on the 2026 South Australian Short Course Championships with plenty of medals, personal bests and impressive racing. 🏊

Following the 2026 Performance Ready Tour, proudly supported by the Queensland Government, 10 of South Australia’s “Next Gen” athletes, the team had the opportunity to put their preparation into practice across three days of racing.

Dory Lee, Tomo Shadforth, Kasia Pitura, Dan Baxter and Cohen Tarrant were among a host of Queensland standouts, while the team also produced some fantastic performances across the relay events.

More than just the results, the tour provided our emerging athletes with valuable experience training, travelling and competing in a representative team environment as they continue to develop towards the next level.

Congratulations to all 23 athletes, coaches and support staff on a fantastic week in Adelaide! 👏

Keep dreaming big

Read Ian Hanson OAM’s full wrap on our website.
🔗https://qld.swimming.org.au/news-articles/queenslands-la-dreamers-leave-their-mark-sa-short-course-championships

Photo courtesy of Delly Carr / Swimming Australia

Queensland shines at the 2026 Para Pan Pacs! ⭐Queensland’s Lakeisha Patterson, Benjamin Hance and Harrison Vig led the w...
01/09/2026

Queensland shines at the 2026 Para Pan Pacs! ⭐

Queensland’s Lakeisha Patterson, Benjamin Hance and Harrison Vig led the way in Walnut, California, each claiming individual gold as part of an outstanding Australian Dolphins campaign.

🥇 Lakeisha Patterson – 400m Freestyle
🥇 Benjamin Hance – 100m Backstroke
🥇 Harrison Vig – 400m Freestyle

Queensland athletes also made a major impact across the relays, with 10 Queensland swimmers returning home with gold medals across individual and relay events. 🚀

From individual breakthroughs and Oceania Records to dominant relay performances, it was another fantastic showing from our Queensland Para swimmers on the international stage.

Congratulations to all our athletes and their coaches! 🏆

Read Ian Hanson OAM’s full wrap on our website
🔗https://qld.swimming.org.au/news-articles/para-pan-pac-gold-california-lakeisha-patterson-benjamin-hance-and-harrison-vig

(Photo credit: Swimming Australia)

Twenty-three athletes and five coaches are heading to Adelaide for the Performance Ready Tour, with an eye towards LA Dr...
29/08/2026

Twenty-three athletes and five coaches are heading to Adelaide for the Performance Ready Tour, with an eye towards LA Dreaming and the representative pathways ahead. 🏊

Delivered in conjunction with Swimming South Australia, the tour will give athletes the opportunity to experience a representative team environment, with a focus on training standards, race readiness, team connection and professional behaviours.

Supported by sport science and physiotherapy staff, athletes will train alongside South Australian swimmers, work with different coaches and experience the demands of travelling, preparing and competing as a team.

The week will culminate with racing at the South Australian Short Course Championships, putting their preparation into practice.

A valuable opportunity to learn, develop and experience what it takes at the next level.

Athletes from Team Trickett, Team Mills and Team Henry came together on Saturday for the first of two training sessions ...
28/08/2026

Athletes from Team Trickett, Team Mills and Team Henry came together on Saturday for the first of two training sessions ahead of the Tilly Cup, taking place from 18–20 September.

Led by David Thomas, alongside Head Team Coaches Sarah Caithness, Brendan Dowling and James Boyce and our selected team coaches, the session provided a great opportunity for athletes to train together, connect with their teammates and begin preparations for competition.

Athletes also took part in a GROW program presentation with Jade, supporting their development both in and out of the pool.

A great first session with plenty to look forward to as we get closer to Tilly Cup! 👏🏊

Swimming Queensland is proud to announce the athletes and coaches selected for the 2026 Tilly Cup!Congratulations to all...
25/08/2026

Swimming Queensland is proud to announce the athletes and coaches selected for the 2026 Tilly Cup!

Congratulations to all swimmers and their coaches 👏🙌

View the full team details via our website

Thank you to Hancock Prospecting for making this possible!

Proudly supported by City of Gold Coast

🏆 Hancock Prospecting Premier Club TrophyA well-deserved congratulations to Rackley for claiming top spot at the 2026 Qu...
21/08/2026

🏆 Hancock Prospecting Premier Club Trophy

A well-deserved congratulations to Rackley for claiming top spot at the 2026 Queensland Short Course Championships.

An outstanding all-round performance that reflected the depth, dedication and team spirit of the entire club.

Congratulations also to all clubs who finished inside the Top 10 after a fantastic Championships.

🥇 Queenslanders Dominate in Vancouver! Queensland breaststrokers Lilla Ribot de Bresac and Amelie Smith have claimed Aus...
21/08/2026

🥇 Queenslanders Dominate in Vancouver!

Queensland breaststrokers Lilla Ribot de Bresac and Amelie Smith have claimed Australia’s only two gold medals at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

🏊‍♀️ Lilla Ribot de Bresac (Newmarket Racers) produced a Championship Record of 1:07.17 to win the 100m breaststroke, before adding silver in the 50m and bronze in the 200m.

🏊‍♀️ Amelie Smith (Rocky City) powered home to win the 200m breaststroke in 2:24.71, adding to her silver and personal best in the 400m IM.

There was plenty more to celebrate for Queensland, with Lincoln Wearing collecting three individual silver medals, Ava Hogan earning silver and bronze, Olivia Hine claiming silver, and our Queensland athletes contributing to several relay medals.

Congratulations to all our Queensland swimmers and coaches on a fantastic Junior Pan Pacs! 🇦🇺👏

Photo via Swimming Australia

Read Ian Hanson OAM’s full wrap on our website.

A Pan Pacs to remember for Queensland!Queensland’s Lani Pallister and Sam Short led an outstanding Dolphins campaign at ...
18/08/2026

A Pan Pacs to remember for Queensland!

Queensland’s Lani Pallister and Sam Short led an outstanding Dolphins campaign at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, leaving their mark on the record books with a series of history-making performances.

🏊‍♀️ Lani claimed four gold medals, including victories across the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, breaking Pan Pac records in the 200m and 800m. She also produced an Oceania, Australian and Commonwealth record on her way to silver in the 1500m.

🏊‍♂️ Sam completed a remarkable 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle treble, setting Pan Pac records in all three events and breaking Grant Hackett’s 25-year-old Australian 1500m freestyle record with a stunning 14:33.97. His performances also earned him Male Swimmer of the Meet honours.

And the success extended throughout the Queensland team, with Moesha Johnson, Meg Harris, Jamie Jack and Ben Armbruster all claiming individual gold, alongside a host of outstanding individual and relay performances from our Queensland athletes.

Queensland swimmers finished the campaign with 13 gold, 19 silver and five bronze medals across individual and relay events. 🥇🥈🥉

Congratulations to all our Queensland athletes, coaches and clubs on an incredible Pan Pacific Championships! 👏

Read Ian Hanson OAM’s full wrap on our website.
🔗https://qld.swimming.org.au/news-articles/lani-pallister-and-sam-short-create-history-giant-slaying-pan-pac-swims-irvine

Queensland stars shine on Day 3 of the Pan Pacific Championships!🥇 Lani Pallister produced a 3:58.42 to claim gold in th...
15/08/2026

Queensland stars shine on Day 3 of the Pan Pacific Championships!

🥇 Lani Pallister produced a 3:58.42 to claim gold in the women’s 400m freestyle, defeating American great Katie Ledecky. It was Lani’s second individual gold and third gold overall of the Championships.

🥇 Sam Short dominated the men’s 400m freestyle, clocking a new PB of 3:40.52 and breaking Ian Thorpe’s Pan Pacific Championships record from 1999.

🥈 Ben Armbruster continued his outstanding year with silver in the men’s 100m butterfly, touching in 50.59 🚀

Another outstanding night for our Queensland athletes on the international stage! 🇦🇺👏

(Photos via Swimming World / Peter H. Bick)

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