Australian Swimming Trials - Day 5 Preview

Paralympic gold medallist Ben Hance (pictured) and multiple Olympic medallist Zac Stubblety-Cook have waited until the penultimate day of racing for their main events.

Hance is set to fire a ‘serious’ warning to competitors in the 100m backstroke after posting a world-best time in the 50m on Day 3 and Zac SC will take a swim down memory lane of his 200m breaststroke world record swim set right here in Adelaide in 2022.

It’s all eyes on the women’s 100m freestyle with Paris 4x100m champions Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan and Meg Harris all vying for the top two spots for Singapore.

SWIMMERS’ SIX PACK

Ben Hance | St Andrew’s | Men’s 100m Backstroke MC

It’s double or nothing for Sunshine Coast’s Ben Hance who is on a world-first mission to claim four consecutive Paralympic titles. After posting a world record in Paris, Hance was the first to win back-to-back Paralympic golds in the men’s 100m backstroke (S14) and sent a clear a warning to rivals after he swept the MC backstroke events at Brisbane Nationals that he’ll do “some serious damage” to get the four-peat across LA and Brisbane 2032. But right now, it’s Singers or bust.

Zac Stubblety-Cook | Griffith | Men’s 200m Breaststroke

Olympians Zac Stubblety-Cook, Josh Yong and Josh Collett will have to bring their ‘Q’-game. Zac SC, Tokyo Olympic champion and Paris silver medallist, won’t give up on Singapore so easily and is training under Mel Marshall, who coached British breaststroker Adam Peaty to three Olympic golds. The last time Zac raced the 200 breast at SAALC he stopped the clock in a world record time of 2:05.95 at the 2022 Aus Swimming Trials.

Ben Goedemans | St Peters Western | Men’s 1500m Freestyle

St Peters’ Ben Goedemans secured his spot for Singapore in the 800 free but his best is set to come in tonight’s 1500 freestyle timed final. Goedemans burst on to the scene with a dominating performance at Brisbane Nationals, going sub-15 minutes for the first time with a massive PB (14:57.75). The 20-year-old will line up against Tommy Raymond as well as Paris Olympians Kyle Lee and Nick Sloman who have already secured their gold caps for Singapore in the Australian open water team.

Shayna Jack | St Peters Western | Women’s 100m Freestyle

Out of the jungle and straight into the pool, Shayna Jack dives in for the first time this week. Jack will be up against fellow Dolphins Mollie O and Meg Harris – the trio that, along with the GOAT Emma McKeon, claimed gold in Paris and set an Olympic women’s 4x100m freestyle record. Jack will go stroke-for-stroke with Harris again in the 50m sprint on Day 6.

Tara Kinder | Melbourne Vicentre | Women’s 200m Breaststroke

Rising star Tara Kinder from Melbourne made her senior Dolphins debut at the 2024 World Short Course Championships in Budapest. A proficient breaststroker with immense promise also as a leading medley swimmer, Kinder has gone head-to-head with Olympian Ella Ramsay. The pair are in good form to go 1-2 again after both qualified in the 200 IM on Day 1.

Jasmine Greenwood | Woden Valley | Women’s 100m Backstroke MC

When Jasmine Greenwood was six she survived two strokes but acquired a brain injury that left her left-side weak and prone to tremors, so she started swimming as a part of her rehabilitation. At 14, Greenwood made her Paralympic debut in Tokyo and won silver. Since then, the S10 swimmer has been a consistent force within the Para Dolphins team and secured her spot for Singapore on Day 2 in the multi class women’s 100m fly.

Day 5 Race Times:
Heats start from 11am local time (ACST)
Finals from 7pm local time (ACST)

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