Event information
The Australian Age and MC Age Championships are proudly supported by Tourism and Events Queensland and Brisbane Economic Development Agency Stay tuned for more information later in the year
2025 Australian Age and MC Age Championships
10-18 April 2025
Brisbane Aquatic Centre
Details and Overview
Competition Information
Swimmers who do not hold Australian Citizenship will be marked with a (V).
Please be sure to read the Eligibility Criteria for National events. This can be found in the Competition Regulations link in the last menu item in this section.
The Heats Timeline may be updated throughout the course of the event. Please be sure to check for the most up to date version:
Current Version: V5 15.04.2025
Click HERE to join the WhatsApp Info Group – if you are already in the first one, please DO NOT join both.
The Information Package will be released later in the year. This is a combination of the previous Information Book and Team Leaders Notes documents, merged into one informative pack for all stakeholders.
Entries have now closed. Late entries will only be accepted until 5pm Monday March 24th, and all entry times must be achieved prior to the closing date. Please ensure you carefully read the terms and conditions on the late entry form before processing payment.
After this time, absolutely NO further entries will be accepted under any circumstances.
MC Carers Passes:
MC Carer passes will continue to be restricted to swimmers with an ‘A’ or ‘T’ exception. This is aimed at promoting self-sufficient swimmers who exhibit the values and behaviours of an athlete performing at a National level championship. If you don’t believe your swimmer is ready for this level of exposure, regardless of making qualification standards, please consider this when making the decision to attend.
Team Manager passes are available through the club to assist supporting athletes that do not meet the requirements for an MC Carers Pass.
Accreditation applications are now closed.
For further information regarding accreditation positions, please see the below guide.
ATHLETE ACCREDITATION PHOTOS
Swimmers will now have the option of including their photo on their accreditation pass for National Championship events.
Instruction for uploading your photo can be found in the document below.
Each state may only enter one team in each state relay event.
Events 44 – 47, 4x50m Freestyle State Relays can be made up of 4 swimmers from the relevant age bands at your discretion. However, for fairness across gender and age brackets, events 68 – 72, Mixed 4x50m Medley State Relays must be formed with 2 female and 2 male swimmers from the relevant age band.
For eg. Event 68 Mixed 13/14 years State Medley Relay must consist of 2 x 13 year old female swimmers and 2 x 14 year old male swimmers. This ensures that each of the four age groups of each gender will be involved.
Club Relay entries are to be submitted via Swim Central.
State Relay entries can only be submitted via TM File or via a Manual Entry link. Please reach out to Shannon via events@swimming.org.au for a copy of the TM File or for the State Relay Entry link.
Reserves may be added, and final names must be confirmed prior to the start of Event 34 (for Freestyle relays) or Event 58 (for Medley relays).
“Swimming-Up” of younger athletes is not permitted at National Age Championships. All athletes must meet the age requirements for each relay team you enter.
Any Relay Only Swimmers who are not participating in individual events must complete their Relay Only Payment HERE
Please reach out to us if you have any further questions surrounding this process.
We will be holding a parents’ workshop next week at Age Championships on Low Energy Availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, as a part of our Body Empowerment initiative, to continue to raise awareness and support in this space.
The workshop is free, and all parents/supporters are welcome to attend – it’s at Chandler. If you know of anyone who may be interested, I would be grateful if you could please distribute this broadly to your networks.
Registration and details can be found here, and please see the attached flyer which also has all details and a registration link.
Volunteer applications are now OPEN! If you would like to help out at the 2025 Australian Age and MC Age Championships or gain industry experience, read through the roles available in the link below and apply HERE.
Volunteer applications for 2025 Age and MC Age Championships are still open.
Swimming Australia Swimming Rules; Commercial Guidelines and Competition Regulations (previously Competition Rules) can be found below
Brisbane Aquatic Centre
Sleeman Sports Complex, Old Cleveland Road and Tilley Rd, Chandler QLD 4155
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What's on
arena is Swimming Australia’s Official Swimwear and Team Apparel Partner. Make sure you drop by the arena store for your official event merchandise and any swimming essentials including suits, training swimwear and equipment. Online orders for merchandise will be available after the completion of the event so no one misses out.
Staying hydrated is crucial for swimmers, as the cooling effect of water makes dehydration harder to detect! Luckily, Swimming Australia’s Official Hydration Supplement Partner will be on hand with their all-in-one hydration drink to help athletes, coaches and all attendees meet their hydration needs during the 2025 Australian Age & Open Championships. Be sure to drop by the Dr Hydrate tent to sample some of their most delicious favours.
Are you an aspiring young swimmer thinking about studying at university? Want to understand how you can balance your studies with your training? Thanks to our partnership with Griffith University, multiple scholarships are available for emerging swimmers on the path to becoming a Dolphin.
Griffith University will be at the Australian Age Championships on the 14th and 15th of April, so be sure to drop by and find out how you can reach your academic goals while chasing your swimming dreams.
Eltee Sydney’s mission is to keep more girls in sport through functional periodwear that empowers girls to keep moving, no matter what time of the month it is.
As the Official Period-Safe Swim Underwear partner of Swimming Australia, we will work together to keep more girls in the water, through educating young female swimmers about their period protection options.
Visit the Eltee Sydney pop up during the 2025 Australian Age Championships from April 14-17 to learn more about Eltee Sydney’s Period-Safe Swim Underwear.
GYG are back as an Official Partner of the Australian Age & Open Championships for a third straight year. Vouchers will be made available to all swimmers and can be collected alongside accreditation. GYG will be dropping by the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on April 14 with some extra goodies for attendees.
Medal Shots are our official event photographers. You can place an order online before your event by clicking the link below. All products are ready to collect on the same day.
Additional event merchandise and heat pressing services will be available from the Swim Merch store during each day of the Australian Age Championships.
