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Next Wave Invitational 2026

The Next Wave Invitational is a national Swimming Australia competition camp that brings together the country’s top age‑group swimmers to gain high‑quality racing, team, and national program experience. It is designed to prepare emerging athletes and coaches for future junior benchmark team opportunities through repeated competition and team‑based learning.

Dates:

Friday 3rd – Thursday 9th July 2026

Location:

Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra

Personnel for camp selection:

  • 64 athletes (32 Male & 32 Female)
  • 14 coaches
  • 5 managers
  • Performance Support
  • Athlete Mentors

Congratulations to the following swimmers who have been selected for the 2026 Next Wave Invitational Competition Camp in July 2026 at the AIS in Canberra.

FEMALE

Athlete NameClubStateCoach
Alexandra SharpWenonaNSWMichael Creighton
Allegra AndersonGriffith UniQLDBrett Shanks
Anna ThompsonMiamiQLDDavid Proud
Annaliese MatthewsRocky CityQLDShane Kingston
Annika SilvesterRackleyQLDDan Busch
Ava GaskeChandlerQLDTsuyoshi Kimura
Caitlyn HaynesNewmarket RacersQLDSteve Miller
Ciara JeffsNunawadingVICNick Veliades
Coco McgrathNewmarket RacersQLDSteve Miller
Delinda ThompsonNepeanNSWSarah-Jane Wier
Delta CrossHighlandersWARyan Steenkamp
Eloise SheldrickFenixWATaj Jones
Eva PottsNuswimNSWSander Ganzevles
Heli ChildsPLC SydneyNSWBrett Winkworth
Isobel MulcahyCarlileNSWDanny Marshall
Jessica MeloMiamiQLDLaura Matthews
Jessie SteinmanNunawadingVICNick Veliades
Keahne BerginRackleyQLDTim Dilger
Lily KochMelbourne VicentreVICCraig Jackson
Lucy MaMLC AquaticVICTim Wright
Mackenzie WyethRocky CityQLDShane Kingston
Maddison McKennaSt AndrewsQLDBrad Hillier
Maya OstapenkoCarlileNSWDanny Marshall
Molly BawdenKawanaQLDJanelle Pallister
Molly YoungCarlileNSWRubina Kun
Nathalie RingTrinity GrammarNSWBen Tuxford
Olivia GaleaChandlerQLDTsuyoshi Kimura
Olympia PopeMiamiQLDPaul Crosswell
Roxanne AlbertynMiamiQLDLaura Matthews
Ruby CrowtherRackleyQLDTim Dilger
Tilly FikkersDaptoNSWPhil McIlwraith
Tribeca LiuGriffith UniQLDTom Fraser-Holmes

MALE

Athlete NameClubStateCoach
Bryce KrauseFairholmeQLDMicheal Wise
Cohen TarrantSomerset GCQLDChris Urquhart
Connor BurgessIonaQLDJohn Gatfield
Danny BaxterSomerset GCQLDChris Urquhart
Dylan ZhouKnox PymbleNSWSteve Goodier
Ethan HaegebaertKnox PymbleNSWSteve Goodier
Ethan SlatterSouthside AquaticsQLDLachlan Staples
Fred HassellKent TownSAJason Dunlop
George HuangCaulfieldVICKenrick Monk
Harrison TancredCarlileNSWDanny Marshall
Harry HeathNunawadingVICNick Veliades
Hayden CahillBrisbane GrammarQLDDaniel Sainsbury
Isaac AllanImmanuelSARian Pate
Isaac WearingChandlerQLDTsuyoshi Kimura
Jack MitchellKnox PymbleNSWSteve Goodier
Jacob AlgateBrisbane JetsQLDAlberto Lantieri
Jesse HamiltonChandlerQLDTsuyoshi Kimura
Kai PerryChandlerQLDTsuyoshi Kimura
Kayden GibsonBoyne TannumQLDAnthony Guillamin
Kian KnightWagga WaggaNSWGennadiy Labara
Koa StotzSomerset GCQLDChris Urquhart
Lewis KreutzbergerNorth AlburyNSWMitch Brown
Liam PaulsenCamberwellVICMatt Belgiovane
Luke LeeCarlileNSWDanny Marshall
Mackenzie CrockerAB PattersonQLDLiam Du Feu
Maximus SmythCorrimalNSWTracey Waters
Noah MagoffinMaristQLDJames Boyce
Oliver McCormackMelbourne VicentreVICRichard Sleight
Riley MearesSt PetersQLDCameron Gledhill
Thomas BridieSt PetersQLDCameron Gledhill
Thomas GarbanzoBrisbane GrammarQLDDaniel Sainsbury
Thomas SymondsSomervilleQLDTim Lane
William IsonNepeanNSWSarah-Jane Weir