Swimming Australia

Inspiring Australia through swimming.

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

Making waves for open water in Australia! 💪

Enabled by a $2.55 million investment from the WA Government, and in partnership with Swimming Australia, @InsideWAIS and Swimming WA, we are excited to announce the country's first endurance swimming hub that will help develop more world-class open water athletes.

The Hub, to be established in Perth, will also provide high-performance opportunities for para swimmers competing across other swimming disciplined.

Read full announcement below ⬇️
https://t.co/ACpZug8ypw

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

Double the championships. Double the action. One epic state. 🙌

Lock in your calendars — and we’ll see you in WA!👇

🏆 2027 Australian Open Water Championships & Ocean Swim Festival
🗓️ 21-24 Jan 2027
📍 Bunbury, WA

🏆 Australian Short Course Championships
🗓️ 29 Sept - 1 Oct 2027
📍 Perth, WA

WA, we’re coming your way … twice! 🤩

#WAtheDreamState 🌅🏊‍♀️

@WestAustralia | Swimming WA | @CityofBunbury1

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

VALE 🕊️ Swimming Australia Life Member Dr Tony Woodhouse - a father, grandfather and father-in-law of five Australian Dolphins.

Tony also served as an Australian Swim Team selector for more than two decades from 1989 to 2010.

And he was a true believer in the transformative and restorative power of swimming. 💙🏊‍♂️

Read more here: https://t.co/vfY420PNSi

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

🗣️“We can kick some serious butt on the world stage.”

Rowan Crothers backs his teammates after securing the 50m-100m freestyle double at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Walnut, California 🔥

And he’s especially excited about the future of Para swimming in Australia.

Crothers led two Australian podium sweeps in Walnut, taking gold in the 100m freestyle ahead of Tom Gallagher 🥈 and Callum Simpson 🥉, before doing it again tonight in the 50m freestyle alongside Gallagher 🥈 and fellow S10 Dolphin Alex Tuckfield 🥉.

Bring on LA 2028! 💪

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

Swimming Australia is seeking three Elected Directors to join its Board.

With the LA 2028 Games and a home Games in Brisbane 2032 on the horizon, this is an opportunity for leaders from a diverse range of backgrounds to bring fresh perspectives and help shape the future of swimming in Australia.

See full advertisement and position description below ⬇️
https://t.co/Xu9LIBkPqP

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

Keira Stephens’ #Route28 journey has begun! 🙌

Keira made the most of her time racing in California at Para Pan Pacs with lots to look forward to when she gets back home to the GC and in the water with her coach Mel Marshall and Griffith Uni team. 🏊‍♀️

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

📊🔥 Our past @DolphinsAUS campaigns by the numbers.

2026 has been one for the history books that’s for sure! Thank you, Australia, for your continued support. 💚💛

Now, on to the next: The Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, 29/09 - 02/10.

@ausport | @CommGamesAUS | @AUSOlympicTeam | @AUSParalympics | @wwos

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

33 medals. Three days. What a campaign! 👏👏

Our 37-strong Para Dolphins team leave Walnut, California with plenty of PBs, big performances under their belt and valuable experience racing outdoors under the Californian sun - another important stepping stone on the road to LA 2028.

The future is looking bright. #Route28 🌴☀️🐬

🔗 Read our final Para Pan Pacs wrap: https://t.co/PCcijUOXOs

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

Record-breaking relay! 🥇🔥

Ben Hance, Jack Ireland, Maddie McTernan and Ruby Storm teamed up to take gold for Australia in the S14 mixed 4x100m freestyle relay, clocking an Oceania Record 3:45.33.

Superb team effort! 👏🇦🇺

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

"Our goal is to become the number one swimming country in para sport by 2032." - Brenden Hall 🐬

Still dripping from his bronze-medal efforts in the 400m free final on Day 2 of Para Pan Pacs in Walnut, California, Australia’s most experienced Dolphin Brenden Hall gave the Australian Class of 2026 an A+.

The meet is a fact-finding reconnaissance mission for the Dolphins ahead of LA 2028 and tonight’s 11-medal haul revealed ...

Continue reading ⬇️
https://t.co/DoCLxlyzjh

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

Our @DolphinsAUS claimed a staggering 13 medals on opening night of the 2026 Para Pan Pacs! 🔥🔥

Night 1 highlights include:
🌟A clean sweep in the men’s 100m free
🌟Relay teams scooped three medals
🌟Oceania record to Maddie McTernan

Read full release ⬇️
https://t.co/rJiXHZMfMi

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

It’s hard not to smile big when you’re sharing the podium with a fellow Dolphin 💚💛😁

Shout out to the Para Pan Pacs podiums that featured multiple Aussies standing proud 🇦🇺👏🤩

🌟 Our 4x100m mixed medley 34pt relay teams claimed gold and silver.

🌟 Rowan Crothers 🥇 Tom Gallagher 🥈 and Callum Simpson 🥉 swept the 100 free.

🌟 We’ll never tire of seeing these two Dolphins give it their all in the 150m IM - Ahmed Kelly 🥇 and Scooter Patterson 🥈

🌟 Declan Budd and Jack Ireland tied for the men’s 200m free bronze.

🌟 Maddie McTernan and Ruby Storm fought hard in their 200m free final to win silver and bronze for Australia.

Plenty more to come at Para Pan Pacs!

Stream the action live via @usparaswimming YouTube channel.

🏆 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships
🗓️ August 28–30
📍 Walnut, California

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

🥇👀 All eyes on the prize.

“I took it pretty easy in the heat and I switched off at 75m but we’re a pretty competitive bunch. Rowan (Crothers) and Callum (Simpson) went quick in their heat swim and it will be a good Aussie battle in the final.” - Tom Gallagher 🐬

The opening session of the 2026 Para Pan Pacs in California was a hot one 🔥

With 3 PBs dropped by our Aussies and several podium sweeps in our sights, you don’t want to miss Day 1 Finals 💪🐬

Finals start 10:30am AEST ⏰ Stream the action live via @usparaswimming YouTube channel.

🏆 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships
🗓️ August 28–30
📍 Walnut, California

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

That’s the thing about our wonderful sport of swimming – it is the pillar of inclusion. 🤗

Big shout out to our pool deck VIPs from the Australian Consulate-General in Los Angeles — Sports Diplomacy Officer Hannah Jenkins and Consul-General Tanya Bennett. @AusConsulateLA

Our VIP sideline supporters cheered the Dolphins through the opening session of the Para Pan Pacific Championships at Walnut, California and we are grateful for their support all the way through to LA 2028. 🇺🇸🐬

In the fold for the Green and Gold! 💚💛

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

Our next stop on #Route28 🇺🇸 is here.

Cheer on our Dolphins as they take on the world’s best in California this weekend at the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships 💥🐬

📺 Stream the action live via U.S. Paralympic Swimming YouTube channel

[Swimming Australia @SwimmingAUS]

From accreditation desk and medal ceremonies to event pres and pool deck responsibilities, there’s a volunteer role at our events to suit everyone and every aspiration!

Join us at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships at Sydney Olympic Park and experience world-class swimming action from behind the scenes as a highly valued volunteer for SwimAus. 🙌

Are you interested or do you know someone who would be? Put a hand up to volunteer today!

Apply here: https://t.co/gNGL7sVOR4

**Applications close 10 September at 11:59PM AEST**

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

Now this is gold 🌟🥹

We've got new Dolphins to celebrate on the eve of Para Pan Pacs!

🐬Montana Atkinson #P337
🐬Stephanie Bruzzese #P338
🐬Riley Moore #P339
🐬 Darren Sisman #P340
🐬Amelie Springett-Kelly #P341
🐬Kael Thompson #P342

And please also congratulate Rafael Rodrigues on his appointment as an official coach of the Australian Para Swim Team!

Read more about our Gold Cap ceremony in California:
https://t.co/HVl9t8rOU4

[Australian Dolphins Swim Team @DolphinsAUS]

Build it and we will come! 👊💥

Californian dreaming for our Australian Para Dolphins as they finished up Gold Cap celebrations at the same location swimming gold will be claimed at the LA 2028 Paralympics. 🙌

724 days and counting… but first 👉 Para Pan Pacs, Aug 28-30!

Our next stop on #Route28 🌴🥇🐬

Save this link to watch the Para Pan Pacs action live ⬇️
https://t.co/ctxeXisPOi

🏆 Para Pan Pacific Championships
📍 Walnut, California
🗓️ August 28–30