FOR more than 30 WA swimmers, the upcoming 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials is their shot at making the Commonwealth Games.
Some big names are in the mix to hit the water, including 2012 London Olympian Tommaso D’Orsogna and 2016 Rio Olympians Brianna Throssell, Blair Evans and Tamsin Cook – who will join more than two dozen other WA swimmers vying for a place on the Australian swim team.
Swimming WA chief executive Darren Beazley said in the four years since the last Commonwealth Games, Swimming WA and WAIS had created clearer pathways for WA’s talented swimmers to compete on the big stage.
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“I am incredibly proud of our efforts to this point and wish our talented coaches and athletes the very best on the Gold Coast.”
The 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials is on February 28 to March 3 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games begin on April 4.
WA’s 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials competitors:
Breakers WA
Tristan De Villiers George Harley Ben Roberts Callan Smith Jake Smith
Perth City Swimming Club
Ben Brbich Katherine Downie Justine Spurr
Rockingham Swimming Club
Holly Barratt Tommy Sucipto
South Lake Dolphins Kevin Kalember
Southside Penrhos Wesley Swimming Club
Bundi Dingjan Chris Purcell
St Hildas
Talara Jade Dixon Jackson Govers Kate Harrison Adelaide McGillivray Kalani Ireland Jordanna Tonner
UWA West Coast Swimming Club
Robert Bonsall Lennard Bremer Ashton Brinkworth Kara Broadbridge Nicholas Brown Tommaso D’Orsogna Jemima Horwood Zac Incerti Hadley Lindsay Alex Milligan Chris Paunich Liam Smith Brianna Throssell Blair Evans Tamsin Cook
Western Sprint Swimming Club
Jesse Moutia
Kalgoorlie
Jonte Blake