# Australian Swimming Championships

The Australian Swimming Championships is the national Swimming championships for Australia. They are organised by Swimming Australia and separate championships are held annually in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools. The two meets are the country's top domestic meet for their respective course.
The meet usually also double as a selection event for international competitions such as the: Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships. Some consider the meet the second-toughest domestic competition in the world, behind the USA's national championships.
The first edition of the championships was held in Sydney in January 1896 with events at the Natatorium, Sutherland Dock (Cockatoo Island) and on the Hawkesbury River.
The state that wins the most points at the championships is awarded the Kieran Shield, named in memory of Barney B. Kieran, a swimmer from New South Wales, who was a world record holder, and who died, aged 18, in 1905.
The 1990 Australian Swimming Championships saw events for para athletes added for the first time.

## Editions
### Long course

| Year | Dates | Pool | City | State | Selection trials for |
| 1930 | 25 January–1 February | City Baths, Footscray Baths, Brunswick Baths | Melbourne | | |
| 1930 | 8–15 February | Sandy Bay Baths | Hobart | | |
| 1931 | 10–17 January | Municipal (Domain) Baths, Drummoyne Baths, Coogee Aquarium | Sydney | | |
| 1931 | 21–28 January | Valley Baths, Booroodabin Baths, City Baths (Toowoomba) | Brisbane | | |
| 1932 | Not held | | | | |
| 1933 | 25 January – 4 February | Claremont Baths | Perth | | |
| 1933 | 9–14 February | Crystal Swimming Pool | Adelaide | | |
| 1934 | 24–30 January | Valley Baths | Brisbane | | |
| 1934 | 3–10 February | Coogee Aquarium, Municipal (Domain) Baths | Sydney | | |
| 1935 | 19–26 January | Melbourne Olympic Pool | Melbourne | | |
| 1935 | 2–9 February | Sandy Bay Baths | Hobart | | |
| 1936 | 8–17 February | Crawley Baths | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 1937 | 9–13 January | North Sydney Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 1937 | 25–30 January | Valley Baths | Brisbane | Queensland | |
| 1939 | 31 January–2 February | Melbourne Olympic Pool | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1939 | 6–11 February | Sandy Bay Baths | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1946 | 2–9 February | Richmond Baths; Brunswick Baths | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1947 | 1–8 February | Adelaide Olympic Pool | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1948 | 8–14 February | North Sydney Olympic Pool; Granville Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | 1948 Olympic Games |
| 1949 | 19–26 February | Valley Baths | Brisbane | Queensland | |
| 1950 | 9–17 December (1949) | North Sydney Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | 1950 Commonwealth Games |
| 1951 | 17–24 February | Melbourne Olympic Pool; Brunswick Baths | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1952 | 16–23 February | Melbourne Olympic Pool | Melbourne | Victoria | 1952 Olympic Games |
| 1953 | 21–28 February | North Sydney Olympic Pool; Enfield Olympic Swimming Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 1954 | 20–27 February | Melbourne Olympic Pool | Melbourne | Victoria | 1954 Commonwealth Games |
| 1955 | 19–26 February | Adelaide Olympic Pool | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1956 | 16–23 February | North Sydney Olympic Pool; Enfield Olympic Swimming Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | The selection trials for the 1956 Olympic Games were held in Melbourne in October. |
| 1957 | 15–23 February | Canberra Olympic Pool | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | |
| 1958 | 15–22 February | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | 1958 Commonwealth Games |
| 1959 | 13–21 February | Hobart Olympic Pool | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1960 | 23–27 February | North Sydney Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | 1960 Olympic Games |
| 1961 | 17–25 February | Valley Pool | Brisbane | Queensland | |
| 1962 | 17–24 February | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | The selection trials for the 1962 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne in October. |
| 1963 | 16–23 February | Beatty Park Aquatic Centre | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 1964 | 28 February–1 March | North Sydney Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | 1964 Olympic Games |
| 1965 | 27 February–1 March | Hobart Olympic Pool | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1966 | 25–27 February | Valley Pool | Brisbane | Queensland | 1966 Commonwealth Games |
| 1967 | 23–25 February | Adelaide Olympic Pool | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1968 | 23–25 February | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | 1968 Olympic Games |
| 1969 | 21–23 February | Beatty Park Aquatic Centre | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 1970 | 27 February–1 March | Drummoyne Olympic Pool] | Sydney | New South Wales | 1970 Commonwealth Games |
| 1971 | 5–7 February | Hobart Olympic Pool | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1972 | 11–13 February | Valley Pool | Brisbane | Queensland | 1972 Olympic Games |
| 1973 | 9–11 February | Adelaide Swimming Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | The selection trials for the 1973 FINA World Championships were held in Brisbane in August. The selection trials for the 1974 Commonwealth Games were held in Sydney in December. |
| 1974 | 1–3 March | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1975 | 21– 23 February | Beatty Park Aquatic Centre | Perth | Western Australia | The selection trials for the 1975 FINA World Championships were held in Brisbane in June. |
| 1976 | 27–29 February | North Sydney Olympic Pool | Sydney | New South Wales | 1976 Olympic Games |
| 1977 | 25–27 February | Clarence Memorial Olympic Pool | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1978 | 23–26 February | Valley Pool | Brisbane | Queensland | The selection trials for the 1978 Commonwealth Games and 1978 FINA World Championships were held in Sydney in June. |
| 1979 | 22–25 February | Beatty Park Aquatic Centre | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 1980 | 20–23 March | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | 1980 Olympic Games |
| 1981 | 26 February–1 March | Adelaide Swimming Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1982 | 18–21 March | Warringah Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 1982 FINA World Championships. The selection trials for the 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Sydney in August. |
| 1983 | 24–27 February | Clarence Memorial Olympic Pool | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 1984 | 23–26 February | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 1984 Olympic Games |
| 1985 | 21–24 February | State Swimming Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1986 | 27 February–2 March | Adelaide Aquatic Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1986 FINA World Championships |
| 1987 | 26 February–1 March | Beatty Park Aquatic Centre | Perth | Western Australia | The selection trials for the 1987 Pan Pacs were conducted in Brisbane from 22 to 25 July. |
| 1988 | 25–28 February | Warringah Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | The selection trials for the 1988 Olympic Games were conducted in Sydney from 11 to 14 May. |
| 1989 | 23–26 February | State Swimming Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | The selection trials for the 1989 Pan Pacs were conducted in Perth in August. The selection trials for the 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Adelaide in December. |
| 1990 | 10–14 October | Brisbane Aquatic Centre | Brisbane | Queensland | 1991 FINA World Championships |
| 1991 | 25–29 April | State Swimming Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | 1991 Pan Pacs |
| 1992 | 1–5 April | Australian Institute of Sport | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 1992 Olympic Games |
| 1993 | 24–28 March | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | 1993 Pan Pacs |
| 1994 | 15–20 March | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 1994 Commonwealth Games. 1994 FINA World Championships |
| 1995 | 30 March –2 April | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | 1995 Pan Pacs |
| 1996 | 21–27 April | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 1996 Olympic Games |
| 1997 | 5–11 October | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 1998 FINA World Championships. The selection trials for the 1997 Pan Pacs were held in Adelaide in March. |
| 1998 | 27 April–2 May | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | 1998 Commonwealth Games |
| 1999 | 20–27 March | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 1999 Pan Pacs |
| 2000 | 13–20 May | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2000 Olympic Games |
| 2001 | 24–31 March | Hobart Aquatic Centre | Hobart | Tasmania | 2001 FINA World Championships |
| 2002 | 18–23 March | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Pan Pacs |
| 2003 | 22–29 March | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2003 FINA World Championships |
| 2004 | 27 March – 3 April | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2004 Olympic Games |
| 2005 | 12–19 March | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2005 FINA World Championships |
| 2006 | 30 January–4 February | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Pan Pacs |
| 2007 | 3–10 December (2006) | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 2007 FINA World Championships |
| 2008 | 22–29 March | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2008 Olympic Games |
| 2009 | 17–22 March | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2009 FINA World Championships |
| 2010 | 16–21 March | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacs 2010 |
| 2011 | 1–8 April | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2011 FINA World Championships |
| 2012 | 15–22 March | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 2012 Olympic Games |
| 2013 | 26 April–3 May | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 2013 FINA World Championships |
| 2014 | 1–6 April | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 2014 Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacs 2014 |
| 2015 | 3–10 April | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | 2015 FINA World Championships |
| 2016 | 7–14 April | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 2016 Olympic Games |
| 2017 | 9–13 April | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | 2017 FINA World Championships |
| 2018 | 28 February–3 March | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | Gold Coast | Queensland | 2018 Commonwealth Games. The selection trials for Pan Pacs 2018 were held in Adelaide in June–July. |
| 2019 | 7–12 April | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | The Australian selection trials for the 2019 FINA World Championships were held in Brisbane in June. |
| 2020 | 17–21 April | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | Cancelled due to COVID-19. The selection trials for the 2020 Olympic Games in June in Adelaide were also cancelled. |
| 2021 | 14–18 April | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | Gold Coast | Queensland | The Australian swimming selection trials for the 2020 Olympic Games were held in Adelaide in June. |
| 2022 | 18–22 May | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 2022 FINA World Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games |
| 2023 | 17–20 April | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | Gold Coast | Queensland | The Australian selection trials for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships were held in Melbourne from 13–18 June. |
| 2024 | 17–20 April | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | Gold Coast | Queensland | The trials for the 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Brisbane from 10–15 June. |

### Short course

| Year | Dates | Pool | City | State | Selection trials for |
| 1979 | August | Mowbray Pool | Launceston | Tasmania | FINA Cup, Tokyo |
| 1980 | 29–31 August | University of NSW pool | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 1981 | Not held | | | | |
| 1982 | Not held | | | | |
| 1983 | Not held | | | | |
| 1984 | 24–26 August | State Swimming Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1985 | 30 August – 1 September | Warringah Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 1986 | 5–7 September | Mowbray Pool | Launceston | Tasmania | |
| 1987 | 25–27 September | State Swimming Centre | Melbourne | Victoria |
| 1988 | Not held | | | | |
| 1989 | Not held | | | | |
| 1990 | 2-4 March | Adelaide Aquatic Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1991 | 27–29 September | Adelaide Aquatic Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 1992 | 25–27 September | Casuarina Pool | Darwin | Northern Territory | Oceania championships |
| 1993 | | | Melbourne | | |
| 1994 | 29 September–2 October | Warringah Aquatic Centre | Sydney | | |
| 1995 | 31 August – 3 September | | Adelaide | | SC Worlds 1995 |
| 1996 | 19–22 December | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1997 | 17–20 July | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 1998 | 24–27 September | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 1999 | 2–5 September | AIS pool | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | |
| 2000 | 12–15 October | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | | |
| 2001 | 3–7 August | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | |
| 2002 | 2–5 September | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 2003 | 2–5 August | Hobart Aquatic Centre | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 2004 | 25–29 September | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | |
| 2005 | 7–11 August | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 2006 | 25–28 August | Hobart Aquatic Centre | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 2007 | 29 August – 2 September | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 2008 | 20–24 September | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria |
| 2009 | 8–12 August | Hobart Aquatic Centre | Hobart | Tasmania | |
| 2010 | 14–18 July | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | SC Worlds 2010 |
| 2011 | 1–3 July | SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 2012 | 12-16 September | Perth Superdrome | Perth | Western Australia | SC Worlds 2012 |
| 2013 | 22–31 August | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 2014 | 5–9 November | SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | 2014 SC Worlds |
| 2015 | 26–28 November | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 2016 | 1–5 November | Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Chandler | Brisbane | Queensland | Short Course World Championships 2016 |
| 2017 | 26–28 October | South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |
| 2018 | 25–27 October | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | Short Course World Championships 2018 |
| 2019 | 24–26 October | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | |
| 2020 | 27–29 November | various locations | | | Virtual Championship held in various locations replaced the originally planned Championships in Melbourne. |
| 2021 | 23–26 September | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | Melbourne | Victoria | Cancelled due to COVID-19. |
| 2022 | 24–27 August | Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | Short Course World Championships 2022 |
| 2023 | 13–16 September | Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre | Sydney | New South Wales | |
| 2024 | 26–29 September | SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre | Adelaide | South Australia | |

## Championships records

See List of Australian Championships records in swimming