# 2012 Australian Swimming Championships

The 2012 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 15 March until 22 March 2012 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. They doubled up as the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

## Qualification criteria

| Event | Men | Women |
| 50m freestyle | 22.11 | 25.27 |
| 100m freestyle | 48.82 | 54.57 |
| 200m freestyle | 1:47.82 | 1:58.33 |
| 400m freestyle | 3:48.92 | 4:09.35 |
| 800m freestyle | — | 8:33.84 |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:11.83 | — |
| 100m backstroke | 54.40 | 1:00.82 |
| 200m backstroke | 1:58.48 | 2:10.84 |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.79 | 1:08.49 |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:11.74 | 2:26.89 |
| 100m butterfly | 52.36 | 58.70 |
| 200m butterfly | 1:56.86 | 2:08.95 |
| 200m IM | 2:00.17 | 2:13.36 |
| 400m IM | 4:16.36 | 4:41.75 |

## Medal winners
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | James Magnussen SOPAC (NSW) | 21.74 | Eamon Sullivan SOPAC (NSW) | 21.92 | Matthew Abood Cranbrook Eastern Edge (NSW) | 21.94 |
| 100 m freestyle | James Magnussen SOPAC (NSW) | 47.10 ACR | James Roberts Somerset (Qld) | 47.63 | Matt Targett Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 48.32 |
| 200 m freestyle | Thomas Fraser-Holmes Miami (Qld) | 1:46.88 | Kenrick Monk St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:47.16 | David McKeon Wests Illawarra (NSW) | 1:47.55 |
| 400 m freestyle | David McKeon Wests Illawarra (NSW) | 3:46.36 | Ryan Napoleon St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:47.93 | Robert Hurley SOPAC (NSW) | 3:48.60 |
| 800 m freestyle | David McKeon Wests Illawarra (NSW) | 7:57.22 | Jarrod Poort Wests Illawarra (NSW) | 8:05.73 | Matthew Terry Redcliffe Leagues (Qld) | 8:07.28 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jarrod Poort Wests Illawarra (NSW) | 15:13.38 | Mack Horton Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 15:14.73 | George O'Brien Kawana Waters (Qld) | 15:18.52 |
| 50 m backstroke | Benjamin Treffers Burley Griffin (ACT) | 25.19 | Daniel Arnamnart SOPAC (NSW) | 25.41 | Max Ackermann Chandler (Qld) | 53.98 |
| 100 m backstroke | Hayden Stoeckel Berri (SA) | 53.98 | Daniel Arnamnart SOPAC (NSW) | 54.05 | Benjamin Treffers Burley Griffin (ACT) | 54.16 |
| 200 m backstroke | Mitch Larkin St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:57.90 | Matson Lawson Tigersharks (Vic) | 1:58.32 | Joshua Beaver Tigersharks (Vic) | 1:58.58 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Christian Sprenger Indooroopilly (Qld) | 27.43 | Brenton Rickard Southport Olympic (Qld) | 27.97 | Joshua Palmer LeFevre Portside (SA) | 28.39 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Christian Sprenger Indooroopilly (Qld) | 59.91 | Brenton Rickard Southport Olympic (Qld) | 1:00.13 | Jeremy Meyer Traralgon (Vic) | 1:01.82 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Brenton Rickard Southport Olympic (Qld) | 2:11.03 | Jeremy Meyer Traralgon (Vic) | 2:12.76 | Nicholas Schafer River City Rapids (Qld) | 2:12.96 |
| 50 m butterfly | Chris Wright Southport Olympic (Qld) | 23.79 | Daniel Lester Lawnton (Qld) | 23.81 | Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea | 23.87 |
| 100 m butterfly | Chris Wright Southport Olympic (Qld) | 51.67 | Jayden Hadler SOPAC (NSW) | 52.09 | Matt Targett Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 52.24 |
| 200 m butterfly | Nick D'Arcy SOPAC (NSW) | 1:54.71 | Chris Wright Southport Olympic (Qld) | 1:56.40 | Grant Irvine St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:56.67 |
| 200 m IM | Daniel Tranter SOPAC (NSW) | 1:58.19 | Jayden Hadler SOPAC (NSW) | 1:58.99 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes Miami (Qld) | 1:59.02 |
| 400 m IM | Thomas Fraser-Holmes Miami (Qld) | 4:11.81 OR | Daniel Tranter SOPAC (NSW) | 4:16.38 | Mitch Larkin St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:18.38 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Cranbrook Eastern Edge A (NSW) Andrew Abood (51.17) Matthew Abood (49.11) Mitchell Patterson (50.77) Tom Miller (50.13) | 3:21.18 | SOPAC A (NSW) Te Haumi Maxwell (51.80) Jayden Hadler (49.82) Eamon Sullivan (49.88) Mitchell Dixon (50.34) | 3:21.84 | Melbourne Vicentre A (Vic) Lloyd Townsing (50.87) Daniel Blackborrow (51.61) Phil Butcher (52.50) Cameron Prosser (49.62) | 3:24.60 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Melbourne Vicentre A (Vic) Mack Horton (1:55.60) Andrew Cameron (1:54.37) Daniel Blackborrow (1:54.13) Jack Gerrard (1:54.67) | 7:38.77 | Carlile A (NSW) Tim Harris (1:57.10) Nick Robertson (1:57.01) Sho Nishimoto (V) (1:56.22) Luke Stirton (1:52.02) | 7:42.35 | Norwood A (SA) Nick Clarke (1:54.17) Luke Curtis (1:55.20) Kyle Chalmers (1:58.54) Cameron Wong (1:56.14) | 7:44.05 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Melbourne Vicentre A (Vic) Daniel Blackborrow (56.10) Justin Woolley (1:05.56) Matthew Targett (52.76) Cameron Prosser (50.40) | 3:44.82 | Arena A (WA) Bobby Jovanovich (56.04) Lennard Bremer (1:04.37) Ben Lindsay (54.70) Patrick Hoey (51.28) | 3:46.39 | Tigersharks A (Vic) Joshua Beaver (55.52) Tyrone Dobrunz (1:05.93) Mitchell Pratt (55.77) Matson Lawson (51.23) | 3:48.45 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record; OR – Oceanian record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian Club record

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Cate Campbell Indooroopilly (Qld) | 24.44 | Bronte Campbell Indooroopilly (Qld) | 24.61 | Yolane Kukla St Peters Western (Qld) | 24.76 |
| 100 m freestyle | Melanie Schlanger Southport Olympic (Qld) | 53.85 | Cate Campbell Indooroopilly (Qld) | 54.01 | Brittany Elmslie Nudgee Brothers (Qld) Yolane Kukla St Peters Western (Qld) | 54.08 |
| 200 m freestyle | Bronte Barratt St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:55.99 | Kylie Palmer Chandler (Qld) | 1:56.04 | Melanie Schlanger Southport Olympic (Qld) | 1:56.73 |
| 400 m freestyle | Kylie Palmer Chandler (Qld) | 4:03.40 AR | Bronte Barratt St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:05.74 | Remy Fairweather Kawana Waters (Qld) | 4:08.63 |
| 800 m freestyle | Kylie Palmer Chandler (Qld) | 8:26.60 | Jessica Ashwood SOPAC (NSW) | 8:27.97 | Melissa Gorman Redcliffe Leagues (Qld) | 8:29.73 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Melissa Gorman Redcliffe Leagues (Qld) | 16:27.50 | Kareena Lee Unattached (Qld) | 17:05.97 | Leah Cutting Norwood (SA) | 17:08.86 |
| 50 m backstroke | Emily Seebohm Nudgee Brothers (Qld) | 28.03 | Sophie Edington Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 28.04 | Hayley Baker Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 28.87 |
| 100 m backstroke | Emily Seebohm Nudgee Brothers (Qld) | 59.28 | Belinda Hocking Albury (NSW) | 59.41 | Sophie Edington Melbourne Vicentre (Vic) | 1:00.65 |
| 200 m backstroke | Belinda Hocking Albury (NSW) | 2:06.68 ACR | Meagen Nay St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:07.83 | Mikkayla Sheridan Chandler (Qld) | 2:10.33 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Leiston Pickett Southport Olympic (Qld) | 30.68 | Sarah Katsoulis Nunawading (Vic) | 31.28 | Lorna Tonks Redcliffe Leagues (Qld) | 31.56 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Leiston Pickett Southport Olympic (Qld) | 1:06.88 | Leisel Jones Unattached (Qld) | 1:07.64 | Sarah Katsoulis Nunawading (Vic) | 1:08.11 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Tessa Wallace Pelican Waters (Qld) | 2:26.31 | Sally Foster Central Aquatic (WA) | 2:26.51 | Taylor McKeown Australian Crawl (Qld) | 2:26.90 |
| 50 m butterfly | Alice Tait Southport Olympic (Qld) | 26.59 | Jessicah Schipper Chandler (Qld) | 26.65 | Brianna Throssell City of Perth (WA) | 26.76 |
| 100 m butterfly | Alicia Coutts Redlands (Qld) | 57.59 | Jessicah Schipper Chandler (Qld) | 57.88 | Libby Trickett Chandler (Qld) | 58.64 |
| 200 m butterfly | Jessicah Schipper Chandler (Qld) | 2:06.93 | Samantha Hamill Kawana Waters (Qld) | 2:08.92 | Amy Smith St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:10.71 |
| 200 m IM | Stephanie Rice St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:09.38 | Alicia Coutts Redlands (Qld) | 2:09.83 | Emily Seebohm Nudgee Brothers (Qld) | 2:12.37 |
| 400 m IM | Stephanie Rice St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:33.45 | Blair Evans City of Perth (WA) | 4:37.80 | Samantha Hamill Kawana Waters (Qld) | 4:42.69 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Carlile A (NSW) Leanne Wright (56.84) Georgia Miller (57.48) Alicia Caldwell (57.61) Ami Matsuo (55.30) | 3:47.23 | Nunawading (Vic) Belinda Parslow (57.17) Belinda Bennett (57.10) Ellese Zalewski (56.27) Samantha Bennett (57.48) | 3:48.02 | Norwood A (SA) Sumin Song (V) (57.56) Emma Duncan (57.59) Lauren Mathews (58.14) Jenni O'Neil (57.70) | 3:50.99 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Nunawading (Vic) Belinda Parslow (2:01.06) Belinda Bennett (2:04.36) Ellese Zalewski (2:04.45) Samantha Bennett (2:04.56) | 8:14.43 | Norwood A (SA) Sumin Song (V) (2:03.19) Leah Cutting (2:05.00) Emma Duncan (2:05.29) Jenni O'Neil (2:05.03) | 8:18.51 | Carlile A (NSW) Leanne Wright (2:07.51) Georgia Miller (2:05.26) Jessie Quinn (2:09.13) Alicia Caldwell (2:05.16) | 8:27.06 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Melbourne Vicentre A (Vic) Sophie Edington (1:01.44) Samantha Marshall (1:08.75) Marieke Guehrer (1:00.70) Jessica Morrison (56.66) | 4:07.55 | Nunawading (Vic) Samantha Bennett (1:04.77) Sarah Katsoulis (1:07.49) Ellese Zalewski (1:01.21) Belinda Parslow (56.22) | 4:09.69 | Norwood A (SA) Jenni O'Neil (1:02.46) Amelia Dahlitz (1:11.79) Jackie Staples (1:01.46) Sumin Song (V) (56.94) | 4:12.65 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record; OR – Oceanian record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian Club record