# 2022 Australian Swimming Championships

The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 18 to 22 May 2022 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
Originally scheduled for April, the meet was pushed back to May after the announcement of the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary scheduled for June 2022. This event doubled up as the national trials for the FINA World Championships, as well as the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Emma McKeon chose to miss this meet as under a new rule from Swimming Australia, McKeon was pre-selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after her successful 2021 Olympics campaign.
During the Day 1 finals session, Cody Simpson finished third behind Matthew Temple and Kyle Chalmers. It was initially thought Simpson had qualified for the World Aquatics Championships as Chalmers was not going to swim, however Chalmers backflipped on his decision which ultimately pushed Simpson out of the team.

## Schedule

Legend :
| Key | H | ½ | F | TF |
| Value | Heats | Semifinals | Final | Timed final |
M = Morning session, E = Evening session
Men :
| Date → | 18 May | 18 May | 19 May | 19 May | 20 May | 20 May | 21 May | 21 May | 22 May | 22 May |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 100 m freestyle | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 200 m freestyle | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 800 m freestyle | | | | | TF | TF | | | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | TF | TF |
| 50 m backstroke | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 100 m backstroke | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 200 m backstroke | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 100 m breaststroke | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 50 m butterfly | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 100 m butterfly | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 200 m individual medley | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 400 m individual medley | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | | | | TF | | | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | | TF | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | TF | | |
Mixed :
| Date → | 18 May | 18 May | 19 May | 19 May | 20 May | 20 May | 21 May | 21 May | 22 May | 22 May |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | | TF |
Women :
| Date → | 18 May | 18 May | 19 May | 19 May | 20 May | 20 May | 21 May | 21 May | 22 May | 22 May |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 100 m freestyle | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m freestyle | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 800 m freestyle | TF | TF | | | | | | | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | | | TF | TF | | |
| 50 m backstroke | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 100 m backstroke | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 200 m backstroke | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 100 m breaststroke | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 50 m butterfly | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 100 m butterfly | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 200 m individual medley | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 400 m individual medley | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | | | | TF | | | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | | | | | | TF | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | TF | | |

## Medal winners

The medallist for the open events are below.

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Thomas Nowakowski Somerset (Qld) | 21.86 | Grayson Bell Somerset (Qld) | 22.08 | Isaac Cooper Rackley (Qld) | 22.33 |
| 100 m freestyle | William Yang Loreto Normanhurst (NSW) | 48.55 | Zac Incerti Marion (SA) | 48.65 | Flynn Southam Bond (Qld) | 48.76 |
| 200 m freestyle | Zac Incerti Marion (SA) | 1:45.80 | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:46.01 | Mack Horton Griffith University (Qld) | 1:46.70 |
| 400 m freestyle | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:43.10 | Mack Horton Griffith University (Qld) | 3:44.06 | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 3:44.34 |
| 800 m freestyle | Elijah Winnington St Peters Western (Qld) | 7:45.30 | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 7:48.65 | Joshua Staples St Peters Western (Qld) | 7:58.26 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Samuel Short Rackley (Qld) | 15:05.55 | Alec Mander Perth City (WA) | 15:15.02 | Kieren Pollard North Coast (WA) | 15:16.39 |
| 50 m backstroke | Isaac Cooper Rackley (Qld) | 24.44 AR, ACR | Ben Armbruster Bond (Qld) | 25.13 | Bradley Woodward Mingara (NSW) | 25.35 |
| 100 m backstroke | Isaac Cooper Rackley (Qld) | 54.02 | Mitch Larkin Chandler (Qld) | 54.30 | Joshua Edwards-Smith Griffith University (Qld) | 54.33 |
| 200 m backstroke | Joshua Edwards-Smith Griffith University (Qld) | 1:56.71 | Mitch Larkin Chandler (Qld) | 1:56.79 | Bradley Woodward Mingara (NSW) | 1:57.38 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Samuel Williamson Melbourne VicCentre (Vic) | 27.05 | Jake Packard USC Spartans (Qld) | 27.67 | Nash Wilkes Southport (QLD) | 27.75 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook Chandler (Qld) | 59.60 | Joshua Yong USC Spartans (Qld) | 1:00.04 | Samuel Williamson Melbourne VicCentre (Vic) | 1:00.52 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Zac Stubblety-Cook Chandler (Qld) | 2:05.95 WR | Matthew Wilson SOPAC (NSW) | 2:10.14 | Adam Selwood Western Melbourne (Vic) | 2:13.68 |
| 50 m butterfly | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) | 23.21 | William Yang Loreto Normanhurst (NSW) | 23.50 | Isaac Cooper Rackley (Qld) | 23.53 |
| 100 m butterfly | Matthew Temple Melbourne (Vic) | 51.50 | Kyle Chalmers Marion (SA) | 51.67 | Cody Simpson Griffith University (Qld) | 51.96 |
| 200 m butterfly | Bowen Gough Griffith University (Qld) | 1:56.74 | Charlie Hawke Hunter (NSW) | 1:58.00 | David Morgan Miami (Qld) | 1:58.39 |
| 200 m IM | Brendon Smith Griffith University (Qld) | 1:58.59 | Se-Bom Lee Carlile (NSW) | 1:59.48 | Joshua Collett Bond (Qld) | 2:00.59 |
| 400 m IM | Brendon Smith Griffith University (Qld) | 4:11.88 | Se-Bom Lee Carlile (NSW) | 4:14.77 | Kieren Pollard North Coast (WA) | 4:14.78 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | SOPAC A (NSW) | 3:24.05 | Sydney University A (NSW) | 3:24.44 | Southside Penrhos A (WA) | 3:30.13 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Sydney University A (NSW) | 7:33.04 | City of Sydney A (NSW) | 7:47.11 | None awarded | None awarded |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Carlile A (NSW) | 3:41.84 | MLC Aquatic A (Vic) | 3:46.48 | Sydney University A (NSW) | 3:46.79 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) | 24.14 | Meg Harris Marion (SA) | 24.50 | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 24.52 |
| 100 m freestyle | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 52.49 | Shayna Jack St Peters Western (Qld) | 52.60 | Meg Harris Marion (SA) | 53.09 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:53.31 | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:54.94 | Madison Wilson Marion (SA) | 1:55.86 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western (Qld) | 3:56.40 WR | Lani Pallister Griffith University (Qld) | 4:02.21 | Kiah Melverton St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:04.49 |
| 800 m freestyle | Lani Pallister Griffith University (Qld) | 8:17.77 | Kiah Melverton St Peters Western (Qld) | 8:22.64 | Moesha Johnson Griffith University (Qld) | 8:26.35 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Lani Pallister Griffith University (Qld) | 15:55.40 | Moesha Johnson Griffith University (Qld) | 16:00.74 | Maddy Gough Chandler (Qld) | 16:08.31 |
| 50 m backstroke | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 27.46 | Bronte Job Rackley (Qld) | 27.63 | Minna Atherton Bond (QLD) | 28.31 |
| 100 m backstroke | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) | 58.49 | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 59.12 | Minna Atherton Bond (QLD) | 1:00.62 |
| 200 m backstroke | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) | 2:05.31 | Mollie O'Callaghan St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:08.48 | Minna Atherton Bond (QLD) | 2:10.20 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Chelsea Hodges Southport (Qld) | 30.15 AR, ACR | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) | 30.82 | Mia O'Leary Bond (Qld) | 31.31 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) | 1:06.69 | Abbey Harkin St Peters Western (Qld) | 1:06.88 | Chelsea Hodges Southport (Qld) | 1:06.94 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Jenna Strauch Miami (Qld) | 2:23.26 | Abbey Harkin St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:24.85 | Taylor McKeown Griffith University (Qld) | 2:25.32 |
| 50 m butterfly | Holly Barratt Rockingham (WA) | 26.02 | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) | 26.18 | Abigail Schoorl Miami (Qld) | 26.45 |
| 100 m butterfly | Brianna Throssell USC Spartans (Qld) | 57.31 | Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans (Qld) | 58.39 | Brittany Castelluzzo Tea Tree Gully (SA) Gemma Cooney Brisbane Grammar (Qld) | 58.93 |
| 200 m butterfly | Elizabeth Dekkers Newmarket Racers (Qld) | 2:07.62 | Abbey Connor Revesby Workers (NSW) | 2:08.58 | Brianna Throssell USC Spartans (Qld) | 2:08.71 |
| 200 m IM | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) | 2:09.15 | Ella Ramsay St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:12.12 | Abbey Harkin St Peters Western (Qld) | 2:12.74 |
| 400 m IM | Kaylee McKeown Griffith University (Qld) | 4:31.74 | Jenna Forrester St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:36.77 | Kiah Melverton St Peters Western (Qld) | 4:39.78 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Manly A (NSW) | 3:52.48 | Marion A (SA) | 3:54.82 | Nunawading A (Vic) | 3:54.87 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Nunawading A (Vic) | 8:33.34 | Marion A (SA) | 8:49.22 | None awarded | None awarded |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Nunawading A (Vic) | 4:09.67 | Manly A (NSW) | 4:18.81 | Surrey Park A (Vic) | 4:19.58 |

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Southport A (Qld) | 3:56.51 | Nunawading A (Vic) | 3:56.81 | Knox Pymble A (NSW) | 3:58.89 |
Legend: WR – World record; CR – Commonwealth record; OR – Oceanian record; AR – Australian record; ACR – Australian All Comers record; Club – Australian Club record; MR – Meet record

## Records broken

During the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships the following records were set.

### All Comers and Championship records
## Club points scores

The final club point scores are below. Note: Only the top ten clubs are listed.
Overall club point score :
| Rank | Club | State | Points |
| 1 | St Peters Western | Qld | 1355.5 |
| 2 | Griffith University | Qld | 990 |
| 3 | Rackley | Qld | 719 |
| 4 | Bond | Qld | 625 |
| 5 | Nunawading | Vic | 540 |
| 6 | USC Spartans | Qld | 535.5 |
| 7 | Marion | SA | 524 |
| 8 | Chandler | Qld | 500 |
| 9 | Nudgee College | Qld | 384 |
| 10 | Southport | Qld | 344 |

## Broadcast

In February 2021, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had secured an exclusive, two-year live broadcast streaming deal with Swimming Australia. Like in 2021, both the heat sessions and final sessions were streamed live on Prime Video and on Swimming Australia's digital platform SwimTV. The commentary team consisted of Grant Hackett, Giaan Rooney, Nicole Livingstone and Annabelle Williams. Journalist Matt White hosted the coverage, while Jon Harker called the action.