EnergyAustralia announces FINA and IPC teams

With the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships just over, the Australian Swimming Federation announced the teams that will represent Australia at the 2013 FINA and IPC World Championships in Barcelona and Montreal respectively. Michael Scott, Swimming Australia Director of High Performance, said: “We’ve seen more than 20 athletes produce personal best times to gain selection for this year’s FINA and IPC world championships and that’s a really promising sign. We’ve got 86 days until we compete for Australia in Barcelona and the challenge now is to improve further on the standards that athletes and coaches have set themselves this week.  The next stage is about being professional in everything we do including enhancing the performance culture of the team.”

Swimming Australia stated: “Debutant 14-year-old Queenslander Chelsea Guebecka and Paralympic gold medallist Maddison Elliott will be the youngest members of the team that will boast five newcomers heading to their first major international long course meet in Alexander Graham, Jordan Harrison, Grant Irvine, Emma McKeon and Ami Matsuo. Securing a spot on the team on the opening night, 17-year-old Queenslander Jordan Harrison brought the crowd to their feet tonight as he became the third quickest Australian in men’s 1500m freestyle history.”

The swimmers that will be part of the two teams are named below:

2013 FINA World Championships Team – 43 total

MEN

Matthew ABOOD (26), Ashley DELANEY (27), Tommaso D’ORSOGNA (22), Thomas FRASER-HOLMES (21), Alexander GRAHAM (18), Jordan HARRISON (17), Simon HUITENGA (24), Grant IRVINE (22), Jarrod KILLEY (22), Mitch LARKIN (19), Matson LAWSON (20), James MAGNUSSEN (22),  Rhys MAINSTONE (22), Cameron MCEVOY (18), Ned MCKENDRY (20), David MCKEON (20), Jarrod POORT (18), Brenton RICKARD (29), James ROBERTS (22), Christian SPRENGER (27), Matt TARGETT (27), Kenneth TO (20), Chris WRIGHT (24), Daniel TRANTER (21)

WOMEN

Jessica ASHWOOD (19), Bronte BARRATT (24), Bronte CAMPBELL (18), Cate CAMPBELL (20), Alicia COUTTS (25), Danielle DE FRANCESCO (20), Brittany ELMSLIE (18), Sally FOSTER (28), Melissa GORMAN (27), Chelsea GUEBECKA (14), Belinda HOCKING (22), Bonnie MACDONALD (17), Samantha MARSHALL (20), Ami MATSUO (16), Emma MCKEON (18), Megan NAY (24), Kylie PALMER (23), Melanie SCHLANGER (26), Emily SEEBOHM (20)

2013 IPC World Championships Team – 19 Total

MEN

Tim ANTALFY (26), Blake COCHRANE (22), Matthew COWDREY (24), Rowan CROTHERS (15), Richard ELIASON (25), Daniel FOX (21), Matt HAANAPPEL (18), Brenden HALL (19), Matthew LEVY (26), Grant PATTERSON (23), Rick PENDLETON (28), Sean RUSSO (22)

WOMEN

Kayla CLARKE (21), Ellie COLE (21), Taylor CORRY (18), Katherine DOWNIE (17), Maddison ELLIOTT (14), Amanda FOWLER 16), Tiegan VAN ROOSMALEN (22)

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