Olympic champion Mack Horton will spearhead a 31-strong Australian Dolphins Swim Team, named for this year’s FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July.
Horton was the standout VIS performer at the National titles in Brisbane when he became the first man since his childhood idol Grant Hackett in 2008 to complete the domestic 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyle triple. Horton is keen to push for 400m and 1500m glory at July's world titles in Budapest.
In Hungary, Horton will be joined by VIS swimmers Jessica Hansen, Josh Beaver and Kotuku Ngawati.
Network Coaches Craig Jackson (Melbourne Vicentre) and Scott Talbot (Nunawading) have been selected as Australian coaches.
Meanwhile, Paralympic gold medallist Timothy Disken will lead the Australian Paralympic team into the IPC World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico in September.
A versatile Disken achieved three silver medal swims at the trials across the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 200m IM. Ahmed Kelly was the sole VIS gold medallist, claiming victory in the 100m breaststroke.
The Paralympic team who head to Mexico will boast 20 swimmers, with the VIS represented by Timothy Disken, Madeleine Scott and Emily Beecroft.
Summary of key VIS results:
Mack Horton
- 1st 200m Free
- 1st 400m Free
- 1st 1500m Free
- 1st 4x100m Medley
Hayley Baker
- 3rd 100m Back
- 3rd 200m Back
- 4th 4x100m Medley
- 5th 50m Back
Joshua Beaver
- 2nd 200m Back
- 3rd 100m Back
- 3rd 50m Back
- 4th 4x100m Mdley
Kazimir Boskovic
- 4th 200m IM
- 5th 200m Back
- 5th 400m IM
- 4th 4x100m Medley
Jessica Hansen
- 2nd 100m Breast
- 3rd 200m Breast
- 3rd 4x100m Medley
Kotuku Ngawati
- 3rd 200m Free
- 3rd 200m IM
- 4th 4x100m Medley
- 8th 100m Free
Sian Whittaker
- 4th 100m Back
- 5th 100m Back
- 4th 4x100m Medley
Emily Beecroft
- 2nd 50m MC Fly
- 5th 50m Free
Timothy Disken
- 2nd 100m MC Fly
- 2nd 200m MC IM
- 2nd 50m MC Fly
- 5th 100m MC Free
Ahmed Kelly
- 1st 100m MC Breast
- 4th 50m Breast
Ashleigh Mcconnell
- 8th 50m MC Free
Madeleine Scott
- 2nd 100m MC Breast
- 2nd 100m MC Fly
- 3rd 50m MC Fly
- 4th 200m MC IM
Photo: Swimming Australia / Delly Carr
