By Retta Race on SwimSwam
2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Monday, April 21st – Thursday, April 24th
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Entries
The 2025 Australian Open Championships are set to begin on Monday, April 21st, and span through Thursday, April 24th at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
Although this is a non-World Championship qualifying competition, the meet represents an important tune-up and training milestone ahead of the all-important Trials on the agenda for June.
The entry list is a veritable ‘who’s who’ of Australian swimming, although not everyone will be joining the party. Notable absences include Olympians Kyle Chalmers, Tommy Neill, Sam Short, Matt Temple and Iona Anderson.
One swimmer whose name we were perhaps not expecting is Oceanian record holder Isaac Cooper.
Last December, 21-year-old Cooper said he would be taking a break and hitting a ‘massive reset button’ with no clear timeline on his return.
The St. Andrew’s ace is entered in a succint program of the men’s 50m free, 50m fly and 50m back here.
On-fire Kaylee McKeown already crushed the world’s top-ranked times across the women’s 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke events last month and the Griffith star is back for more.
23-year-old McKeown is set to add the 200m IM to the trio of backstroke contests in her warm-up for June’s Trials.
We’ll also get to see Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy in his second competition since winning 50m free gold at the 2024 Olympic Games. McEvoy put up a solid 21.70 at last year’s Japan Open.
Several non-Aussies will be among the mix, with the likes of New Zealand athletes Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt, along with Italian Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon who continues to train down under.
24-year-old Ceccon is entered in a hefty lineup of seven events including the men’s 100m/200m free, 50m/100m/200m back and 50m/100m fly.
We’ll take a closer look at some of the key matchups as the competition draws nearer. For now, check out the high-profile stars ready to rumble.
Key Entrants
Ben Armbruster
Jaclyn Barclay
Isabella Boyd
Haig Buckingham
Jack Carr
Hannah Casey
Brittanny Castelluzzo
Thomas Ceccon (ITA)
Joshua Collett
Isaac Cooper
Lewis Clareburt (NZL)
Marcus Da Silva
Joshua Edwards-Smith
Erika Fairweather (NZL)
Jenna Forrester
Matthew Galea
Kai Gilbert
Maximillian Giulian
Darragh Greene (IRL)
Chelsea Gubecka
Zac Incerti
Shayna Jack
Moesha Johnson
Tara Kinder
Se-Bom Lee
Hayley MacKinder
Cam McEvoy
Kaylee McKeown
Thomas Nowakowski
Mollie O’Callaghan
Lani Pallister
William Petric
Ella Ramsay
David Schlicht
Brendon Smith
Zachary Stubblety-Cook
Flynn Southam
Carter Swift (NZL)
Kai Taylor
Sam Williamson
Elijah Winnington
Bradley Woodward
Olivia Wunsch
Joshua Yong
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 Aussie Open Championships: Thomas Ceccon Targets Seven Events, Isaac Cooper Returns