Paris 2024 Olympics swimming, Australia schedule: Dolphins gear up for medal chase in France
A 41-member Australian swimming team will be in action at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The contingent, featuring 20 women and 21 men, will compete in all 35 medal events (17 women's, 17 men's and one mixed event) at the Paris La Defense Arena.
Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held from July 27 to August 5. Competitions will be held in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and medley categories.
Of the 41 Dolphins selected in the Australian swimming team for Paris 2024 pool events, 16 have won Olympic medals previously, including gold medal winners Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus.
Tokyo 2020 was the Dolphins’ most successful Games in history, with nine gold, three silver and eight bronze medals
Emma McKeon, the most decorated Australian at the Olympics with 11 medals, will compete in the women's 100m butterfly event, starting on July 27.
Kaylee McKeown is set to feature in the women's 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley events from July 29 onwards.
Ariarne Titmus will compete in women's freestyle events over 200m, 400m and 800m distances from July 27.
Mollie O’Callaghan, meanwhile, heads into Paris as the 100m and 200m freestyle world champion.
The Australians will also be chasing a fourth-consecutive 4x100m freestyle Olympic title. Australia’s men are world champions in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
The Australian swimming team for the Paris 2024 Olympics also includes 23 Olympic debutants. The relay teams will only be known closer to the event dates.
Paris 2024 Olympics swimming events for Australia
Women
- Moesha Johnson - 1500m freestyle
- Abbey Lee Connor - 200m butterfly
- Alexandria Perkins - 100m butterfly
- Ariarne Titmus - 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle
- Brianna Throssell - Relay athlete
- Bronte Campbell - Relay athlete
- Elizabeth Dekkers - 200m butterfly
- Ella Ramsay - 200m breaststroke, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley
- Emma McKeon - 100m butterfly
- Iona Anderson - 100m backstroke
- Jaclyn Barclay - 200m backstroke
- Jamie Perkins - 400m freestyle
- Jenna Forrester - 400m individual medley
- Jenna Strauch - 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
- Kaylee McKeown - 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley
- Lani Pallister - 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle
- Meg Harris - 50m freestyle
- Mollie O’Callaghan - 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle
- Olivia Wunsch - Relay athlete
- Shayna Jack - 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle
Men
- Ben Armbruster - 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly
- Bradley Woodward - 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke
- Brendon Smith - 400m individual medley
- Cameron McEvoy - 50m freestyle
- Elijah Winnington - 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle
- Flynn Southam - Relay athlete
- Isaac Cooper - 100m backstroke
- Zac Stubblety-Cook - 200m breaststroke
- Jack Cartwright - Relay athlete
- Joshua Yong - 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
- Kai Taylor - Relay athlete
- Kyle Chalmers - 100m freestyle
- Matthew Temple - 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly
- Maximillian Giuliani - 200m freestyle
- Sam Short - 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle
- Sam Williamson - 100m breaststroke
- Se-Bom Lee - 200m backstroke
- Thomas Neill - 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley
- William Yang - 100m freestyle
- William Petric - 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley
- Zac Incerti - Relay athlete
Individual events of 50m, 100m and 200m consist of heats, semi-finals and finals. The top 16 swimmers from the heats will advance to the semi-finals and the top eight from the semis will advance to the finals, where medals will be decided.
Individual events of 400m, 800m, 1500m distances and the team relay events consist of two phases - heats and finals. The top eight athletes or teams will advance from the heats to the final.
For all single-gender relay events, a team consists of four athletes. For the mixed relay event, a team consists of two men and two women.
Heats for all events take place in morning sessions. Semi-finals, finals and victory ceremonies will take place in evening sessions.
Swimming has accounted for 71 of Australia’s 167 Olympic gold medals. Additionally, the Australian Dolphins have claimed 73 silvers and 77 bronze medals for an overall tally of 221. It is Australia’s best Olympic sport.
Swimmers from the United States have dominated the Olympic pool and boast 580 Olympic medals, including 256 golds. The USA are the most successful swimming nation at the Olympics followed by Australia.
Paris 2024 Olympics Australia swimming schedule
Live start times, all in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Where to watch swimming at Paris 2024 Olympics live in Australia
Live streaming of the Paris 2024 Olympics swimming events will be available on 9Now and Stan. The Paris 2024 swimming events will be broadcast live on the Network Nine TV channels in Australia.