Two NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holders have been selected in the Australian Dolphins team to compete at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from February 2-18.

TeamNSWIS congratulates Bradley Woodward and Maddy Gough. 

The team also features world champion Cam McEvoy, the in-form Shayna Jack who recently clocked 24.09 to win gold in the 50m free at the Queensland State Championships,  confirmed Paris athlete Chelsea Gubecka and three debutants in the green and gold cap: Iona Anderson, Jaclyn Barclay and Robert Thorpe.

For Anderson and Barclay, their selection follows an outstanding 2023 campaign in which the backstroke specialists shone on the international stage at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Israel.

In all, 24 athletes will contest the Championships with Gough and Moesha Johnson contesting the women’s open water 10km event before backing up to swim in the pool 1500m event.

Gubecka, who has already qualified for the 10km event in Paris, this will be her seventh World Championships, the most of any Dolphin.

Newly-minted Dolphin Kai Taylor is also packing his bags for his second Worlds’ campaign alongside St Peters Western teammates Jack Cartwright, Jenna Forrester, Abbey Harkin, Kiah Melverton, Brianna Throssell and the experienced Elijah Winnington.

Athletes selected for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar are: 

POOL ATHLETES
First Last Club State Home Coach
Iona Anderson** Breakers WA Ben Higson
Jaclyn Barclay** St Peters Western QLD Cam Gledhill/ Dean Boxall
Jack Cartwright St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Abbey Connor USC Spartans QLD Michael Palfery
Isaac Cooper St Andrews QLD Ashley Delaney
Jenna Forrester St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Madeleine Gough Carlile NSW Fred Vergnoux*
Abbey Harkin St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Shayna Jack St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Moesha Johnson Griffith QLD Bernd Berkhahn*
Cameron McEvoy Somerville House QLD Timothy Lane
Kiah Melverton St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Alexandria Perkins USC Spartans QLD Michael Palfery
Kai Taylor St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Brianna Throssell St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Samuel Williamson Melb Vicentre VIC Craig Jackson
Elijah Winnington St Peters Western QLD Dean Boxall
Bradley Woodward Mingara NSW Adam Kable

*International Home Coach

**Rookies

 

OPEN WATER ATHLETES
First Last Club State Home Coach
Bianca Crisp – 5km Yeronga Park QLD Kate Sparkes
Madeleine Gough – 10km Carlile NSW Fred Vergnoux*
Chelsea Gubecka – 5km Yeronga Park QLD Kate Sparkes
Moesha Johnson – 10km Griffith QLD Bernd Berkhahn*
Bailey Armstrong – 5km USC Spartans QLD Harley Connolly
Kyle Lee – 10km North Coast WA Ian Mills
Nicholas Sloman – 10km Noosa QLD John Rogers
Robert Thorpe** – 5km St Peters Western QLD Mick Lewandowski/ Dean Boxall

Article courtesy of Swimming Australia

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