By Retta Race on SwimSwam
2025 NSW STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Friday, March 21st – Sunday, March 23rd
- Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Initial Entries
The initial entries have been released for the 2025 New South Wales State Open Championships which begin on Friday, March 21st.
Among the list of athletes is Olympic champion and world record holder Kaylee McKeown, with the competition representing the versatile superstar’s potential first appearance since pulling out of last year’s World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.
McKeown tore up the Olympic pool in Paris, capturing a remarkable five medals including repeating as champion in both the women’s 100m and 200m backstroke events.
She then embarked on the World Cup but wound up withdrawing in the midst of the first stop in Shanghai, citing ‘putting her mental health first.’
McKeown bypassed the Short Course World Championships, Queensland Championships and additional competitions meaning these NSW Championships would be our first glimpse of the 2024 Swammy Award winner for Oceanian Female of the Year with the World Trials on the horizon.
Although not the final entries, McKeown is set to race the 100m free, 50m/100m/200m back and the 200m IM next week.
Key Entries
- Albury Amateur Swimming Club – Sienna Toohey
- Carlile Swimming Team – Olivia Wunsch
- Cranbrook Aquatics – Marcus Da Silva
- Germany – Lucas Matzerath
- Griffith Swimming Club – Enoch Robb
- Griffith University – Haig Buckingham, Joshua Edwards-Smith, Hayley Mackinder, Kaylee McKeown
- Marion – Matt Temple
- Melbourne Vicentre – Tara Kinder, Sam Williamson
- Mingara Aquatic – Bradley Woodward
- MLC Aquatic – David Schlicht
- Nunawading Swimming Club – Isabella Boyd
- SOPAC Swim Club – Matthew Galea, Se-Bom Lee, Matt Wilson
- St. Andrew’s – Jack Carr
- Sweden – Louise Hansson
- Tea Tree Gully – Brittany Castelluzzo
- USC Spartans – Abbey Connor, Zac Incerti, Thomas Nowakowski, Alexandria Perkins
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