By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Monday, April 21st – Thursday, April 24th
- Prelims at 10am local (8pm ET night before)/Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
- Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- SwimSwam Preview
- Initial Entries
- Start List
- Live Results
- Livestream
- Day 1 Prelims Recap
The first finals session of the 2025 Australian Open is about to commence in Brisbane, with many of the nation’s top swimmers set to compete.
Tonight’s lineup features the men’s 100 breaststroke, women’s 200 IM, men’s 50 butterfly, women’s 100 freestyle, men’s 400 freestyle, women’s 50 breaststroke, men’s 200 backstroke, and women’s 800 freestyle.
As a reminder, this is not the Australian selection meet for the 2025 World Championships. Most swimmers are using this competition as a tune-up for the World Championship Trials, which are set for June 9–14 in Adelaide.
Follow along for live updates below.
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty (2019)
- Australian Record – 58.58, Brenton Rickard (2009)
- Commonwealth Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty (2019)
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WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
- World Record – 2:06.12, Katinka Hosszu (2015)
- Australian Record – 2:06.63, Kaylee McKeown (2024)
- Commonwealth Record – 2:06.88, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor (2016)
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MEN’S 50 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- World Record: 22.27, Andriy Govorov (2018)
- Australian Record: 22.73, Matt Targett (2009)
- Commonwealth Record: 22.73, Matt Targett (2009)
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WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE — FINAL
- World Record: 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (2017)
- Australian Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon (2021)
- Commonwealth Record: 51.96, Emma McKeon (2021)
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MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE — FINAL
- World Record – 3:39.96, Lukas Martens (2025)
- Australian Record – 3:40.08, Ian Thorpe (2002)
- Commonwealth Record – 3:40.08, Ian Thorpe (2002)
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WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record – 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (2023)
- Australian Record – 30.05, Chelsea Hodges (2022)
- Commonwealth Record – 29.72, Lara van Niekerk (2022)
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MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Piersol (2009)
- Australian Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin (2015)
- Commonwealth Record: 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin (2015)
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WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 8:04.79, Katie Ledecky (2016)
- Australian Record: 8:12.29, Ariarne Titmus (2022 & 2023)
- Commonwealth Record: 8:09.86, Summer McIntosh (2025)
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