Swimmers named for Delhi

Swimming Australia
Published: Aug 27, 2010 06:50:09 AM Updated: Nov 13, 2012 11:53:37 AM

The ACGA today announced the final list of swimmers for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi (October 3-14) following last week’s Pan Pacific Championships, with 31 members of 52-strong team set to make their Commonwealth Games debut for Australia.

Seven-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Leisel Jones will join comeback sensation Geoff Huegill, and Ashley Callus who will be heading to his fourth Games, while Queensland teenagers Yolane Kukla and Jayden Hadler will be the youngest on the team.

Emily Seebohm, a dual silver and gold medallist at the Pan Pacific Championships in California last week will compete at her first Commonwealth Games, while Paralympian Matthew Cowdrey will be looking to add to his two gold medals from Melbourne 2006.

The following swimmers have been added to the squad which was originally selected in March, based on their performances at the Pan Pacific Championships – Melissa Gorman, Grace Loh, James Magnussen, Kenrick Monk, Mitchell Patterson, Kyle Richardson and Tessa Wallace.

Swimming Australia Head Coach Leigh Nugent says everything this year has been geared towards the Commonwealth Games and performing well in India.

“Australia has a fantastic tradition at the Commonwealth Games and with the swim team getting the chance to compete at the start of the Games, we know we have a responsibility to start well,” said Nugent.

“This is a strong team and a team that is looking forward to competing well in Delhi,” said Nugent.

With just over five weeks to go until the opening ceremony, Nugent says the team will continue preparations in their home training centres before coming into camp in Kuala Lumpur and then arriving into Delhi on September 30.

“The Pan Pacs in California last week were a great hit out for the majority of the team, and the athletes and coaches now know exactly what they need to work on and fine tune, to be at their best come October 4 when we start the meet in Delhi.”

ACGA CEO, Perry Crosswhite said, “We are very pleased with the swimmers nominated for the Team. The group is a good mix of experience and youth and we expect that they will again be our most successful sport at the Games.”

The Commonwealth Games swimming squad will hold a training camp in Kuala Lumpur from September 25 to September 30 before flying in to Delhi for the Commonwealth Games.

Fast Facts:

· The average age of the 2010 Australian CG swimming squad will be 21.

· Yolane Kukla will turn 15 five days before the Games and will be the youngest female, while 16-year-old Jayden Hadler will be the youngest male on the team.

· Geoff Huegill will be the oldest male on the team, while the oldest female will be 26-year-old Sarah Katsoulis.

· The CG swimming squad includes seven Parasport swimmers who will contest six Parasport swimming events on the Commonwealth Games swimming program

· The swimming component of the Commonwealth Games will consist of a six-day meet starting on Monday 4 October and finishing on Sunday 9 October.

· Heats at the Commonwealth Games will start at 0900 with finals from 1600

· The 2006 Australian Swim Team at the Commonwealth Games won a total of 53 medals (19 Gold, 18 Silver and 16 Bronze).

2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Swim Squad:

Daniel Arnamnart, 20 (Sydney, NSW) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Ben Austin, 29 (Sydney, NSW) – A dual gold medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and also competed in 2006
Bronte Barratt, 21 (Brisbane, QLD) – Won gold (4x200m free) and bronze (400m free) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Leith Brodie, 23 (Brisbane, QLD) – Was 4^th in the 200m IM at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Craig Calder, 23 (Albury, NSW) - Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Ashley Callus, 31 (Gold Coast, QLD) – This will be his fourth Commonwealth Games – has won two gold and two silver
Ellie Cole, 18 (Melbourne, VIC) - Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Blake Cochrane, 19 (Brisbane, QLD) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Alicia Coutts, 23 (Brisbane, QLD) - A Beijing Olympian and will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Matthew Cowdrey, 21 (Adelaide, SA) – A dual gold medallist at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Nick D’Arcy, 22 (Noosa, QLD) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Ashley Delaney, 24 (Sale, VIC) – A Beijing Olympian and will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Tommaso D’Orsogna, 19 (Perth, WA) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Sophie Edington, 25 (Loxton, SA) – Won three gold medals at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Blair Evans, 19 (Perth, WA) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Nick Ffrost, 24 (Mackay, QLD) – Won bronze (4x200m free) at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Thomas Fraser-Holmes, 18 (Newcastle, NSW) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Felicity Galvez, 25 (Sydney, NSW) – Won silver (200m fly) at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Katie Goldman, 18 (Gold Coast, QLD) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Melissa Gorman, 24 (Brisbane, QLD) – Won silver (800m free) at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Marieke Guehrer, 24 (Melbourne, VIC) – An Athens Olympian who will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Jayden Hadler, 16 (Brisbane, QLD) – The youngest male on the team, competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Samantha Hamill, 19 (Sunshine Coast, QLD) – A Beijing Olympian competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Belinda Hocking, 20 (Wangaratta, VIC) – A Beijing Olympian competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Geoff Huegill, 31 (Sydney, NSW) – Competing at his third Commonwealth Games (1998 – two gold) (2002 – two gold)
Robert Hurley, 22 (Wollongong, NSW) Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Leisel Jones, 24 (Melbourne, VIC) – Will be competing at her third Commonwealth Games – (2002, 3 gold) (2006, 4 gold)
Sarah Katsoulis, 26 (Melbourne, VIC) – Was 7^th in 50m breaststroke at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Yolane Kukla, 14 (Brisbane, QLD) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Andrew Lauterstein, 23 (Sydney, QLD) – Won gold in the 4x100m medley relay (heats) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Peter Leek, 21 (Sydney, NSW) - Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Grace Loh, 19 (Melbourne, VIC) - Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
James Magnussen, 19 (Port Macquarie, NSW) - Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Samantha Marshall, 19 (Sydney, NSW) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Alice Mills, 24 (Brisbane, QLD) – Competing at her third Commonwealth Games (2002, 1 gold) (2006, 1 gold, 3 bronze)
Kenrick Monk, 22 (Brisbane, QLD) – Will be competing at his second Commonwealth Games – (2006, 1 gold, 1 bronze)
Meagen Nay, 21 (Brisbane, QLD) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Kylie Palmer, 20 (Brisbane, QLD) – Was 5^th in the 400m freestyle at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Andrew Pasterfield, 20 (Sydney, NSW) - Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Mitchell Patterson, 23 (Manly, NSW) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Leiston Pickett, 18 (Gold Coast, QLD) – Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Cameron Prosser, 25 (Melbourne, VIC) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Kyle Richardson, 23 (Brisbane, QLD) – Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Brenton Rickard, 26 (Gold Coast, QLD) Won gold, silver and two bronze at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Jessicah Schipper, 23 (Brisbane, QLD) – Won three gold and one silver at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Emily Seebohm, 18 (Brisbane, QLD) – A Beijing Olympian who will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Christian Sprenger, 24 (Brisbane, QLD) – A relay gold medallist at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Hayden Stoeckel, 26 (Adelaide, SA) – A Beijing Olympian who will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games
Eamon Sullivan, 24 (Sydney, NSW) – A gold and silver medallist from the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Tessa Wallace, 16 (Caloundra, QLD) - Will be competing at her first Commonwealth Games
Annabelle Williams, 21 (Gold Coast, QLD) – Won bronze at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Chris Wright, 22 (Brisbane, QLD) - Will be competing at his first Commonwealth Games

Head Coach
Leigh Nugent (Melbourne, VIC)
National Paralympic Coach
Brendan Keogh (Brisbane, QLD)
Coaches
Glenn Baker (Gold Coast, QLD)
Michael Bohl (Brisbane, QLD)
Matthew Brown (Brisbane, QLD)
Graeme Carroll (Canberra, ACT)
Dennis Cotterell (Gold Coast, QLD)
John Fowlie (Canberra, ACT)
Michael Palfrey (Brisbane, QLD)
Brian Stehr (Noosa, QLD)
Grant Stoelwinder (Sydney, NSW)
Rohan Taylor (Melbourne, VIC)
Stephan Widmer (Brisbane, QLD)