By Marcus Beeck
The 12-strong contingent of swimmers are ready to light up the pool deck when all the action of Trinbago takes off – here’s everything you need to know.
Athletes to watch at #Trinbago 2023.
Two rising stars to keep an eye on in the pool in Trinidad are 15-year-old Zoe Ammundsen and 16-year-old Samuel Higgs.
Higgs (Warringah Aquatic Swim) is coming off the back of a successful run at the recent National Age Championships where he won four medals, while Ammundsen (Iona Swimming Club) is a three-time Australian Age National Champion in both the 100m and 200m Backstroke.
The Australian Team as a whole will look to showcase dominant performances in the pool, building on the success of previous Commonwealth Youth Games outings.
In the last Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas in 2017, Australia won one gold, two silver and five bronze medals as they finished sixth on the medal table after all the action in the pool wrapped up.
Australia’s one gold medal was won by Meg Harris in the Women’s 50m Freestyle, who went on to compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, collecting silver in the same event, as well as a gold medal in the Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.
Additionally, seven-times Games gold medallist Ariarne Titmus is an alumnus of the Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, where she collected three gold and one silver before going on to debut at Gold Coast 2018.
How to stay across the action.
The best way to stay across all the action is to follow Commonwealth Games Australia on our social media channels, as well as the official Trinbago2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Events will be livestreamed, with more information to come on how to access streams, timings, channels and more. Make sure you follow the CGA social media channels for the most up to date information.
Australian Swimming Team – Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
- Hannah Erin Allen (Iona Swimming Club) – women’s 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team
- Zoe Ammundsen (Iona Swimming Club) – women’s 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1
- Jye Bennion (St Peters Western) – men’s 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Mikayla Bird (Bond) – women’s 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 200m Butterfly, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Braden Fyneman (UWA West Coast) – men’s 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 1500m Freestyle
- Samuel Higgs (Warringah Aquatic Swim) – men’s 50m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1
- Tommy Lane (Haileybury Aquatic) – men’s 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Harvey Larke (Melbourne Vicentre) – men’s 200m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Freestyle, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Clancy Luscombe (Marion Swimming Club) – men’s 50m Backstroke, 400m Individual Medley, 200m Butterfly, 200m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, mixed 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1
- Lillie McPherson (Manly Swimming Club) – women’s 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100m Medley Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Inez Miller (St Hilda’s Swim Club) – women’s 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team 1, 4 x 100 Medley Relay Team 1, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team 1
- Poppy Stephen (Nudgee Swimming Club) – women’s 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Butterfly
Venue:
National Aquatic Centre, Couva (Trinidad)
Dates:
6-9 of August
