Australia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Australia competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Australia at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeAUS
National federationSwimming Australia
Websiteswimming.org.au
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors91 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
15
Silver
9
Bronze
6
Total
30
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Cassiel RousseauDivingMen's 10 metre platform22 July 2023
Samuel ShortSwimmingMen's 400 metre freestyle23 July 2023
Ariarne TitmusSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle23 July 2023
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay23 July 2023
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay23 July 2023
Kaylee McKeownSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke25 July 2023
Rhiannan IfflandHigh divingWomen's high diving26 July 2023
Mollie O'CallaghanSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle26 July 2023
Kyle ChalmersSwimmingMen's 100 metre freestyle27 July 2023
Kaylee McKeownSwimmingWomen's 50 metre backstroke27 July 2023
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay27 July 2023
Mollie O'CallaghanSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle28 July 2023
Cameron McEvoySwimmingMen's 50 metre freestyle29 July 2023
Kaylee McKeownSwimmingWomen's 200 metre backstroke29 July 2023
SwimmingMixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay29 July 2023
Chelsea GubeckaOpen water swimmingWomen's 10 km15 July 2023
Domonic Bedggood
Maddison Keeney
DivingMixed synchronized 3 metre springboard22 July 2023
Samuel ShortSwimmingMen's 800 metre freestyle26 July 2023
Ariarne TitmusSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle26 July 2023
SwimmingMixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay26 July 2023
Elizabeth DekkersSwimmingWomen's 200 metre butterfly27 July 2023
Zac Stubblety-CookSwimmingMen's 200 metre breaststroke28 July 2023
Shayna JackSwimmingWomen's 50 metre freestyle30 July 2023
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay30 July 2023
Chelsea Gubecka
Moesha Johnson
Nicholas Sloman
Kyle Lee
Open water swimmingTeam Relay20 July 2023
SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay28 July 2023
Ariarne TitmusSwimmingWomen's 800 metre freestyle29 July 2023
Samuel ShortSwimmingMen's 1500 metre freestyle30 July 2023
Jenna ForresterSwimmingWomen's 400 metre individual medley30 July 2023
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay30 July 2023

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Artistic swimming01111
Diving459
High diving033
Open water swimming44*8*
Swimming1615*31*
Water polo151530
Total395291
  • Moesha Johnson was compete in both open water swimming and indoor swimming.

Artistic swimming

Australia's artistic swimming team consisted of eleven athletes (all women).

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Carolyn Buckle
Kiera Gazzard
Duet technical routine189.663419Did not advance
Georgia Courage-Gardiner
Zoe Poulis
Duet free routine139.787522Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Hannah Burkhill
Natalia Caloiero
Georgia Courage-Gardener
Alessandra Ho
Margo Joseph-Kuo
Anastasia Kusmawan
Zoe Poulis
Milena Waldman
Team acrobatic routine159.710014Did not advance
Hannah Burkhill
Natalia Caloiero
Georgia Courage-Gardener
Alessandra Ho
Margo Joseph-Kuo
Pam Kurosawa
Anastasia Kusmawan
Zoe Poulis
Team free routine191.747811 Q221.64168
Carolyn Buckle
Hannah Burkhill
Zoe Poulis
Milena Waldman
Kiera Gazzard
Alessandra Ho
Georgia Courage-Gardener
Margo Joseph-Kuo
Team technical routine200.770111 Q196.408712

Diving

Australia's diving team consisted of nine athletes (4 men and 5 women).[1] Lauren Flint was originally named in the team, however withdrew days before competition due to breaking her elbow in training.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Li Shixin1 m springboard374.504 Q400.555
3 m springboard393.4514 Q394.5515Did not advance
Sam Fricker10 m platform370.3519Did not advance
Cassiel Rousseau423.805 Q494.102 Q520.85
Sam Fricker
Li Shixin
3 m synchronized springboard348.0610 Q356.4912
Domonic Bedggood
Cassiel Rousseau
10 m synchronized platform377.706 Q407.465
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Brittany O'Brien1 m springboard221.4527Did not advance
Georgia Sheehan242.256 Q256.759
Maddison Keeney3 m springboard301.006 Q319.756 Q327.954
Georgia Sheehan274.9019Did not advance
Nikita Hains10 m platform288.5016 Q286.5015Did not advance
Milly Puckeridge267.9021Did not advance
Brittany O'Brien
Georgia Sheehan
3 m synchronized springboard275.408 Q279.606
Mixed
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Domonic Bedggood
Maddison Keeney
3 m synchronized springboard307.38
Nikita Hains
Maddison Keeney
Cassiel Rousseau
Li Shixin
Team event426.154

High diving

Australia's high diving team consisted of three athletes (all women).[2]

Women
AthleteEventPointsRank
Emily ChinnockWomen's high diving194.2019
Rhiannan IfflandWomen's high diving357.40
Xantheia PennisiWomen's high diving290.206

Open water swimming

Australia's open water swimming team consisted of eight athletes (4 men and 4 women).[3]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Kyle LeeMen's 5 km55:32.708
Jack Wilson56:24.0013
Bailey ArmstrongMen's 10 km1:55:32.834
Nicholas Sloman1:51:42.27
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Bianca CrispWomen's 5 km1:01:19.820
Moesha Johnson59:46.310
Maddy GoughWomen's 10 km2:04:18.623
Chelsea Gubecka2:02:38.1
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeRank
Chelsea Gubecka
Moesha Johnson
Nicholas Sloman
Kyle Lee
Team relay1:11:26.7

Swimming

Australia's swimming team consisted of thirty-one athletes (16 men and 15 women).[4]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cameron McEvoy50 m freestyle21.351 Q21.251 Q21.06 OC
Isaac Cooper21.825 Q21.654 Q21.704
Kyle Chalmers100 m freestyle47.713 Q47.522 Q47.15
Flynn Southam48.1811 Q48.1511Did not advance
Alexander Graham200 m freestyle1:46.5812 Q1:46.6113Did not advance
Kai Taylor1:46.9420Did not advance
Samuel Short400 m freestyle3:42.441 Q3:40.68
Elijah Winnington3:44.637 Q3:44.267
Samuel Short800 m freestyle7:40.901 Q7:37.76 OC
Elijah Winnington7:49.2417Did not advance
Samuel Short1500 m freestyle14:53.386 Q14:37.28
Isaac Cooper50 m backstroke24.736 Q24.869Did not advance
Bradley WoodwardDNS
Isaac Cooper100 m backstroke53.9517Did not advance
Bradley Woodward53.7211 Q53.7313Did not advance
Bradley Woodward200 m backstroke1:57.141 Q1:56.166 Q1:56.296
Samuel Williamson50 m breaststroke26.763 Q27.068 Q26.824
Zac Stubblety-Cook100 m breaststroke1:00.2216 Q59.6912Did not advance
Zac Stubblety-Cook200 m breaststroke2:08.981 Q2:07.371 Q2:06.40
Shaun Champion50 m butterfly23.6026Did not advance
Cameron McEvoy23.4018Did not advance
Shaun Champion100 m butterfly52.1524Did not advance
Matthew Temple50.761 Q50.894 Q50.814
Matthew Temple200 m butterfly1:56.5116 QWithdrew
Thomas Neill200 m individual medley1:58.308 Q1:57.5110Did not advance
Brendon Smith1:59.0315 Q1:59.3515Did not advance
Thomas Neill400 m individual medley4:14.9811Did not advance
Brendon Smith4:11.755 Q4:10.375
Jack Cartwright
Flynn Southam
Kai Taylor
Kyle Chalmers
Matthew Temple (heat)
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:11.642 Q3:10.16
Kai Taylor
Kyle Chalmers
Alexander Graham
Thomas Neill
Elijah Winnington (heat)
Flynn Southam (heat)
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:04.371 Q7:02.13
Bradley Woodward
Zac Stubblety-Cook
Matthew Temple
Kyle Chalmers
Samuel Williamson (heat)
Kai Taylor (heat)
4 × 100 m medley relay3:31.753 Q3:29.62
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Shayna Jack50 m freestyle24.022 Q24.012 Q24.10
Emma McKeon24.698 Q24.677 Q24.355
Emma McKeon100 m freestyle53.403 Q53.004 Q52.835
Mollie O'Callaghan54.017 Q52.862 Q52.16
Mollie O'Callaghan200 m freestyle1:55.681 Q1:54.913 Q1:52.85 WR
Ariarne Titmus1:56.203 Q1:54.641 Q1:53.01
Lani Pallister400 m freestyle4:03.496 Q4:05.176
Ariarne Titmus4:01.392 Q3:55.38 WR
Lani Pallister800 m freestyle8:21.385 Q8:21.337
Ariarne Titmus8:21.254 Q8:13.59 OC
Moesha Johnson1500 m freestyle16:05.019Did not advance
Lani Pallister15:58.113 Q15:49.175
Kaylee McKeown50 m backstroke27.604 Q27.262 Q27.08 OC
Mollie O'CallaghanDNS
Kaylee McKeown100 m backstroke58.902 Q58.482 Q57.53 CR
Madison Wilson1:00.0410 Q59.639Did not advance
Jenna Forrester200 m backstroke2:10.4610 Q2:09.748 Q2:11.448
Kaylee McKeown2:09.305 Q2:07.893 Q2:03.85
Abbey Harkin50 m breaststroke31.6329Did not advance
Abbey Harkin100 m breaststroke1:06.8615 Q1:07.1115Did not advance
Abbey Harkin200 m breaststroke2:25.116 Q2:23.656 Q2:24.557
Brianna Throssell50 m butterfly26.3018Did not advance
Emma McKeon100 m butterfly57.052 Q56.894 Q56.884
Brianna Throssell57.949 Q57.146 Q57.347
Abbey Connor200 m butterfly2:10.0412 Q2:10.3514Did not advance
Elizabeth Dekkers2:07.712 Q2:07.114 Q2:05.46
Jenna Forrester200 m individual medley2:09.796 Q2:10.034 Q2:08.984
Kaylee McKeown2:09.502 QDSQ
Jenna Forrester400 m individual medley4:35.881 Q4:32.30
Kiah Melverton4:41.9613Did not advance
Mollie O'Callaghan
Shayna Jack
Meg Harris
Emma McKeon
Brianna Throssell (heat)
Madison Wilson (heat)
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:31.521 Q3:27.96 WR
Mollie O'Callaghan
Shayna Jack
Brianna Throssell
Ariarne Titmus
Madison Wilson (heat)
Lani Pallister (heat)
Kiah Melverton (heat)
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:47.842 Q7:37.50 WR
Kaylee McKeown
Abbey Harkin
Emma McKeon
Mollie O'Callaghan
Madison Wilson (heat)
Brianna Throssell (heat)
Meg Harris (heat)
4 × 100 m medley relay3:57.744 Q3:53.37
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jack Cartwright
Kyle Chalmers
Shayna Jack
Mollie O'Callaghan
Flynn Southam (heat)
Madison Wilson (heat)
Meg Harris (heat)
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:21.881 Q3:18.83 WR
Kaylee McKeown
Zac Stubblety-Cook
Matthew Temple
Shayna Jack
Bradley Woodward (heat)
Samuel Williamson (heat)
Emma McKeon (heat)
4 × 100 m medley relay3:40.872 Q3:39.03

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventGroup stagePlayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 AustraliaMen's tournament  Greece
L 9–13
 United States
L 8–16
 Kazakhstan
W 22–6
3 QP  France
L 8–11
 Japan
W 16–15
 Croatia
L 10–17
10
 AustraliaWomen's tournament  France
W 10–8
 United States
L 5–9
 China
W 11–7
2 QP  Israel
W 16–7
 Greece
W 9–8
 Spain
L 10–12
 Italy
L 14–16
4

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australian roster.[5]

Head coach: Timothy Hamill

  • 1 Nick Porter GK
  • 2 Angus Lambie FP
  • 3 George Ford FP
  • 4 Charlie Negus FP
  • 5 Nathan Power FP
  • 6 Lachlan Edwards FP
  • 7 Luke Pavillard FP
  • 8 Matthew Byrnes FP
  • 9 Marcus Berehulak FP
  • 10 Timothy Putt FP
  • 11 Chaz Poot FP
  • 12 Blake Edwards FP
  • 13 John Hedges GK
  • Reilly Townsend FP
  • Samuel Slobodien FP
Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Greece330004625+219Quarterfinals
2  United States320014828+206Playoffs
3  Australia310023935+43
4  Kazakhstan300031358−450
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


17 July 2023
10:30
ReportAustralia  9–13  GreeceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–3, 3–5
Power 4GoalsArgyropoulos 3

19 July 2023
20:30
ReportUnited States  16–8  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 4–1, 6–1
Daube 5GoalsPavillard, Power 3

21 July 2023
16:00
ReportAustralia  22–6  KazakhstanMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 3–0, 4–2, 8–2
Negus, Poot 4GoalsArtyukh 2
Playoffs
23 July 2023
15:30
ReportAustralia  8–11  FranceMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 5–2, 2–4, 1–1
Negus, Pavillard 2GoalsVernoux 4
9–12th place semifinals
25 July 2023
13:30
ReportAustralia  16–15  JapanMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–7, 4–3, 3–2
Pavillard 4GoalsAdachi, Takata 4
Ninth place game
27 July 2023
10:30
ReportCroatia  17–10  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 6–2, 3–2
Vukičević 5GoalsPoot 3

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Australian roster.[6]

Head coach: Paul Oberman

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  United States330004016+249Quarterfinals
2  Australia320012624+26Playoffs
3  France310022537−123
4  China300032438−140
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.


16 July 2023
10:30
ReportFrance  8–10  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–4, 2–1, 1–2
Bouloukbachi 3GoalsAndrews, Fasala 2

18 July 2023
17:30
ReportAustralia  5–9  United StatesMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 0–0, 1–3, 1–1
Williams 3Goalsthree players 2

20 July 2023
13:00
ReportChina  7–11  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 1–3, 2–2
Lu, Zhang Jin. 2Goalsfive players 2
Playoffs
22 July 2023
14:00
ReportAustralia  16–7  IsraelMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Marta Cabanas (ESP), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–2, 4–1, 3–1, 2–3
Armit 4GoalsKordonskaia 3
Quarterfinals
24 July 2023
18:00
ReportGreece  8–9  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–4, 3–2, 0–0
Xenaki 3Goalsfour players 2
Semifinals
26 July 2023
18:30
ReportAustralia  10–12  SpainMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–3, 2–2, 2–2
Kearns 3GoalsE. Ruiz 4
Third place game
28 July 2023
13:00
ReportItaly  16–14  AustraliaMarine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–6, 3–1, 3–3
Bianconi 6GoalsWilliams 3

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