Swimming

QAS Athletes Christian Sprenger (left) and Brenton Rickard (right). Photo courtesy of QAS photographer Melissa Lord.

State Swimming Centre Coach: Stephan Widmer

The Queensland Academy of Sport swimming program consists of a network of Target Squad athletes and their coaches throughout Queensland.

The Target Squad involves leading senior Queensland swimmers in pool and Open Water events. The aim of this component of the program is to develop and support swimmers for selection in national teams for international events such as World Championships, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Championships and World Cups.

Athletes currently on scholarship include:

• Bronte Barratt
• Bronte Campbell
• Cate Campbell
• Kayla Clarke
• Brittany Elmslie
• Blair Evans
• Remy Fairweather
• Daniel Fox
• Thomas Fraser-Holmes
• Jared Gilliland
• Melissa Gorman
• Katie Goldman
• Brenden Hall
• Jayden Hadler
• Samantha Hamill
• Jordan Harrison
• Natasha Harrison
• Grant Irvine
• Taylor McKeown
• Mitchell Larkin
• Matthew Levings
• Keryn McMaster
• Cameron McEvoy
• Ned McKendry
• Kenrick Monk
• Ryan Napoleon
• Meagen Nay
• Jade Nielsen
• George O'Brien
• Kylie Palmer
• Grant Patterson
• Leiston Pickett
• Nik Pregelj
• Brenton Rickard
• Kyle Richardson
• Melanie Schlanger
• Nicholas Schafer
• Emily Seymour
• Alexandra Purcell
• Emily Seebohm
• Christian Sprenger
• Lisbeth Trickett
• Tessa Wallace
• Christopher Wright.