In an Australian first, Para-athletes and able-bodied athletes will team up to compete in the mixed 4x50m freestyle at the 2019 Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne, VIC.
On Saturday (26 October) night, four teams will go head-to-head. Each team features one male and one female Para-athlete, and one male and one female able-bodied athlete, including recent World Championships representatives Col Pearse, Taylor Corry, Jack Ireland, Ruby Storm and Rowan Crothers.
Team captains Pearse, Crothers, Emily Beecroft and Kotuku Ngawati will choose the race order.
Teams – Mixed 4x50m Freestyle |
Team 1 |
Col Pearse (Captain) |
Taylor Corry |
Julie Hawkins |
Bowen Gough |
Team 2 |
Rowan Crothers (Captain) |
Ruby Storm |
Elyse Woods |
Benno Negri |
Team 3 |
Kotuku Ngawati (Captain) |
Daniel Fox |
Ashleigh McConnell |
Brendon Smith |
Team 4 |
Emily Beecroft (Captain) |
Jack Ireland |
Jade Starr |
Tyson Upton |
By Swimming Australia
Posted: 23/10/2019