Swimming Australia Commonwealth announcement

Swimming Australia has named the 60-strong Dolphins team to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games from 23 July to 2 August.

Today, 42 Dolphins were named alongside their 18 Para swimming teammates to showcase a powerful mix of proven performers and emerging stars.

Together, the Dolphins will look to better the Birmingham haul of 25 gold medals spearheaded by super dads - Cameron McEvoy and Kyle Chalmers.

Prolific champions Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O'Callaghan, Lakeisha 'Lucky' Patterson, and the in-form Sam Short, Lani Pallister and Tim Hodge headline a balanced Australian Team.

Chalmers, a seven-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, is looking to defend his 100m freestyle title, and world record-holder McEvoy is seeking his first individual Commonwealth Games gold.

Glasgow will see the return to international competition of Sam Williamson, returning to the pool after a ruptured patella tendon and surgery, which saw him having to learn to walk again, with Glasgow 2026 driving his remarkable recovery.

Record-breaking Short - who set a Commonwealth Games record in the 800m free - will head to Glasgow chasing another slice of history after becoming the first man since Grant Hackett in 2005 to win the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the Australian Swimming Trials.

And for the first time in her long career, Dolphin stalwart Shayna Jack will head to Glasgow alongside her brother Jamie, with the siblings earning selection together in a special milestone for the family and Australian swimming.

Making her Commonwealth Games debut is Sienna Toohey, although 17 is not the youngest wearing green and gold in Glasgow with 14-year-old Mia Hogan taking the baton. Hogan, visually impaired, will swim freestyle in the S13 category.

Swimming Australia head coach of the Olympic Program Rohan Taylor said:

"Commonwealth Games is an opportunity. For one, it's a great competition for Australia and the chance to compete alongside multiple sports in the green and gold is embraced. Our team is almost 25 per cent rookies, and they will learn the valuable skills of travel, different training environment and the pressure to perform - with expectation. And then one of greats – Kaylee McKeown - has said this will be her last Games … you are going to see some very exciting and special moments in Glasgow.”

Swimming Australia head coach of the Paralympic Program Mel Tantrum said she was excited about the balance of the Para athletes.

“There is so much experience and youth in this team … from Tim and Lucky through to Mia and all our debutants, and the likes of Kirralee Hayes returning to the team – her first Australian team since Birmingham,” Tantrum said.

“For us we’re expecting a full medal sweep in some events and across the board we are expecting to be a very competitive team.”

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Athletes

Henry Allan*
Iona Anderson
Ben Armbruster
Emily Beecroft
Victoria Belando Nicholson*
Hannah Casey
Brittany Castelluzzo
Kyle Chalmers
Jessica Cole*
Isaac Cooper
Lizzy Dekkers
Jenna Forrester
Hannah Fredericks
Jasmin Fullgrabe*
Matthew Galea*
Alyssa Gillespie*
Ben Goedemans
Jasmine Greenwood
Meg Harris
Kirralee Hayes
Timothy Hodge
Mia Hogan*
Jack Ireland
Jamie Jack*
Shayna Jack
Jenna Jones
Tara Kinder
Tiana Kritzinger
Se-Bom Lee
Bailey Lello*
Beau Matthews*
Cam McEvoy
Kaylee McKeown
Madeleine McTernan
Inez Miller*
Tommy Neill
Mollie O'Callaghan
Lani Pallister
Lakeisha Patterson
Col Pearse
Alexandria Perkins
William Petric
Ella Ramsay
Alex Saffy
Gemma Sellick*
Sam Short
Brendon Smith
Edward Sommerville
Flynn Southam
Zac Stubblety-Cook
Kai Taylor
Matt Temple
Liam Togher*
Sienna Toohey
Harrison Turner
Harrison Vig
Molly Walker*
Amelia Weber*
Sam Williamson
Elijah Winnington

• - Dolphins debut