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MELBOURNE
(Reuters) - Australian swimming will check its progress in the
leadup to the Olympics at national championships on the Gold
Coast this week with swimmers adapting to the Tokyo Games'
scheduling.
Competition gets underway later on Wednesday with the heats in
the evening sessions and finals held in the morning as they will
be in Tokyo.
Australia holds its Olympic swimming trials in June, and results
are expected to be mixed at the championships this week with
swimmers at different stages in their preparations.
But the meeting will be an important milestone for a number of
competitors, head coach Rohan Taylor said on Wednesday.
"Some may have rested a little bit for this meet, some may not
have depending on who they are," Taylor told reporters.
"They'll go home and take stock of the performances, and we'll
talk to them and see what kind of support they might need to
just continue their preparation to ensure that they get to the
Olympics and perform."
Men's Olympic 100 metres freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers and
women's 400m freestyle world champion Ariarne Titmus will be
closely monitored as they come back from shoulder injuries.
Chalmers returned to the pool at the New South Wales state
titles in March following surgery, while Titmus is making her
return to competitive swimming after three months off with her
own shoulder problem.
"Talking to their coaches, they're on track. They're here,
they're ready to compete," said Taylor.
"They've been training, they're back to full training loads and
obviously they're just being mindful ... but they're all good to
go."
Australia was a distant second behind the United States on the
medals table at the Rio Olympics pool, with three gold among 10
medals in total.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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