The Australian Dolphins Swim Team will take a 52-strong team to the FINA World Championships in Shanghai this July including 13 members of the AIS swim program.

Institute swimmers enjoyed an outstanding national championships with Alicia Coutts, Belinda Hocking, Sally Foster, Ben Treffers, Jarrod Killey and Ashley Delaney all crowned national champions. Hocking recorded a new Australian record in the women's 200m backstroke (2:06.88). 

Swimming Australia Head Coach Leigh Nugent said the Australian team was well placed for success in Shanghai.

'The aim of setting our own qualifying times was to raise the standard of performance and competition nationally, and we have certainly seen that in a number of events over the last eight days,' said Nugent.

'With two Australian records and a handful of world class times, the performances bode well for the world championships in July and we have also selected the team with an eye to further developing athletes in the lead up to London.'

'With this in mind, we have extended the selection criteria to include all available first and second place getters from Olympic events who have met the FINA qualifying times, which will now see us take a strong team of 52 to Shanghai.'

Australian Swim Team for FINA World Championships – Shanghai, China 24-31 July

MEN (22): Matthew Abood, Sam Ashby, Craig Calder*, Ashley Delaney*, Tommaso D’Orsogna*, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Jayden Hadler, Geoff Huegill, Jarrod Killey*, Mitchell Larkin, James Magnussen, Kenrick Monk, Ryan Napoleon, Travis Nederpelt, Brenton Rickard, James Roberts*, Christian Sprenger, Hayden Stoeckel, Eamon Sullivan, Matthew Targett, Kenneth To, Ben Treffers*

WOMEN (23): Jessica Ashwood, Angie Bainbridge*, Bronte Barratt, Alicia Coutts*, Merindah Dingjan*, Blair Evans, Sally Foster*, Katie Goldman, Melissa Gorman, Olivia Halicek, Samantha Hamill, Belinda Hocking*, Leisel Jones, Rebecca Kemp, Yolane Kukla, Meagen Nay, Jade Neilsen, Kylie Palmer, Leiston Pickett, Stephanie Rice, Jessicah Schipper, Emily Seebohm, Kelly Stubbins

OPEN WATER (8): Danielle DeFrancesco, Melissa Gorman, Codie Grimsey, Trent Grimsey, Natasha Harrison, Ky Hurst, Rhys Mainstone, Bonnie MacDonald
HEAD COACH: Leigh Nugent

*AIS scholarship holders named in Australian senior team for world championships. AIS coaches Shannon Rollason and John Fowlie were also named on the Australian coaching team for the world championships.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS RESULTS 2011 (involving AIS swimmers)