Jun 19, 2026 · 45 min · 20 segments
This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we review the Australian Swimming Trials 2026, as the high-stakes week of Australian Swimming comes to a close. We break down Sam Short making history…
We've had him on in the past, and his attitude, the way he attacks a swimming race-
Mm
... is, is special.
It's unlike anything, I think, anyone else in the world can do, the way he races every single race, no matter the distance, what he does in the swimming pool.
And we've been robbed of-
Haven't we?
...
Yeah.
Through illness, through whatever s- But his breakout came at the Commonwealth Games, where he beat Dan Wiffen.
That is the first point of where he came onto everyone's radar.
Now, Aussie Trials this year, this might be his best ever swim meet, and I'm just fingers crossed he backs...
He just needs to do this again in the summer, and I think he's one of the swimmers of the summer again.
Uh, yes.
I mean, there were some sort of stats flying around.
I mean, the biggest swim was his 800.
We'll break that down in a minute.
But there were some stats saying that he won the 200, 400, 800, and 1500, which only Grant Hackett has done, I believe, uh, from Australian point of view.
And that was back in-
Yeah, the tw- 2005.
So that's a big scalp in itself.
But I love the way, like you said, the way he attacks these races.
We've had him on in the past, and his attitude, the way he attacks a swimming race-
Mm
... is, is special.
It's unlike anything, I think, anyone else in the world can do, the way he races every single race, no matter the distance, what he does in the swimming pool.
And we've been robbed of-
Haven't we?
...
Yeah.
Through illness, through whatever s- But his breakout came at the Commonwealth Games, where he beat Dan Wiffen.
That is the first point of where he came onto everyone's radar.
Now, Aussie Trials this year, this might be his best ever swim meet, and I'm just fingers crossed he backs...
He just needs to do this again in the summer, and I think he's one of the swimmers of the summer again.
Uh, yes.
I mean, there were some sort of stats flying around.
I mean, the biggest swim was his 800.
We'll break that down in a minute.
But there were some stats saying that he won the 200, 400, 800, and 1500, which only Grant Hackett has done, I believe, uh, from Australian point of view.
And that was back in-
Yeah, the tw- 2005.
So that's a big scalp in itself.
But I love the way, like you said, the way he attacks these races.
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Sam Short's Historic 800
Breaking down Sam Short's record-smashing 800 freestyle
Richards vs Chalmers Showdown
Can Matt outsprint Kyle off wall tonight
War Of Attrition Forthcoming
Jimmy chases Sam; stakes sky-high showdown ahead
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