Swim GP
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- Tickets for Friday 13th November will be primarily reserved for the Development and Junior Squads
- Tickets for Saturday 14th November will be primarily reserved for the Performance and State Target Squads
About the event:
Over two nights of racing – Friday 13th & Sat 14th November 2026 at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) – four teams of 20 Dolphins will go head-to-head in short, high-energy sessions built for maximum excitement and nail-biting finishes.
The format is designed to thrust the sport into the entertainment space as much as to sharpen the swimmers’ competitive instincts and comes on the back of last year’s hugely successful Australia v The World.
Each team line-up features a mix of the Dolphins biggest stars and rising talent from across the Olympic and Paralympic program, led by elite coaches Dean Boxall, Damian Jones, Mel Marshall and Craig Jackson.
With a home Games just six years away, Swim GP is ground zero for engaging existing and attracting new fans to Australia’s most successful Olympic sport.
Swimming Australia executives also revealed that Swim GP would become an important part of the calendar for the likes of Olympic gold medallists Mollie O’Callaghan, Cam McEvoy, Lani Pallister, and Paralympic gold medallists Tim Hodge and Lakeisha Patterson.
The Swim GP program of events will showcase a range of race formats including mixed relays, individual and para staggered-start races, high-speed skins races and mystery medleys – with bonus points, coaches calls and fan voting all influencing the outcomes.

