Overview
- The inaugural team event is scheduled for December 12 at the heritage-listed Valley Pool in Brisbane, replacing time targets with a points race.
- Rules released for the pilot include power plays that double points, 50m skins eliminations, a 25m sprint series, and a 400m race with bonus points at each 100m turn.
- Mystery and fan-driven elements feature prominently, including a roulette-set medley order, a fans’ choice relay format, and in-venue voting on relay line-ups.
- Australia’s squad is headlined by Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown, Zac Stubblety-Cook and Mollie O’Callaghan, with the World team led by Marrit Steenbergen, Duncan Scott, Thomas Ceccon and Lukas Märtens.
- Cameron McEvoy has urged organisers to build the concept into a multi-team series with conference play and finals, as supporters seek year-round engagement ahead of Brisbane 2032 and observers recall the short-lived International Swimming League.