Olympic swimming hopefuls to spend two weeks training at Parap Pool

Interstate swimmers hoping to make their Olympic dreams come true and qualify for the Tokyo Games will spend two weeks training at the Parap Pool.

INTERSTATE swimmers hoping to make their Olympic dreams come true and qualify for the Tokyo Games will spend two weeks training at the Parap Pool.

Swimmers from Saint Peters Western in Queensland and the South Australian Sports Institute will use the facilities to prepare for a qualifying event in June.

Some of the big names who will be visiting include 400m freestyle World Champion 2019 Ariarne Titmus and former Olympian Mitchell Larkin.

The Parap pool is the only facility in Darwin that meets the Fédération Internationale de Natation specifications for national competition.

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Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said: “It is great to see the interstate swimmers training in Darwin and taking advantage of the fantastic Parap Pool facilities and beautiful dry season weather that Darwin has to offer.

“We could be hosting some future Olympic champions. I wish them all the best of luck for the Olympic qualifying event in June.”

Australian National/Olympian Swimming Coach Rohan Taylor said: “The Parap pool facility and Darwin’s weather conditions are the perfect set up for National team staging camps prior to international competitions.

“Darwin is earmarked to be a high-performance hub for Swimming Australia. We have worked closely with Swimming NT to ensure that Darwin will continue to be a training destination for our high-performance athletes.”