Dual Olympic medallist and Broome sporting legend Zac Incerti is preparing to dive into preparations for Birmingham after being selected in Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimming team.
He will headline a septet of West Aussies heading to the event after a strong performance at the Australian Swimming Championships, and will be joined by Brianna Throssell, Josh Edwards-Smith, Holly Barratt, Kieren Pollard, Josh Yong and Alex Saffy.
Incerti turned heads at last week’s championships, clocking a time of 1:45.80 to prevail in the 200m freestyle final before winning silver in the 100m freestyle, missing out on the gold by just 0.1 seconds.
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The times saw Zac also earn a call-up to the Australian Dolphins squad for the FINA World Championships in Budapest, a month out from the Commonwealth Games.
Joining Incerti in qualifying for a second Commonwealth Games, triple Olympic Medalist Brianna Throssell will also be a star of the team, making a statement at the Australian Swimming Championships by claiming gold in the 100m butterfly and a bronze in the 200m butterfly.
Incerti will be hoping to mirror his performances from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in which the 26-year-old won two bronze medals in the 4x100m and 4x200m men’s freestyle.
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