With the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre already named as the venue for next year's Australian Championships, the 2016 edition will return to the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Adelaide following successful editions there in 2012 and 2013.

These Championships will have the added significance of being the main selection event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and are scheduled to take place from April 8 to 15.

Just a few days prior to the 2016 Australian Championships, Adelaide will also be the setting for the Australian Age Championships, due to take place from March 28 to April 4, while the city will also host the Open Water Championships from February 10 to 12 in 2017.

Next year's Australian Age Championships, running from April 13 to 20, will take place after the main senior Championships in Sydney, scheduled for April 3 to 10.

The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre will also stage the Australian Short Course Championships from November 5 to 7 next year, while Perth will be the location for the Open Water Championships from February 13 to 15.

Brisbane will host the 2016 Australian Short Course Championships, as well as both the Australian and Age Championships in 2017.

The Short Course Championships are scheduled for November 1 to 5 in 2016 with March 23 to 31 and April 10 to 17 the proposed dates for the main Championships and the Age Championships respectively.

This is the first time Swimming Australia has secured venues for three consecutive years and with the host states confirmed, Swimming Australia say it will now be able to provide information to clubs, states, coaches and athletes to plan their competition schedule.

Avenue for the 2016 Open Water Championships has yet to be finalised.

Reigning world 100m freestyle champion James Magnussen will be one of the stars set to compete at next years Australian National Championships in Sydney ©Getty Images



Swimming Australia chief executive Mark Anderson claimed that taking a longer term plan and appointing venues for the next three years will benefit organisation and planning.

"Our approach is to implement longer term plans across all areas of our organisation to ensure we are aligned in our pursuit of success," he said. 

"This is important for our Australian swim team and all areas of Swimming Australia.

"With venues for the next three years now secured, we will have significantly more time to work with our partners to ensure that our events grow and develop.

"This approach will also benefit our swimmers and swimming community.

We are pleased with the level of interest in hosting our important events and we look forward to sharing the sport of swimming in a number of locations around Australia over the coming three years."

Swimming Australia has undergone a raft of changes to key personnel following disappointing performances at London 2012 and last year's World Championships in Barcelona.