HOPES
Age: Sport: Achievements:
18
Swimming
Member of Australia’s Commonwealth Games team and won gold as member of 4x200m freestyle relay; won 200m and 400m freestyle at Pan Pacific trials to earn place on team for Tokyo championships in August
Olympic prospects:
Winnington is well placed to make the Olympic team after snaring a place on his first senior team this year. Is set to be a key member of Australia’s 4x200m freestyle relay team which will be shooting for gold in Tokyo.
Age: Sport: Achievements:
20 Hockey
Just missed a place in the team for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after making her debut for the Hockeyroos earlier in the year. But the pint-sized forward is again on tour with the national side at the World Cup where she has been in sizzling form.
Olympic prospects:
Like Winnington, Malone is perfectly positioned to make the Olympic team after transitioning to the Hockeyroos where she’s out to make herself a permanent fixture ahead of Tokyo.