FILE PHOTO: Australian Olympic swimmer Giaan Rooney warms up for her 100 m freesyle event at Brisbane Aquatic Centre, July 5, 2004. REUTERS/Greg White GW/TW/File Photo
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia broke with tradition to hold its swimming trials just six weeks before the start of the 2020 Olympics and former world champion Giaan Rooney said the move could reap rich rewards in Tokyo after disappointments at London and Rio.
Australia has typically held its trials up to six months before an Olympics but that gap has been drastically cut this year with swimmers vying for Tokyo spots this week in Adelaide.
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