Karratha swimmer Yani Davis qualifies for Aus Swimming Trials after Queensland championships

Karratha teen Yani Davis reigned in impressive results at the 2025 Australian Age and MC Age Championships, qualifying for the 2025 Australian Swimming Trials, the most prestigious domestic swimming event in the national calendar.

The trials determine which elite athletes will be wearing green and gold at the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore later this year.

Davis, 16, clocked impressive backstroke times in the 50m, finishing seventh at 27.57sec.

Additionally in the backstroke 200m, he placed ninth at 2:11.70 and 11th for the 100m at 59.89sec.

“I was up against the best swimmers in the country,” Davis said.

“Henry Allen was there, he is a record-setting backstroke champion.”

Davis said his goal was to one day make the Olympic team.

“Until then, my goal is to make the WA Flipper Squad and the Development Squad this year,” he said.

“Then next year, I want to go for the national medal; that’s one of my goals before I age out of age nationals.”

Karratha Amateur Swimming Club head coach Briana Crisp said Davis’ efforts involved a year-long training commitment.

“Each year after the championships, we reset, preparing for the next year’s championships,” she said.

“Yani trains six days per week, putting in seven sessions with the swim club each week and two sessions with the Pilbara Sports Academy, totalling nine sessions a week.

“There is also quite a bit of travel to preparation competitions throughout the North West as well as Perth.

“Yani attended four competitions in Perth to prepare for the Championships.”