New-look Australia build for LA 2028 in Singapore

Seasoned campaigners Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers spearhead a young Australia squad for the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) in Singapore as the swimming powerhouse undergoes a post-Olympics changing of the guard.

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SYDNEY - Seasoned campaigners Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers spearhead a young Australia squad for the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) in Singapore as the swimming powerhouse undergoes a post-Olympics changing of the guard.

Since Paris, where Australia won seven golds to the eight won by the United States, several big names have either retired or are resting.

Australia's most successful Olympian, Emma McKeon, has hung up her goggles as have other stalwarts including Mitch Larkin, Brianna Throssell and Jenna Strauch.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus, who lost her 400m freestyle world record to Canadian Summer McIntosh in June, is on an extended break.

That has opened the door for 10 debutants to make the Australia squad for the WCH, where the swimming events begin on July 27 at the newly built WCH Arena.

Coach Rohan Taylor characterized Singapore as the beginning of a new cycle building to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and a key learning experience for Australia's next potential superstars.

"I am excited by what this team can do over the next four years," he said.