Australia will take a team of 60 swimmers to Glasgow for next month’s Commonwealth Games, including a 17-year-old bolter, as they chase history in the pool.

Sam Short showed he is in scintillating form ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs by winning his fourth event at the Australian trials in Sydney.

In a remarkable post-race interview, Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers blasted the IOC and said he had major fears for the future of swimming.