WEEKEND WRAP: National records on land and water and a growing Tokyo 2020 team

Tokyo 2020 felt closer than ever this weekend, with 15 athletics superstars selected to the Tokyo 2020 team, Aussie Dolphins claiming triple national titles, shooters finding the podium and surfers catching some big waves at the Narrabeen Classic.

ATHLETICS - Australian Athletics Championship closes with broken records and tickets to Tokyo

Fifteen athletics champions smashed records, recorded Tokyo qualifiers and jumped to new heights on their way to being selected to the Tokyo 2020 Team.

With all athletes having achieved Tokyo 2020 qualifying results, the selected athletes include nine debutants, four named to their second Games, and Genevieve Gregson and Dani Stevens making a third and fourth Olympic Team respectively.

One moment she's winning the national title and breaking the Australian high jump record with a massive 2m jump, and an hour later she's selected for her debut Olympic Team at #Tokyo2020! What a day for @NMcDermott198 🙌🙌 #TokyoTogether @AthsAust pic.twitter.com/Tc7svjnHYX
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) April 18, 2021

The selections come off the back of an outstanding summer of athletics, with the 15 athletes featuring national record-holders Nina Kennedy, Catriona Bisset, Linden Hall, Ash Moloney, Dani Stevens, Genevieve Gregson, Brooke Stratton and high jumper Nicola McDermott, who became the first Australian woman to clear 2 metres just hours before her official selection to Tokyo.