Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 4x100m medley relay final (subject to qualification) – 11.49am.
The Griffith University community is bracing for some long nights and early mornings tracking the fortunes of students and alumni at the 2016 Olympics in Rio over the next few weeks.
A total of 27 current and past Griffith students will be competing in more than 50 events at the Olympic and Paralympics, including three in the women’s soccer team and three in women’s water polo.
Among the team are strong medal hopefuls swimmers Cameron McEvoy and Emma McKeon, who between them are entered in 10 individual and relay events, while fellow Griffith student Adam Imer is representing Brazil in hockey.
While some of the team sports are timed well for Australian audiences, including women’s soccer and rugby sevens, die-hard swimming fans seeking action in the heats could expect to put in some all-night sessions.
Griffith students and alumni potentially feature in almost every day of competition, including the early stage-match competition for women’s soccer on Thursday (August 4), a day before the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. Below the heats are listed, with finals appearances subject to qualification.
The action isn’t confined to the Olympics, with four Griffith students also taking part in the Paralympics starting in September.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are being held from August 5-21 while the Paralympics take place from September 7-18.
For those who dare, here is the full competition schedule featuring Griffith students and alumni competing at both the Olympics and Paralympics (although times quoted may be subject to change without notice).
Tameka Butt is one of three Griffith students who will compete with the Matildas at the Rio Olympics.
August 4
Tameka Butt, Elise Kellond-Knight and Clare Polkinghorne (women’s soccer): Australia v Canada – 4am
August 6
Madeleine Edmunds and Jessica Hall (rowing): women’s quad sculls heats – 9.30pm to 2.10am.
August 7
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 100m butterfly heats and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay heats 2am to 4.30am; women’s 100m butterfly semi-finals and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final (subject to qualification) 11am to 12.55pm.
Tameka Butt, Elise Kellond-Knight and Clare Polkinghorne (women’s soccer): Australia v Germany -7am.
Adam Imer (hockey): Spain v Brazil – 8.30am.
Louise Bawden (beach volleyball): Australia v Costa Rica — 1am.
Shannon Parry (women’s rugby 7’s): Australia v Fiji — 7.30am.
Griffith science student Cameron McEvoy
August 8
Jessica Ashwood (swimming): women’s 400m freestyle heats – 2am to 4.20am; women’s 400m freestyle final(subject to qualification) – 11am to 1.15pm.
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 100m butterfly final (subject to qualification)- 11am to 1.15pm.
Cameron McEvoy and Matt Abood (swimming): men’s 4×100 freestyle relay heats — 2am to 4.20am; men’s 4×100 freestyle relay final(subject to qualification) -11pm to 1.15am.
Madi Wilson (swimming): women’s 100m backstroke heats – 2am to 4.20am; women’s 100m backstroke semi-finals – 11am to 1.15pm.
Madeleine Edmunds and Jessica Hall (rowing): women’s quad sculls repechage – 9.30pm to 12.10am.
Adam Imer (hockey): Brazil v Belgium — 8.30am.
August 9
Shannon Parry (women’s rugby sevens): Australia v New Zealand — 8.00am.
Madi Wilson (swimming): women’s 100m backstroke final – 11.30am.
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 200m freestyle heats – 2.22am; women’s 200m freestyle semi-final – 11.03am.
Louise Bawden (beach volleyball): Australia v Venezuela — midday.
August 10
Cameron McEvoy (swimming): men’s 100m freestyle heats – 2.23am;men’s 4x200m freestyle relay heats – 3.29am; men’s 100m freestyle semi-final – 11.03am-11.11am.
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 200m freestyle finals (subject to qualification) 11.19am.
Tameka Butt, Elise Kellond-Knight and Clare Polkinghorne (women’s soccer): Australia v Zimbabwe – 5am.
Adam Imer (hockey): Brazil v Great Britain — 7.00am.
Ash Southern, Kelsey Wakefield and Bronwen Knox (water polo): women’s preliminaries Russia v Australia – 2am.
Louise Bawden (beach volleyball): Australia v Netherlands — 11pm.
Katrin Garfoot (cycling): women’s individual time trial — 9.30pm to 2.20am.
Swimming sensation and Bachelor of Public Health student Emma McKeon
August 11
Cameron McEvoy (swimming): men’s 100m freestyle final (subject to qualification)- 11am to 1.25pm.
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 4x200m freestyle relay heats – 3.31am; women’s 4x200m freestyle women’s final (subject to qualification)- 12.55pm.
Adam Imer (hockey): New Zealand v Brazil — 8.30am.
Ash Southern, Kelsey Wakefield and Bronwen Knox (water polo): Australia v Italy – 11.20pm.
August 12
Matt Denny (discus): qualifying round – 10.30pm to 2.10am.
Jessica Ashwood (swimming): women’s 800m freestyle heats – 2.26am.
Cameron McEvoy (swimming): men’s 50m freestyle heats – 2am; men’s 50m freestyle semi-finals (subject to qualification) – 11am to 11.15am.
Matt Abood (swimming): men’s 50m freestyle heats — 2am; men’s 50m freestyle semi-finals (subject to qualification) — 11am to 11.15am.
August 13
Cameron McEvoy (swimming): men’s 4x100m medley relay heats – 4.48am; men’s 50m freestyle final (subject to qualification) – 11.44am.
Matt Abood (swimming): men’s 50m freestyle final (subject to qualification) — 11.44am.
Matt Denny (discus): discus final (subject to qualification) – 10.30pm to 1.50am
Jessica Ashwood (swimming): women’s 800m freestyle final(subject to qualification) – 11.20am.
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 4x100m medley relay heats – 4.30am.
Adam Imer (hockey): Australia v Brazil 9.30am.
August 14
Emma McKeon (swimming): women’s 4x100m medley relay final (subject to qualification) – 11.49am.
Cameron McEvoy (swimming): men’s 4x100m medley relay final (subject to qualification) – 12.04pm.
Ash Southern, Kelsey Wakefield and Bronwen Knox (water polo): Australia v Brazil 12.40am.
August 15
Nikita Pablo (synchronised swimming): women’s duets free routine – midnight to 2.10am.
Alyce Burnett (canoe sprint): women’s K2 500m heats and semi-finals – 10pm to 12.30am.
August 16
Nikita Pablo (synchronised swimming): women’s duet technical routine – midnight to 1.40am.
Alyce Burnett (canoe sprint): women’s K2 500m final (subject to qualification) – 10pm to 11.40pm.
Griffith Business graduate and Commonwealth Games marathon gold medal winner Michael Shelley
Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images
August 17
Naomi Flood (canoe sprint): women’s K1 500 heats and semi-finals – 10pm to 12.05am
Nikita Pablo (synchronised swimming): women’s duets free routine and final(subject to qualification) – 3am to 4.30am.
August 18
Naomi Flood (canoe sprint): women’s K1 500 final(subject to qualification) – 10pm to 11.30pm.
August 19
Nikita Pablo (synchronised swimming): women’s team technical routine – 2am to 2.45am.
August 20
Nikita Pablo (synchronised swimming): women’s team free routines and victory ceremony(subject to qualification) – 1am to 2.30am.
Domonic Bedggood (diving): men’s 10m platformpreliminary – 5am; men’s 10m platform semi-final (subject to qualification) – midnight.
Ashleigh Gentle will compete in the triathlon at Rio
August 21
Ashleigh Gentle (triathlon): women’s triathlon – midnight to 2.40am.
Domonic Bedggood (diving): men’s 10m platform final (subject to qualification) – 5.30am.
Michael Shelley (marathon): men’s marathon – 10.30pm to 1.15am.
2016 RIO PARALYMPICS (Schedule to be finalised)
September 8
Rowan Crothers (swimming): 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle heats — 10.30pm to 1.20am.
Paralympian Rowan Crothers, a Griffith Communications student
September 9
Rowan Crothers (swimming): 200m freestyle final and 400m freestyle finals (subject to qualification)— 6.30am to 10.55am.
Matt McShane (wheelchair basketball): Australia v Netherlands — 6.30am.
September 10
Matt McShane (wheelchair basketball): Australia v Turkey — 1.15am.
September 11
Matt McShane (wheelchair basketball): Australia v Canada — 4.15am; Australia v Spain — 10.30pm.
September 13
Matt McShane (wheelchair basketball): Australia v Japan — 2.30am.
David Edwards (cycling): 4km tandem pursuit guiding Paralympic champion Kieran Modra — TBC.
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