East Coast / West Coast Open Championship 2025

The purpose of the East Coast West Coast Open is to be a high calibre event which aims to celebrate and showcase the up and coming lifters in Australian Powerlifting. This championship will be an opportunity to battle with lifters of the same level, claim state records, and put yourself into similar competition circumstances as what you can expect at the national level and beyond. This competition is strictly not for national level lifters.  

Entry Criteria

To be eligible for the APA East Coast West Coast Open, applicants must:

1. Hold current APA membership.

2. Not be serving any Anti-Doping rule violation sanction.

3. Compete during the qualification window and meet the qualifying criteria (outlined below).

4. Not be serving any other sanction or under investigation for breaches of IPF, APA constitution, policies, or bylaws.

5. Not hold membership with any other powerlifting federation.

6. Enter in 3-lift classic or equipped categories only.

Age categories: All age groups are eligible.

Qualification & Entry Process

• All non-national level APA members may qualify with a valid APA total.

• The qualification window is from 12 months out to 8 weeks before the event.

National level lifter definition:
Any lifter who achieved the national qualifying total for their age category prior to the relevant national-level event in 2025. (Qualifying totals are available on the Resources page of the APA website.)

Weight Class Changes & State Records

Weight Class Changes

• Lifters may qualify in the weight class they achieved their qualifying total or one class above.

• The qualifying total must be met for the weight class registered at the event.

State Records

• Competitors may set state records for their state of residence at this championship (note: state records cannot be set at local or national competitions).

• For the inaugural year, state records will start at 0kg and can be broken in 2.5kg increments.

Want to test yourself against the best up-and-coming powerlifters?
Secure your place and take the platform at the 2025 East Coast West Coast Championship!