The South African coach is hoping that some of the country’s top youngsters can raise their hands ahead of two other major events on the 2015 calendar – the Commonwealth Youth Championships in Samoa and the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.
The big picture for Hill is ultimately the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year.
“We’re obviously expecting fast times from our top swimmers, but beyond that, we’ll be looking for some fast times from some of the juniors,” he said.
“We not only have the senior World Championships this year, but there’s also the junior World Champs and the junior Commonwealths. So it’s important for the younger swimmers to perform.
“With that in mind, I am expecting a really exciting week ahead.”
Olympic champions Chad le Clos, Cameron van der Burgh and Roland Schoeman will all be in attendance for the April 13-18 event at the King’s Park Swimming Pool.
