‘Come on Lex, let’s go’: Leary just misses breaking record again
Paralympic darling Alexa Leary shattered her own world record in the morning heats at the national swimming championships and then nearly bettered it in the finals.
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Swimmers fume as Olympic farce exposed
A damning new report has laid bare just how many Aussie athletes were dudded due to an explosive doping saga that is far from resolved.
Team USA in LA: Aussies’ set for long road ahead to rival Games
The Paris pool party is officially over for the Aussie swimmers, as the Dolphins returned for the national championships, with little time to waste to prepare for a USA team in their home pool.
Australia’s missing medals: True cost of swimming’s doping farce
The Australian federal sports regulator is under fire for not standing up to China and WADA after revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers escaped punishment after testing positive to a banned drug.
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More events, more medals: 50m events on cards for LA Games
Kaylee McKeown could get the chance of a lifetime to win an extra gold medal in one of her pet events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as part of a radical overhaul of the swimming program.
One question Paris athletes refuse to answer
As Olympic athletes bask in their achievements in Paris, there is one key question they can’t stand to hear from journalists.
Aussie star shock new target of Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games is ramping up its 2025 debut and recruiters have arrived in Paris to sign potential athletes. One of our Aussie gold medallists is on their radar to join James Magnussen.
‘I’ve swum in dirtier’: Johnson’s take after Seine swimming silver
Australian silver medallist Moesha Johnson says she has no regrets after falling agonisingly short of a gold medal in Paris, with a strong Seine current forcing the pace in an enticing 10km marathon race.
Question Kaylee McKeown no longer wants to be asked
The Australian swim team has scaled the heights in Paris, but they don’t even want to consider what’s next right now after an exhausting three years.
How Mackay coaching legend got Meg back on track
Mackay swim coaching legend Pat Wright may have saved the career of Olympic gold medallist Meg Harris. She reveals how she encouraged the star to keep swimming when she was “nearly ready to quit”.
Zac Stubblety-Cook reveals his broken back secret
Zac Stubblety-Cook values his Paris Olympic silver medal more than his Tokyo gold because of everything he conquered just to get it. The swim star reveals all about his difficult journey.
Aus legend drops truth bomb on swimmers
Australia fell just short of ending America’s 68-year Olympic dominance in the pool. Steph Rice pinpoints one area the Aussies must improve in.
Revealed: Aussie swimmers won gold, silver while battling Covid
Australian legend Dawn Fraser has revealed to the Matty and the Missie podcast that up to seven Aussie swimmers competed in Paris while battling Covid with at least two winning medals.
‘Inappropriate’ star kicked out of village
Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso has been given her marching order from the athletes village after being sprung in a sneaky act.
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