August
A fairytale for the Fox family – and a luxury party for swimmers
The sport of kayaking might’ve passed you by until now, but the feats of Jess and Noemie Fox will make them household names. Here’s what you missed overnight.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
Australian swimmers fall one race short of breaking 68-year hoodoo
Every Olympics, Australia and America fight to top the swimming medal tally. In Paris, it came down to the wire.
- Zoe Samios
Halfway point: Australia on track to make Olympic history
We are halfway through the Olympic Games. What does the data say about Australia’s performance?
- Zoe Samios
McKeown makes it four medals from four races. One was a huge surprise
There was to be no gold for Australia on Saturday night, but the medals kept coming for Kaylee McKeown, Ariarne Titmus and the mixed medley team.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Best-ever start for Australia but a mixed bag for Rinehart
Team Australia is having a history-busting gold haul. But one of Gina Rinehart’s sporting projects is looking as sorry as lithium. Here’s what you missed overnight.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
Aussies smash the pool to win two golds in just 10 minutes
It was a glory night for Australia as Kaylee McKeown broke an Olympic record to win the 200m backstroke and Cameron McEvoy took his first gold in the 50m dash.
- Steve Larkin
Australia’s swimming champs deliver relay gold again
The Australian women have delivered another gold, with a record-breaking win in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Matildas and coach Gustavsson part ways
Tony Gustavsson’s contract will not be extended as Matildas head coach; what’s on tonight in Paris; Anthony Albanese explains major Rex issue. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Chalmers snatches silver as gold medals dry up in pool
Zac Stubblety-Cook and Kyle Chalmers had to settle for silver, while favourite Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium altogether.
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- Hans van Leeuwen and Zoe Samios
July
Memory of her dad gives McKeown ‘superpower’ to retain gold
Kaylee McKeown’s furious final lap to win the 100m backstroke earned her a fourth Olympic gold medal and kept Australia at the top of the swimming competition.
- Ian Ransom
2000 customers: Zac’s big plans for gold outside the pool
In June, swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook qualified for the Paris Olympics and began his first business. “I’ve definitely burnt the candle at both ends,” he says.
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- Zoe Samios
Aussie surfer rides best Olympics wave as swimming schedule heats up
The Australian star has progressed to the next round; Watch to watch at the Olympic Games tonight; Barnaby Joyce insinuated voters should use their ballot papers as bullets at rally. Follow the latest here.
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- Staff Writers
Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky have pushed each other to immortality
The two great swimmers are not the bitter rivals you would expect. They are much more like friends.
- Barry Svrluga
Noise, pressure and humility: Australia’s epic night in the pool
The world-beating Dolphins must brim with self-belief, right? Yet ask them how winning feels, and they say they can’t believe it. It’s all part of staying grounded.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
An industry that began in the 1950s now breeds Olympic swimming gold
The rise of learn-to-swim schools in Australia has delivered an unexpected benefit: generations of elite swimmers faster than anyone else on Earth.
- Zoe Samios
Korea-supporting Aussie swim coach spared the axe
Michael Palfrey, who said he wanted his protégé Kim Woo-min to beat his Aussie 400m rivals, will continue training Australian swimmers.
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- Zoe Samios and Hans van Leeuwen
The Aussies with the best medal chances at the Olympics
Australia could make history in Paris if all goes to plan. Here are some of the athletes that could contribute to the gold tally.
- Zoe Samios
June
Aussie swimmers poised to make Olympic history
Australia’s swim team could make history in Paris, with a long line of champion women powering through qualifying trials.
- Zoe Samios
Emma McKeon on training for Paris: ‘Your head makes or breaks you’
Australia’s most decorated Olympian is getting ready for her final Games. But first she swaps her swimsuit for couture.
- Lauren Sams
July 2023
Australian swimmers smash world records, win four gold medals in Japan
Ariarne Titmus and the men’s 4x100m relay teams brought a glorious opening night in Fukuoka on Sunday.
- Steve Larkin