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Peta trains in a frozen cattle trough. She just became a swimming world champion

Peta trains in a frozen cattle trough. She just became a swimming world champion

Hailing from a tiny town in regional NSW, Peta Bradley is an unlikely ice swimming champion. She says the pain is what motivates her.

  • by Frances Howe

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‘Gear up for LA’: Titmus reveals return date to the pool

‘Gear up for LA’: Titmus reveals return date to the pool

Ariarne Titmus has kept quiet on her plans after the Paris Olympics. Now, the Australian swimming great reveals when she plans to get back in the pool.

  • by Tom Decent
Nine announces Swimming Australia deal
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Nine announces Swimming Australia deal

Nine has announced a 10-year deal to broadcast Swimming Australia events.

Fear of being burnt alive: Hall jnr’s Olympic medals lost in LA inferno
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Fear of being burnt alive: Hall jnr’s Olympic medals lost in LA inferno

American swimming legend Gary Hall jnr has detailed the terrifying moment he thought he might be burnt alive in Los Angeles.

  • by Tom Decent
He’s dubbed the next Michael Phelps. And he’s heading Down Under to train with our best coach

He’s dubbed the next Michael Phelps. And he’s heading Down Under to train with our best coach

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand will head to Australia in 2025 to train under Dean Boxall, the coach of Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan.

  • by Billie Eder and Tom Decent
Cooper's next chapter
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Cooper's next chapter

Just days after competing at the World Short Course Championships, Isaac Cooper has announced he is stepping away from swimming.

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Giuliani races to silver
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Giuliani races to silver

Max Giuliani claims his first international medal after finishing second in the men's 200m freestyle final at the World Short Course Championships.

Winnington claims gold for Australia
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Winnington claims gold for Australia

Elijah Winnington returns to the top step of the dais after taking out the men's 400m freestyle final at the World Short Course Championships.

Pallister wins gold at World Short Course Champs
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Pallister wins gold at World Short Course Champs

Australian swimmer Lani Pallister won the 800m freestyle final at the world short course swimming championships in Budapest.

‘She probably won’t survive this’: How close Dawn Fraser came to dying

‘She probably won’t survive this’: How close Dawn Fraser came to dying

The swimming legend told her family she was “going to fight” before undergoing emergency surgery following a fall.

  • by Tom Decent
Dawn Fraser recovering from serious injuries after fall
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Dawn Fraser recovering from serious injuries after fall

The Australian swimming legend was admitted to intensive care after suffering injuries including four broken ribs in an accident at her daughter’s home on the Sunshine Coast. 

  • by Tom Decent

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