Australian sports fans long remember when the Aussie boys smashed the US ‘like guitars’ at Sydney 2000. JULIAN LINDEN looks at what to expect from swimming’s great rivalry when it reignites at Paris.
It takes both mental strength and physical strength to be the best in the world. It was the price champion swimmer Cate Campbell was willing to pay. Now, in retirement, Campbell reveals the extraordinary lengths she went to and her biggest weapon in pursuit of greatness.
A swimming star has gone public with a devastating diagnosis he has been given just weeks after his Olympics dream was crushed.
A 20-year-old Instagram sensation with hundreds of thousands of followers has celebrated her Olympic qualification on social media.
Australia’s Queen of swimming Cate Campbell has officially hung up her goggles after falling short of qualifying for a record fifth Olympic Games.
Karl Stefanovic has sparked an “international stoush” with a comment that has got America hot under the collar.
An Aussie great’s sledge has left Michael Phelps fuming, setting the stage for the Australia-USA rivalry to explode at the Olympics.
Swimming Australia is standing by its controversial decision to select an all-male coaching team for the Paris Olympics, despite murmurs their choice of trainers could lead to some awkward moments on the pool deck.
He went from rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers before making a shock change in an aim for gold.
The Olympics want swimmers to tackle the Seine Rive. The scientists have a message – “don’t do it.’’
A massive switch in Olympic Games’ scheduling, which will buck tradition, is coming in 2028. JULIAN LINDEN reports.
In the swimming pool, there is no bigger rival for an Australian swim team than the United States. Can the 2024 cohort of Dolphins better USA’s medal tally and do something that hasn’t been done in 68 years? JULIAN LINDEN examines the prospects.
US star Lilly King made history on Thursday night but her epic Olympic feat was overshadowed by a stunning moment on the pool deck.
The South Australian Olympic swimming star has announced his engagement on social media to a hoard of congratulations. Take a look at the bling.
Aussie Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers has announced his engagement to a Norwegian beauty and fellow swim star.
Kyle Chalmers is one of Australian swimming’s biggest stars but the 2016 100m champ has dropped a bomb on the eve of the Olympics.
Kyle Chalmers has been given a brutal reality check ahead of Paris as international competition sink his world ranking, setting an enormous challenge for the ‘king’ to reclaim his title.
China’s Olympic swim team announcement has been overshadowed by a recently revealed doping scandal from the Tokyo Games.
Kaylee McKeown has lost one of her swimming world records to her American rival, setting the stage for their showdown at the Paris Olympics.
Australia’s hopes of beating the Americans for the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics have taken a massive hit, with a US star blowing one of Kaylee McKeown’s prized world records out of the water.
Four years after giving up his singing career for a crack at the Olympics, superstar Cody Simpson has signalled his next move.
Michael Phelps and America’s swim stars have reacted to an Aussie great’s sledge, lighting the fuse for a red hot Olympic rivalry.
Australia will have no shortage of medal contenders in the pool at the Paris Olympics. But there is one element of the squad in which we are clearly lagging behind the rest of the world, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
There was hardly a dry eye at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre as Cate Campbell’s bid for one last lap at the Olympics ended in tears. Read what her fellow swimmers had to say about Australia’s swim queen.
After an emotional and dramatic six days of Olympic trials in Brisbane, the Australian swim squad for Paris has been locked in. See who made the cut and the leading medal hopes.
There have been extraordinary scenes at the Australian Swimming Trials with Cate Campbell’s career ending in dramatic fashion.
Cody Simpson has fallen just short in his quest to make the Paris Olympics, while a swimming legend bid farewell in emotional scenes.
The Hollywood script of former popstar Cody Simpson putting a lucrative music career on hold to chase an Olympic dream sadly did not end in glory.
Dean Boxall’s star pupils Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan are also rivals, which makes the job of motivator and tactician all the more complex writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
The Australian Dolphins are set to embark on an extended pre-Olympic camp, with plans for the entire team to fly to France three days after trials wrap.
Mollie O’Callaghan has prevailed in the 100 metres freestyle, Shayna Jack gained her redemption and Emma McKeon will not defend her Olympic gold medal won in Tokyo. Recap all the action from night five.
Emma McKeon won’t defend her Olympic title in Paris after an all-time classic 100m freestyle race completed Shayna Jack’s redemption story.
Rowan Crothers is stoked to be heading to his third Paralympics but the swimmer is even more excited about the impact the surge in popularity of the Games will have on the next generation.
Cate Campbell’s bid for Olympic history might be over after she was dealt some cruel heartbreak in the closest race at the Aussie trials.
Kaylee McKeown again challenged the world record line for the third time this week, in the 200 metres backstroke, but there is also race in the court of public opinion that she has joined contested with her Australian teammate Ariarne Titmus. And Cody Simpson too little, too late.
What should have been a week of celebration for Australia’s fastest swimmers has been marred by a cold-hearted selection policy that has ruined the dreams of a number of Olympic hopefuls.
The record-breaking 200 metres freestyle times set by Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan at the Australian trials would have beaten the then-world record time of a men’s swimming legend.
It was meant to be a test run – a chance to clear out his nerves – instead Ben Armbruster shocked everyone, including his mum and longtime coach – locking in his Olympic spot in an event he didn’t even train for.
Former pop star Cody Simpson delivered the swim of his life — producing a time that was good enough to secure him a position on the Australian Olympic team for the Paris Games. But it doesn’t count.
There has been a bittersweet twist in Cody Simpson’s bid to make the Paris Olympics at the Aussie swim trials, but was it too little, too late?
Mass messages of support following a world record demonstrate the love Australia has for Ariarne Titmus. But for the 23-year-old Olympic champion, such support creates noise and a day – even a week of competition – without social media is no bad thing.
A 100 metres freestyle win at the Australian Olympic swimming trials secured Kyle Chalmers a ticket to his third Games. But he almost didn’t make it to the starting blocks.
Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe has been spotted in a wheelchair arriving at the Olympic swimming trials in Brisbane.
Cody Simpson will have one last chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics after he narrowly missed out on a final at the Aussie swim trials.
Zac Stubblety-Cook says that losing his World Record was exactly what he needed ahead of Paris, where he hopes to defend his Olympic glory and get back his World Record title.
Cody Simpson will be putting all his efforts into the 100m butterfly to secure his ticket to Paris, after he failed to lock in a finals spot in the hotly contested 100m freestyle at trials.
Cameron McEvoy has claimed a remarkable slice of history at the Olympic swimming trials as he looks to break a 36-year drought.
Shayna Jack is off to the Paris Olympics, realising her swimming dream after considering not returning to the pool in the wake of her ban.
The world has gone wild for Ariarne Titmus after she and Mollie O’Callaghan shattered the 200m freestyle world record in what is being called “the greatest race of all time”.
Ariarne Titmus has broken the world record for the 200 metres freestyle. But so did Mollie O’Callaghan. And to round out the third night of the Australian Swimming Trials, Cameron McEvoy made a little bit of history.
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