Australia’s finest swimmers disguising a sport in crisis
A $10 million lawsuit, government bailouts, and possible conflicts of interest. In the pool our swimming champions are firing, but behind the scenes our favourite Olympic sport is in turmoil.
Swimming
McKeon madness pushes Aussies into Ian Thorpe territory
Emma McKeon again stole the show on the penultimate day at the world shortcourse championships, but her deeds now have Australia in rare air from the Ian Thorpe era.
Vic taxpayers shell out $9m for swim championships
In another case of Victoria saving a sport in financial turmoil, taxpayers shelled out over $9 million to host the FINA world championships.
Shattered: Human error robs Aussie teenager of gold
Australia’s Isaac Cooper has had his victory in the 50m backstroke final rescinded after a bizarre false start error, with the teenager utterly devastated with the final outcome.
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Hocking causes boilover to make third Olympics
BELINDA Hocking caused the biggest upset of the Olympic swimming trials by beating world champion Emily Seebohm in the 200m backstroke on Wednesday night.
What’s going on with this swim cap?
STRANGE markings on Cameron McEvoy’s swimming cap have revealed an intriguing element of the amazing young athlete’s persona.
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