Newly engaged Magnussen quits Australia to pursue $1m bounty
Newly engaged James Magnussen will move to the United States after he was effectively banned from training in Australia in his pursuit of a $1 million bounty at the Enhanced Games.
Swimming
Bizarre response to McEvoy’s Olympic gold medal
The better swimmer Cameron McEvoy trained, the worse he performed on race day – so he made a huge change that resulted in an Olympic gold medal. And while his rivals want to learn his secrets, Australian swimming officials are yet to pick up the phone.
‘Stir-crazy’ Kaylee breaks world record again
Kaylee McKeown was going stir-crazy trying to take a rest after the Paris Olympics. So the backstroke star jumped back in the pool and casually broke another world record.
Torn ligament: Paris Olympic swimmer undeterred by footy injury
Many Paris Olympians might have indulged in a spot of travel after the Games, but Aussie swimmer Matt Temple had one major wish back home – to get back on the footy field. Injury hasn’t stopped him wanting to pull on the footy boots again.
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China suspect Aussie beef as source of steroid in positive test
Chinese state security services suspected that contaminated Australian beef caused two swimmers to test positive to a powerful steroid.
Olympic heartbreak: Mollie misses medals in swimming shock
In the biggest shock in swimming so far at the Paris Olympics, Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack both missed out on winning medals in the women’s 100 metres freestyle final.
Why Aussie stars are vanishing from Games
Some of Australia’s athletes are going dark during the Olympics but they might be missing the chance of a lifetime, writes Steph Rice.
Double-double, toil, no trouble: McKeown in sight of legend status
Kaylee McKeown is within reach of a rare Olympic feat. But her curiously blank expression after claiming gold isn’t from a lack of emotion. It’s just her eyesight.
Linden: China lost the trust of clean swimmers a long time ago
After the latest relevations about doping in China’s swim team, the race card consistently played by the Chinese is a deceitful distraction. It’s about fairness not race, writes Julian Linden.
Magnussen: Chalmers fixes Tokyo mistake ahead of the race of his life
Three years ago Kyle Chalmers hurt his chances of defending his Olympic gold medal before the final had even begun. In Paris, he’s put himself in prime position, writes JAMES MAGNUSSEN.
The gold medal secret? A good night’s sleep
They say pre-planning is key, and for the Australian swim team, the organisation has paid off with a covert athletes village smuggling effort helping our golden trio to glory…and some shut eye.
Slow pool? Why Paris hasn’t delivered any world records
Unless the French accidentally used a faulty tape measure and built a 51m pool, there is no simple explanation for the lack of world records being set in Paris, our swimming experts explain.
The Irish pub which has become Australia’s field of dreams
There’s a tiny part of Paris that turns yellow at 10.30pm – and it’s not the River Seine, but somewhere the parents of Australian swimmers have called home during the Paris Olympics.
Unmasking the real Mollie O’Callaghan
Tough as nails Mollie O’Callaghan disguises the jitters lurking within Australia’s superstar swimmer, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
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