Magnussen calls out Olympic ‘double standard’
OLYMPIC swimmer James Magnussen says Winter Olympians are getting off lightly compared to their summer counterparts when it comes to judgment and expectation.
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Rejuvenated Roberts eyeing Tokyo
A RESURGENT James Roberts says he’s not willing to call time on his swimming career until he helps Australia’s sprint relay conquer the world after claiming 50m freestyle gold at the NSW championships.
Lack of sleep cost star Rio gold: coach
THE fallout from the misuse of controversial sleeping medication Stilnox continues to linger over Australian swimming, with Cate Campbell’s coach revealing a lack of sleep may have cost the star gold in Rio.
Brown, Eckstein surf off with special wins
SPURRED by words of wisdom from an ironwoman legend, Harriet Brown has snapped the winning run of teenagers as Shannon Eckstein broke through for victory in Nutri-Grain ironwoman and ironman series races.
Adelaide wins race to host Tokyo swim trials
ADELAIDE will be a national hub for swimming for the next three years in what has been hailed a “major coup” for the state’s reputation as a premier sporting destination.
Callus: Missile hasn’t fired in years
OLYMPIC gold medallist Ashley Callus has blasted the continuing focus on James Magnussen saying ‘hasn’t done anything in four years’.
Adelaide set to host Tokyo trials
ADELAIDE is in the box seat to secure the national swimming championships for the next three years which would include the 2020 Tokyo Olympic trials.
Adelaide’s the best swim training base: Mahoney
WHY Rio Olympian Travis Mahoney moved to Adelaide from Melbourne.
Gold for Chalmers, world record for Cate Campbell
HOMETOWN hero Kyle Chalmers marked his return to major swimming competition with gold, but it was Cate Campbell who stole the show with a new short course world record at Marion.
Carefree Cate’s new mindset
WHY Cate Campbell’s sabbatical has changed her approach but not her desire.
Chalmers confident heart will hold
WHY Kyle Chalmers is confident his heart won’t let him down again.
Champs a springboard to Gold Coast for Chalmers
IN his first major competition after heart surgery, Rio Olympics gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is just looking forward to being back in the pool as he sets his sights on next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Poles apart: Seebohm’s unusual Olympics preparation
WORLD champion swimmer Emily Seebohm is using horse riding, pole dancing and pilates to stay fresh in both mind and body as she takes aim at a fourth Olympics in Tokyo.
King Kyle starts the climb again
KYLE Chalmers says working with a sports psychologist is helping him cope with life after the Rio Olympics and re-set his goals to return to the top step of the podium in Tokyo.
Why Horton is loving being the hunted
OLYMPIC champion Mack Horton is inviting the one thing that in recent years has brought Australian swimmers on the big stage undone — pressure.
Chalmers hit by gastro attack watching world championship
OLYMPIC swimming champion Kyle Chalmers has returned to Adelaide to prepare for the national short course titles after being hospitalised with gastro symptoms while in Budapest.
“I thought I was losing my mind”
EMILY Seebohm privately battled endometriosis in Rio. After surgery, and with the support of partner Mitch Larkin, she’s now targeting a fourth Olympics.
McKeon has Thorpe’s record in her sights
UNSURPRISINGLY, Emma McKeon is feeling the effects of her extremely heavy workload at the world championships, but that won’t stop her bid to break a longstanding national record.
Seebohm a shining light as Aussies flop
EMILY Seebohm qualifying fastest for the 200m backstroke final was the silver lining as Australia went without a medal on day six and Bronte Campbell’s title defence was sabotaged.
![Rio Olympics 2016. The Swimming Finals on Day 08, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri [left] wins the the MenÕs 1500m Freestyle Final. Here with Mack Horton after the race. Picture: Alex Coppel](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/f16c14d57cca99ea07c4a0f6f8f89a1c?width=650)
Horton wants to ‘look down on closest rival’
MACK Horton and Gregorio Paltrinieri have formed an unusually close friendship for such natural rivals, but that will all go to one side this weekend as they battle for 1500m supremacy.
McKeon swims into the record books
BRONZE for Australia’s women’s in the 4x200m freestyle relay has seen Emma McKeon claim a record equalling fifth medal in a single world championship meet.
McEvoy fourth as Dressel sets gold standard
AUSTRALIA’S 100m freestyle stars have been put in the shade by new world champion 21-year-old Caeleb Dressel, Cameron McEvoy missing out on a medal.
Mack backs up Sun Yang ‘drug cheat’ stance
OLYMPIC champion Mack Horton says his rivalry with China’s Sun Yang is one “between clean athletes and athletes who have tested positive”.
Thorpie’s biggest racing regret
IAN Thorpe may be one the world’s greatest sporting champions but the swimming legend admits there’s one race that still haunts him.
Swimmers revolt over mate’s banishment
AUSTRALIAN swimming is in crisis just weeks from the world championships after Olympic champion Cate Campbell led a team revolt over the banning of a teammate.
Michael Phelps’ expensive Nike screw-up
MICHAEL Phelps’ appearance on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated has insiders cringing over one very expensive oversight.
Hard partying Aussie swimmers cop sanctions
AUSTRALIA’S notorious swim team has again being sanctioned after the nation’s Olympic bosses admitted they lost track of them for up to half a day.
London’s failures seep into Rio
FOR four years our swimmers have loathed any mention or comparison to the disaster that was the London Olympics. Suddenly we find ourselves back there. writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
SA swimmer banned from Rio closing ceremony
SA SWIMMER Joshua Palmer and four-time Aussie medallist Emma McKeon have been banned from the Olympics closing ceremony after a night of partying.
Does the punishment fit the ‘crime’?
TWO Australian swimmers have been banned from the closing ceremony after nights out in Rio. Are you serious?
Lies exposed: ‘There was no robbery’
RYAN Lochte’s teammates have reportedly ratted him out, as newly released CCTV footage confirms the American swimming superstar was lying.
He’s everything the world hates about Americans
RYAN Lochte isn’t just a liar or an idiot – he’s everything the world hates. The “Ugly American” stereotype is alive and well again thanks to him.
Chiller’s fury: ‘We’re not being party poopers’
A FURIOUS chef de mission Kitty Chiller insists she is not being a party pooper after reading the riot act to Australian athletes after they broke curfew in Rio.
Did ‘horrific’ pool blunder screw swimmers?
SURE, the Olympic swimming pool didn’t turn green, but may have fallen victim to a far more consequential flaw.
Police stop US swimmers leaving Rio
TWO of the US swimmers who were with superstar Ryan Lochte the night he claimed to be robbed at gunpoint have been detained at Rio airport on their way home.
Did pool current hurt our chances?
AUSTRALIA did not reach its potential in the pool in Rio but were they impacted by a current that favoured one side of the pool?
Top of the flops! Russian champ’s dismal dive
YOU’RE the defending Olympic diving champion, the eyes of the world are on you and the weight of expectation of a nation. Then this happens. Poor old Ilya Zakharov.
‘My balls hurt, but my arms hurt more’
JARROD Poort put his balls on the line. His coach thinks he may become the “sex symbol” of open water swimming. His dad is worried he might have “gravel rash on his nuts.”
How to wear gold: a lesson from Michael Phelps
HAVING won four gold and a silver in Rio, Katie Ledecky has been given a lesson in how to show off your success, from none other than Michael Phelps.
Whisper Games: Rio record-breakers’ sad reality
RIO 2016 has played host to some of the greatest performances in sporting history but with that comes widespread suspicion. Here are the athletes who have copped questions.
Kyle’s success no surprise to first coach
KYLE Chalmers’ gold medal in the 100m freestyle may shock the Rio Olympics but it does not surprise his first swimming coach Carolyn Veldhuyzen.
Mouthful of water didn’t stop me
AUSTRALIAN rookie Chelsea Gubecka doesn’t care if she ends up in hospital after swallowing mouthfuls of water during a brutal 10km open water race.
![Rio Olympics 2016. The Heats of the Swimming on Day 07, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parents of Mack Horton in the stand. [left to right] Mack's girlfriend Ella Walter, mum Cheryl, John Bertrand [president of Swimming Australia], and dad Andrew. Picture: Alex Coppel.](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/77c9c05ff4c41498161e6c156a05c95d?width=650)
Swim chiefs ‘have to go’
AFTER the Dolphins failed to get near a predicted eight gold medals, Swimming Australia’s hierarchy must step down says a former head coach.
Bizarre blame game over Lochte stick-up
RYAN Lochte’s robbery at gunpoint in Rio has turned into a heated three-way battle between the IOC, the US Olympic Committee and the media.
Cate’s most terrifying Olympics moment
CATE Campbell knows she stuffed up, and she’s been shouldering it with grace. But there was a moment when she was genuinely scared of the fallout.
Singapore Airline’s Olympics PR fail
SINGAPORE Airlines has been slammed for making a big deal of Singapore’s first-ever gold medal winner but relegating him to the back of their photos on social media.
I was an Olympic-sized jerk
THE Rio Olympics have been a difficult time for Australia’s swimmers, with many performing well below their best.
This is why our swimmers choked
HOPES were high that the Aussie swimmers would redeem themselves — but there’s a reason we failed to amaze.
What’s behind Aussie medal choke?
WHAT happens when the choke goes beyond a joke? Should Australians be paying $40 million to get just three gold medals, four silver and three bronze in the pool, asks Susie O’Brien.
Chalmers salutes grand charmers
SOUTH Australia’s Kyle Chalmers’ fabulous 100m freestyle win at the Rio Olympics has made him a household name – but he reckons his grandparents are the real superstars.
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