Who will take gold in the pool today?
IT’S going to be a big day in the pool with at least three gold medals on offer for Australia. This is our form guide to today’s biggest swimming finals in Rio.
Swimming
Swimmers go rogue to beat drug cheats
OLYMPIC champions like Kyle Chalmers, Michael Phelps, Mack Horton and Cate Campbell are set to be targeted to start a swimming ‘Super League’ to upstage the Olympic Games.
The Chalmers tactic that led to relay silver
KYLE Chalmers won a gold medal on day five of the Rio Olympics. Put him down for helping win a silver for the women’s 4x200m relay as well.
The swim that even stunned Olympic champs
THE way that Kyle Chalmers motored home as our newest swimming gold medallist gave me flashbacks to the greatest Olympic win I’ve seen poolside, writes KIEREN PERKINS.
McEvoy ‘froze’ says head swim coach
AUSTRALIAN head coach Jacco Verhaeren said Cameron McEvoy suffered “stage fright” in the Olympic 100m freestyle final, dismissing suggestions the world No. 1 had been ill.
No excuses! McEvoy won’t blame illness
CAMERON McEvoy has refused to blame a rumoured illness on his 100m freestyle disappointment because he won’t let any possible excuses detract from Kyle Chalmers.
Tough choice to give up AFL dream
KYLE Chalmers was supposed to nominate for this year’s AFL draft. Now he’s an Olympic swimming champion.
Pandemonium! Australia reacts to Chalmers’ gold
KYLE Chalmers ended 48 years of agony for Australian swimming when he won the men’s 100m freestyle gold medal — and didn’t we celebrate.
Chalmers the new king of Olympic pool
FROM school champion to Olympic champion — Kyle Chalmers is the accidental hero of world swimming who was almost too shy to enjoy his moment.
Five things you didn’t know about Kyle Chalmers
GET to know Australian teenage swimming sensation and Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers.
‘Thrown’ Cameron McEvoy’s classy act
CAMERON McEvoy had a horror swim in the 100m final, but managed to impress everyone with what he did out of the water.
Boy who pulled off an Olympic miracle
KYLE Chalmers rocketed onto the map in Rio, coming from nowhere to win gold today. Meet the beefy kid with a toothy smile and feet like Thorpey’s.
Campbell sisters lead triple charge for gold
CATE Campbell was meant to be the main course but she may well be the dessert as Australia attempt to serve up a three-gold banquet.
Groves continues proud Aussie tradition
MADDIE Groves has continued Australia’s proud women’s 200m butterfly tradition in stunning fashion to follow in the footsteps of swimming greats.
The race that hurt McEvoy more than Rio loss
CAMERON McEvoy is baffled, but not heart broken. That time will come as he realises he saved his worst swim of his career for the biggest stage of them all.
‘He’s a fighter, he’ll chase them down’
LAST year Kyle Chalmers’ dad Brett thought it would be amazing if his son simply made the Rio Olympic team. Those expectations were soon blown out of the water.
Astonishing diet of an Olympic champion
OUR swimmers have truly gone through hell to be the best. Gold medallist Melanie Wright reveals her crazy diet and exercise plan.
How an NBA star helped inspire Chalmers
KYLE Chalmers watches a video of NBA star Kevin Durant before every race. But before his 100m freestyle final, he received a personal message from his sporting hero.
A star is born and all-stars tested
A round-up of what went down on day 5 in Rio: Kyle Chamlers our youngest male gold medal winner in the pool since Ian Thorpe and our Boomers make a statement.
Curse over! Legend passes baton to Chalmers
THE last Australian man to win the Olympic 100m freestyle believes this is just the start of something special for Kyle Chalmers, after he broke a 48-year drought.
Aussies win silver, Ledecky powers US home
THE AUSTRALIAN women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team has claimed a silver medal finishing behind the United States team led by superstar Katie Ledecky.
Aussie starlet ‘terrified’ of US phenom
AUSSIE swimmer Tamsin Cook has an Olympic silver medal, but she wasn’t in any state to even dream of such a thing before her race.
Kyle’s surprising spot on youngest gold list
KYLE Chalmers was the youngest man to win an individual Olympic swimming gold medal for 16 years – yet he’s nowhere near the top of the youngest Aussies.
Larkin’s golden ambition remains on course
Australia’s Mitch Larkin has qualified second-fastest for the 200m backstroke final where he is expected to battle American Ryan Murphy and Russian Evgeny Rylov for gold.
Brisbane girl’s ‘awesome’ interview
SILVER medallist Madeline Groves couldn’t wipe the smile from her face despite missing gold, and followed it up with a beautiful post-race interview.
Campbell sisters reach final, Cate breaks OR
Cate Campbell has set another Olympic record when qualifying for the women’s 100m freestyle final at the Rio Games along with sister Bronte who qualified fifth fastest.
The races which will stop a nation
NOW that Kyle Chalmers has won gold in the 100m freestyle, legend status is guaranteed. As Mike Colman explains, the “hundred” is THE event in the pool.
Why Rio thriller was Phelps’ greatest victory
EVERY Olympics has one. That defining, unforgettable moment and this one will be almost impossible to top. Michael Phelps made history abnd brought tears in Rio.
World raves over Phelps’ historic golds
MICHAEL Phelps won his 20th and 21st Olympic gold medals on Wednesday. For many, it confirmed the American’s status as the greatest Olympian of all time.
Cate Campbell: The numbers game
SHE’S one of Australia’s top contenders for more Olympic glory at the Rio Olympics. Can Cate Campbell deliver again in the pool?
Phenomenal Phelps’ heartwarming celebration
MICHAEL Phelps cemented his legacy as the greatest Olympian of all-time then celebrated with a heartwarming act that melted the pool deck.
Phelps equals 2068 year-old record
MICHAEL Phelps is incomparable in this era – as in the AD era. The US swimming legend has just equalled a record from the Ancient Olympics, Before Christ.
How did this guy qualify for the Olympics?
SHOWING off an epic “dad bod”, Ethiopian swimmer Robel Kiros Habte put in a performance that led people to question what he was even doing there.
Campbell’s record a slap in the face
CATE Campbell began her 100m freestyle campaign by slapping her own face, but it’s another slap in the face that has left the sprinting Campbell sisters scratching their heads.
Chalmers on verge of Olympic history
KYLE Chalmers is borrowing Cameron McEvoy’s coach and Ian Thorpe’s playbook as he attempts to pull off an Olympic miracle in the 100m freestyle final this morning.
Nutter alert! The crazy antics of Hungarian hubby
HUNGARY’S Katinka Hosszu has emerged as the star of the Rio pool with a medal haul to rival Australia, but it’s her lunatic husband capturing much of the attention.
Where is Eric the Eel now?
HIS gutsy swim at the 2000 Sydney Games made him a cult figure, but what has become of Eric Moussambani since?
Why Phelps cracked up on podium
MICHAEL Phelps lost it at one point while standing on the podium to receive yet another gold medal, and people wanted answers.
The secret life of Sun Yang
THE Rio Olympics’ most controversial swimmer, China’s Sun Yang, has a secret girlfriend and a privileged background.
Swimmer’s mysterious form slump
SHE was so fast four years ago that a top coach described her best performance as “disturbing”. So why is this Chinese swimmer going so slowly now?
McKeon rides Olympic highs and lows
IN three days Emma McKeon has been ecstatic, devastated and just plain relieved. Now she needs to put that emotion behind her as she prepares for her fourth swimming event.
‘I have to go… to swim for Dad’
ALICIA Coutts was seven years old the day her father died. It was the day of her first-ever swimming carnival. Her mother said she shouldn’t go, but she was insistent.
Phelps’ golds and Matildas’ goals
A round up of what went down on day 4 in Rio: Michael Phelps claims his 20th and 21st gold medals, Emma McKeon on the podium and a Matildas goal-fest.
Chalmers tipped to shock Adrian in final
AUSTRALIAN teen sensation Kyle Chalmers looms as the shock gold medal contender for the men’s 100m freestyle after qualifying second fastest.
Coutts leaves on her terms
RECORD equalling Olympian Alicia Coutts bowed out of individual international swimming today with a gallant fifth placing in the final of the 200m Medley at the Rio Olympic Games.
McKeon wins bronze in women’s super final
EMMA McKeon has pulled out a stunning 200m freestyle performance with an incredibly brave swim to claim a deserved bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games.
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Wiki trolls target ‘Phelps Pool Boy’ le Clos
MOMENTS after Michael Phelps defeated Chad le Clos to claim his 20th Olympic gold medal, trolls mercilessly took hold of the American rival’s Wikipedia account.
‘Great’ Britain? Stuttering Poms go quiet in Rio
RUBBING the nose of a famous old rival in the dirt is normally considered extremely poor sportsmanship. But when it comes to the struggling Poms, normal doesn’t apply …
Why is this swimmer giving the finger?
SANTO Condorelli does this before every single race. Seems rude, right? That’s just because you don’t know the whole story.
Hortons issue worldwide apology
THE Hortons know it’s time to apologise – but it won’t be to drug cheat Sun Yang or even a furious Chinese public.
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