Candice Warner drops truth bombs on Kyle
Candice Warner has joined the throng of personalities weighing in on the “love triangle” saga that has dominated Aussie swimming.
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Cody’s mum spills on ‘love triangle’ drama
Cody Simpson’s relationship with Emma McKeon has dominated the headlines this week, but the pop star’s mother isn’t concerned.
Star in tears after coach steps in mid-event
A Commonwealth Games star was reduced to tears after her coach stepped in and took action before her event had finished.
Thorpe exposes rumour about golden girl
Aussie swim queen Emma McKeon looked simply unbeatable, but Ian Thorpe had heard rumblings our next big thing was ready to pounce.
Cody Simpson has blown us all away
Cody Simpson has “re-written” the rule book with another stunning moment at the Commonwealth Games. One Aussie legend was blown away.
Star savaged for ‘arrogant’ interview
A swimming legend has apologised after copping social media backlash with a smug post-race comment.
Dad destroys swim bosses, slams Griggs reply
Kyle Chalmers’ father has lashed out in defence of his son, shredding everyone from Swimming Australia to Johanna Griggs.
Emma’s revealing Cody quip after ‘wild’ turn
Aussie freak Emma McKeon has produced another record-breaking result, and she did it after partner Cody Simpson gave her a fright.
Thorpe questions finish as Aussies win gold
Ian Thorpe questioned if there was a breach of the rules as Australia won another gold medal in the pool on Tuesday.
‘I won’t last’: Kyle’s desperately sad reveal
Swimming king Kyle Chalmers has revealed a heartbreaking detail about his future plans after his pointed, golden message.
Thorpe saw Kyle pull-out coming a mile away
Kyle Chalmers has been a last-minute withdrawal from an event at the Commonwealth Games. It was his “showdown” with Cody Simpson.
Aussie swim trio have met in private
Aussie legend Grant Hackett has revealed Cody Simpson, Emma McKeon and Kyle Chalmers have sat down together at the Commonwealth Games.
Queen of the pool finds her king
AUSTRALIA’S queen of the swimming pool has found her king. Fresh from conquering at the Commonwealth Games Queenslander Cate Campbell has been pictured celebrating her haul of gold and silver with her new beau.
What the Campbells did after that 100m boilover
AT 2.30am after their epic 100m freestyle joust in the pool Cate and Bronte Campbell were still at close quarters. But this was no nightclub slanging match, it was what the Campbell sisters surprise us with all the time.
Games tourist boom still to come: Fraser
OLYMPIC swimming great Dawn Fraser has praised an “absolutely fantastic” Commonwealth Games and believes the next two years will see international visitors flock to the Gold Coast, despite empty streets during the event itself.
Hidden dangers after swimming gold rush
WITH 28 gold medals in the bag the Commonwealth Games has been a huge success for the Australian swim team but they mustn’t fall into the same trap of the disastrous London Olympics, writes KIEREN PERKINS.
Athletes who defined the 2018 Games
THE Clark Kent of the pool finally found his phone box, a 17-year-old tied the record for most medals at a single Games, and we witnessed one of the most inspiring sporting moments ever.
Young stars turn eyes to Olympic gold
AFTER the Commonwealth Games delivered Australia a treasure trove of medals and the perfect base for the 2020 Olympics, schoolgirl-turned-golden girl Ariarne Titmus says it best: “It is looking good for Tokyo.”
Cambage ejection doesn’t stop Opals procession
AUSTRALIA overcame the shock second quarter ejection of Opals star Liz Cambage to cash-in the most bankable gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, a boxer has accused judges of favouring Aussie athletes.
Four in the running for flag bearing honour
WHEELCHAIR hero Kurt Fearnley will vie with swimming superstars Mitch Larkin and the Campbell sisters for the honour of carrying the Australian flag at the closing ceremony farewell party for the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night.
‘She’s more than just a dance’
NO Sally Pearson but Michelle Jenneke has delivered a brave effort to finish fourth in the 100m hurdles. Meanwhile, Bendigo bowler Aaron Wilson kickstarted a party and continued a team tradition by tearing his shirt off after winning gold.
Titmus on swimming, school and pop star dreams
SHE’S got the weight of Aussie swimming on her shoulders but Ariarne Titmus is just like most teenagers — she’s obsessed with pop superstar Justin Bieber.
Larkin enjoys life away from the edge
Taking home five gold medals from the Commonwealth Games, Mitch Larkin is looking forward to a week of excess and growing his hair.
Stripped of gold! High drama in crazy 200m final
IN ONE of the most bizarre finishes to a sprint race ever seen, England’s Zharnel Hughes was halfway through his victory lap before he was sensationally stripped of the gold medal for impeding another athlete.
Games champ Horton laments ‘cruel world’
DUAL gold medallist Mack Horton says he is feeling good on the Gold Coast but admits he wanted more out of his performance at the Games after getting a shock bronze in the 1500m event.
Golden girl, Arnie, still has work to do
ARIARNE Titmus has an overdue economics assignment due at school but it’s her homework in the pool that has Australia’s new golden girl ready to knuckle down.
Poignant pool moment we all missed
IT was the moment never captured by television cameras that embodies how the once-toxic Australian swim team culture has changed so dramatically.
Horton makes decision that will change his career
OLYMPIC champion Mack Horton has made the big call to ditch the fabled 1500m freestyle from his plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics even though it was the event that first hooked him on swimming.
‘How bloody good’: Brandon is Starc of the show
GIVING Australians a tag for him other than “brother of Mitch’’, Brandon Starc produced a career best performance to secure high jump gold on a night it rained medals at the athletics stadium.
How ‘embarrassed’ Mitch got his mojo back
FIVE gold hero Mitch Larkin has revealed he was driven to become Australia’s most successful swimmer at the Gold Coast Games after returning from last year’s world championships embarrassed at his performances.
Fanning’s surf lesson for superfish Le Clos
HE might be a surfing novice but there was no danger of South African superfish Chad Le Clos drowning when he had a surfing lesson from Mick Fanning on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Broken, battered Bronte ready for a break
BRONTE Campbell was only partly joking when she said after her 100m freestyle gold medal swim that her body was “held together by sticky tape and physios”. But now she has stepped from the shadow of big sister Cate, it’s time to step back.
How Chalmers fought off cold to power Aussies home
KYLE Chalmers had battled a cold throughout the Commonwealth Games that affected his ability to swim but finally he unlocked the trick to beating it and it allowed him to pull off a stunning final lap to secure Australia gold in the 4x100m medley relay.
Cameras catch Cate’s sister snub
THE crowd went wild for Bronte Campbell’s moment of triumph — but cameras caught her sister Cate’s indifferent response.
‘I can go all night’: Athletes hit Tinder
FIT, toned and high-energy athletes are going for Commonwealth Games gold on and off the field, flooding Tinder in search of romance, with revealing photos and boasts about having the ability to “go all night long”.
Teenage Terminator ends 20-year gold drought
FRESH pool queen Ariarne Titmus was crowned by swimming royalty when the great Tracey Wickham revelled in the rise of the schoolgirl taking Australian distance swimming back to the top.
Superman Larkin ‘shocked’ by his Games success
MITCH Larkin has become Australia’s Superman of the pool with victory in the 200m individual medley — taking his tally to four individual gold medals in a history-setting run.
Superhero Larkin takes down swim legend Thorpe
IN the 2018 Commonwealth Games, superman of the pool Mitch Larkin has medals falling out of his pockets and even managed to do something the great Ian Thorpe never did.
Historic: Bronte, Kyle bring perfect end to golden campaign
IT WAS nothing short of incredible. Australia has notched a grand slam of six relays to finish its Gold Coast gold rush with 73 medals in its most successful Commonwealth Games swimming campaign in history.
Does he not know the words? PM’s Farnham fail
THIS week started on a dampener for Malcolm Turnbull, and last night it got wetter when he got caught in a downpour at the Commonwealth Games and was busted for seemingly not knowing the words to an Aussie classic.
McLoughlin beats his hero Mack to take title
IT was expected to be the moment Mack Horton was finally anointed the distance king.
How Taylor Swift helped Seebohm to gold
TO hell with self-doubt. A fired-up Emily Seebohm channelled her mind to prove herself a champion with a super sprint to claim gold. And it seems her favourite musician played a role in controlling emotional triggers.
Team strength shines brighter than gold: Perkins
SOMETHING more important than a gold rush has happened in the Commonwealth Games pool over the past six days says Kieren Perkins — we can salute a true Aussie swim ‘team’.
Horton v McLoughlin a knockout bout: Perkins
THE ‘Mack and Jack Show’ has all the makings of a classic 1500m freestyle duel, says Kieren Perkins, pitting a frontrunning fighter against a fast finisher with flair.
Can McEvoy rediscover world’s best form?
SWIMMING Australia head coach Jacco Verhaeren has spoken about the changes Cam McEvoy needs to make if he wants to rediscover the form that made him the world’s fastest sprinter.
Agonising Games decision made
BRONTE and Cate Campbell weren’t consulted by swimming selectors over which sister will anchor the medley relay.
Give Bronte relay swim over Cate, she’s earned it
THE rivalry between Cate and Bronte Campbell is about to hit greater heights, with Bronte set to usurp her big sister for a spot in the 4 x 100m medley relay team just 24 hours after beating Cate to the punch for the 100m freestyle gold.
Back off! McKeon’s parents hit out at the haters
THE parents of Aussie swim champion Emma McKeon have called on the haters to stop undermining the Gold Coast’s Commonwealth Games and enjoy the spectacle for what it is.
Relay relief for Chalmers after shock loss
COLD-RAVAGED Kyle Chalmers has shrugged off the disappointment of defeat in the 100m to claim his third gold medal of the Games in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
Will Larkin be Australia’s Superman in the pool?
CATE Campbell, Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon and Ariarne Titmus were all expected to dominate in the pool at the Commonwealth Games. But will it be Mitch Larkin who emerges as our most decorated swimmer?
‘She’s No.1 now’: Little sis steps out of Cate’s shadow
HER jaw dropped. Her face froze. Not even Bronte Campbell could believe what she had done. For the first time in three years she had beaten her decorated sister Cate in the 100m freestyle.
Sister act II: Bronte upstages Cate to claim gold
BRONTE Campbell gatecrashed the redemption party of sister Cate on Monday night in a stunning upset with a patched-up body powered by a brave winner’s heart and a finishing flurry.
Titmus: ‘I’m not scared of pain’
ARIARNE Titmus needed to make pain a friend to become the new force in swimming’s most taxing events with a mantra she gratefully borrowed from one of Australia’s distance divas.
‘The Terminator’: Titmus gold puts world on notice
TEENAGE golden girl Ariarne Titmus has exploded onto the world stage with a stunning Commonwealth gold in the 800m — the first major individual gold medal of her career.
Superb Larkin completes Triple Crown
MITCH Larkin last night swept to an unprecedented “Triple Crown” as the Commonwealth’s supreme backstroker with a third gold medal following his wins in the 50m, 100m and 200m events.
Huge praise as Games embraces the para-normal
THE integration of para athletes onto the main billing at the Commonwealth Games has been more than vindicated by the athletes’ performances and the reaction of crowds, making para-normal the infectious new vibe on the Gold Coast.
Calm before the storm: Athletes ready to party
IT’S been a slow start to the Games as far as the partying scene is concerned, but clubs on the glitter strip say it’s the calm before the storm as athletes near the end of competition.
‘If you can’t deal with it, stay out of it’
SWIMMING Australia’s head coach has hit back at Emily Seebohm’s claims the media downgraded her achievements in the pool, saying the star swimmer needs to cocoon herself from media coverage if she can’t handle how she is being portrayed.
‘Clyde the Glide’ embracing monkey business
THE monkey business behind the naming of swimming’s new cult hero Clyde Lewis goes beyond dad Andy’s zeal for saluting his favourite orang-utan from his favourite Clint Eastwood movie.
Swimmers reign supreme, cycling has its mojo back
NO Big Tuna, no big deal. Cold stricken champion Kyle Chalmers may have suffered a shock loss but a rousing pool rally and Australian cycling’s wheels of thunder made it a night to savour.
Soapie star a natural … on the tele
SHE took to the Commonwealth Games pool in a one piece for a lilo race at the weekend, but Ada Nicodemou says she hasn’t been seen in swimmers on screen for more than a decade.
Don’t blame media for Seebohm’s bronze
IT’S not the media’s fault Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm didn’t win gold in the pool on Sunday night. Australians are proud of her achievements — and she should be too, writes Susie O’Brien.
Para swimmers deliver gold, world records
AUSTRALIA’S gold rush in the pool has continued thanks to para swimmers Jesse Aungles and world record breaking Lakeisha Patterson winning events after Australia’s men’s sprinters failed to fire.
Easy as 1-2-3 for Cate and Mitch
CATE Campbell’s “fun” event is set to be a keeper on her program after she won gold in the 50m butterfly in an all-Aussie trifecta.
All smiles but is Bronte OK as Cate’s support act?
IT was a half-smile delivered following Saturday night’s women’s 50m freestyle final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, won by comeback queen Cate Campbell, with younger sister Bronte taking silver.
Magnussen primed for ‘biggest competition yet’
James Magnussen already has a gold medal from these Games but he has just one chance for an individual swim — a 50m sprint in what could be a 20secs lap of honour in front of his home crowd.
Swim wrap: Campbell cruises in the morning
CATE Campbell took the “cruisy” route in today’s 100m freestyle heats to qualify fastest for tonight’s semi-finals with no sign of her golden glow fading.
Games star has motivation to move the nation
REDEMPTION and rejuvenation have been rousing themes for Australia at the Commonwealth Games as the green and gold lit up the velodrome and pool on the Gold Coast.
No stopping Terminator in final lap battle
EMMA McKeon has collected a third gold medal as Ariarne Titmus sealed her reputation as one of the toughest racers in world swimming with a steely anchor leg that continued Australia’s sweep of relays in the pool.
Games poster boy now hunting the Big Tuna
KYLE Chalmers’ hot favouritism for Sunday night’s 100m freestyle final copped a surprise curveball with back tightness and Gold Coast Games poster boy Cam McEvoy reviving his hopes after the flattest of heat swims.
Golden girl breaks down after record swim
AN emotional Cate Campbell has broken down on the dais after winning her first major individual gold medal since her Rio meltdown.
Thorpie’s stunning comparison for Campbell sisters
SWIMMING legend Ian Thorpe has heaped the ultimate praise on Australia’s golden girls of the pool – comparing Cate and Bronte Campbell to two of the greatest siblings in world sport.
Cate’s focus turns to Canadian champ
“WE do have an Olympic champion in the race and someone who wished they could have been an Olympic champion.” Cate Campbell is as efficient with her words as she is in the water.
Sky’s the limit for hungry Titmus
ARIARNE Titmus is hungry. Forget about coach Dean Boxall rating her silver-medal winning effort in the 200m “one of the most amazing swims I’ve seen”.
Chalmers red hot in heats, McEvoy struggles
THE King Kyle show rolls on at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, with Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers qualifying fastest for the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle from this morning’s heats.
Chalmers crowned new king of swimming on golden night
KYLE Chalmers won two gold medals in just over two hours on an evening which saw rain pelt down on the open-air pool and gold medals rain down on Australia’s swimmers, cyclists and an inspirational weightlifter who powered through grief.
Mitch’s move allows Clyde to shine
MITCH Larkin dropped a race from his Commonwealth Games program and both he and Australian teammate Clyde Lewis reaped the benefits.
Comeback king Kyle wins 200m gold for ‘fun’
HE claims he needs more practice swimming the 200m, but that didn’t stop Kyle Chalmers mowing down his rivals to win gold ahead of fellow Aussie Mack Horton in a huge personal best time.
Para swimmers shine in fully integrated programme
AUSTRALIA’S success in the pool on Friday night was in no small part thanks to our para athletes led by Timothy “Disco” Disken who took out gold in the S9 100m freestyle.
Swimmer’s dad captures the heart of a nation
STEVE Titmus captured the hearts of the nation on swimming’s opening night with his frenzied cheering as daughter Ariarne went within a fingernail of winning the women’s 200m freestyle.
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