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.
Swimming
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.
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