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.
Swimming
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.
‘Full crack’: Hero Comm Games dad speaks out
STEVE Titmus captured the hearts of the nation on swimming’s opening night with his frenzied cheering. Now he’s described what was going on in his head
Dawn says cricketers got off easy
SWIMMING great Dawn Fraser says she is “shocked” at cricket’s ball tampering scandal and says the players at the centre of the recent ball tampering scandal should have received harsher punishments.
Perkins: Cate is bringing fans back to our sport
CATE Campbell has been so raw and genuine on her road back to world record highs that she has started to reconnect many Aussie swimming fans who had fallen out of love with our sport.
Families set to party with our golden heroes
THE families of South Australia’s newest Commonwealth Games cycling champions were anxiously waiting to celebrate with their gold medal heroes in Brisbane on Friday.
Mum’s depression fears for Cate after Rio
FOR Cate Campbell’s mother Jenny, the sight of her daughter slicing through the water on the way to a world record-breaking relay win on Thursday night brought emotions of pride, exhilaration … and relief.
Fraser: No limits for unchained Cate
CATE Campbell’s golden first night in the pool will make her unstoppable from here on, some of swimming’s biggest names have declared.
World on notice as men’s relay team finally delivers
HOMETOWN hero Cameron McEvoy says Australia’s men are looking to repeat the efforts of their female counterparts by snaring relay gold in record time on Friday night.
Purpose built Chalmers can go the distance
HE’S one of the fastest men in the world but Kyle Chalmers concedes he’s purpose built for the 200m and his Commonwealth Games results could dictate whether he redirects his attention moving into the Tokyo Olympics.
Dad’s ‘mortifying’ heartbreak
AN AUSSIE dad let out a scream of ecstacy as he thought his teenage daughter had won gold. Then he realised he was wrong.
Perkins: Aussies outstanding but Poms just ahead
THE hunter became the hunted on Thursday night and the way Mack Horton responded to this shift in his career with a really mature race to gold was a great signpost, writes Kieren Perkins.
She’s back! Cate’s incredible comeback
IN her first major international meet since taking a post-Rio sabbatical year in 2017, Cate Campbell put her rivals on notice with a gobsmacking time as she and her relay team-mates smashed their own world record en-route to gold.
Mack turns up heat to burn rivals for gold
MIGHTY Mack Horton turned cold-blooded racer supreme to deliver the first gold of Australia’s medal rush just a month after he feared Queensland’s heat would boil away his superpowers in the pool.
Ariarne mus-sed it by that much
ARIARNE Titmus was meant to be the 17-year-old who upset the apple cart against world championship medallist Emma McKeon. But someone forgot to tell Canadian teen Taylor Ruck.
Swimming WAGs say it’s fair to share
YOU know you’re close with your boyfriend when you can wear his shirt to a swish event.
Jack’s the heartbeat of relay team
WHEN swimmer Jack Cartwright’s max heartrate soared over 200 beats per minute during Commonwealth Games selection trials, his Gold Coast hopes looked headed into an ambulance right along with him.
‘Wow’: Disbelief at champ’s DQ
THE Commonwealth Games has its first major controversy after a world champion’s disqualification left Ian Thorpe stunned.
Powerful Aussies line up golden opening night
ARIARNE Titmus and Emma McKeon have set the scene for a cracking showdown in the 200m freestyle on Thursday night as Australia looks to get its Games campaign off to a golden start in the pool.
Horton has a decision to make
MACK Horton will attempt to replicate his Rio success in the 400m freestyle to kickstart Australia’s campaign in the pool and help decide his future heading into the Tokyo Olympics.
Swimmers must ‘own pool’ to stop wave of rivals
TRACEY Wickham has roused the hit-or-miss Aussie swimmers to “own our pool” by dominating England from opening night as the trigger for a home grown gold rush at the Commonwealth Games.
Just another test for young swimmer
SHE’S already had to skip university exams to compete on the Gold Coast, but 18-year-old swimmer Laura Taylor had to undergo another undesirable test on Sunday, and one that’s not proved ideal for her Games preparation.
McKeon looking to explode out of the blocks
EMMA McKeon will look to spark a Gold Coast gold rush on night one of the Games which could net her as many as six major medals and cement her position as a global swimming star.
Chalmers feeling that golden glow
KYLE Chalmers has stared down his inner demons and is now convinced he can return to the form that helped him win a shock Olympic gold in Rio.
Titmus out to restore Tassie pride
ARIARNE Titmus is determined to put Tassie back on the map, 36 years after the insult dealt to Tasmania when the state was erased from the last Commonwealth Games opening ceremony held in Queensland.
Cate super keen to dive back in
CATE Campbell says her heart is beating ‘a little bit faster’ being back in an Australian swim team determined not to surrender its position as ruler of the pool.
Representing small club on international stage
STARPLEX Swim Centre high performance manager Stephen Garner saw James McKechnie’s potential seven years ago. Now McKechnie is set to make his Australian debut at the Commonwealth Games.
Glam couple’s long history in the pool
AFTER revealing they crossed paths a decade ago at a swimming meet, model Gabby Epstein says it was “weird and unexpected” that she began dating James Roberts after a shoulder injury forced her out of the highly competitive sport as a teenager.
Family ties run deep in the pool
THREE sets of siblings and a father-daughter combination are set to take up the battle in the pool from the first day of competition at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
Perkins: Two world records, one furious coach
IT’S not often the thrill of breaking a world record is quickly followed by the sensation “Oh man, I’m in trouble” but that was exactly my reaction after the 1500m freestyle final in 1994, writes Kieren Perkins.
Pickett’s persistence poised to pay off
THERE were times breaststroker Leiston Pickett just wanted to give up after missing out on the Rio Olympics but she now has the chance to join a select group of Australian athletes.
‘I felt I had failed as a mum’
SWIMMING champion Giaan Rooney has revealed her pride got in the way when she felt she was “failing” as a mother.
Rising swim star laps up life in her new state
RISING swim star Ariarne Titmus has spoken out about the pressure she felt under to succeed when she moved to Brisbane, saying her family made the ultimate sacrifice to move states for her swimming.
Swimmers warned against dipping into social media
SWIM team bosses have decided against a social media blackout on Australia’s pool stars and have instead crossed their fingers that a wise-use advisory will be enough.
Horton won’t ease stance on drug cheats
MACK Horton says he would have no hesitation in calling out cheats again if athletes were found to have brought drugs into the Games village.
The long and short of Chalmers’ Coast tale
KYLE Chalmers says winning the 200m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games trials gave him a “shock” but he’s not about to ditch the blue riband 100m as a result.
World champ ready for Games challenge
SHE heads into the Commonwealth Games as world champion and world record-holder but Kylie Masse is preparing for an Aussie fightback on the Gold Coast.
Greats to fans: Take the pressure off Emma
SWIMMING legends Susie O’Neill and Steph Rice have implored fans not to lumber Emma McKeon with expectation ahead of the Games.
First female to take charge of Aussie swimming
SWIMMING Australia has appointed its first female chief executive, with Leigh Russell to take the helm of Australia’s top Olympic sport.
Aussie swimmers’ secret Comm Games weapon
BOND University student Shiqi Thng has developed a formula for helping our swimmers shave valuable seconds of their times — and it could mean the difference between gold and nothing.
How to get your exclusive Comm Games pin
ONLY 7 days to go! Get into the Games spirit with limited edition Gold Coast 2018 Official Borobi Pin Collection, available via the token in The Courier-Mail from Wednesday, April 4. Pin your hopes on the Aussies and collect all five!
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‘Superfish’ lucky to make the start
NINE weeks out from the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Australia’s star swimmer Stephen Holland couldn’t break an egg let alone a world record.
Must-watch Comm Games showdowns
THEY are here! Some of the best athletes from around the world have hit the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games. Before things officially kick off, check out some of the biggest head-to-head battles we can’t wait for.
Perkins: Cate the key to Dolphins, Aussie hopes
A REFRESHED and confident Cate Campbell is in the form and mindset to trigger a Dolphins gold rush and our swimmers, in turn, will set the tone for the entire Australian team, writes Kieren Perkins.
Adelaide swimmer to make Commonwealth Games debut
James McKechnie’s hard work is finally paying off after the Hilbank swimmer was selected to represent Australia at next month’s Commonwealth Games
McKeon’s exit a stroke of luck for Jack
EMMA McKeon’s tough call to ditch the 100m freestyle from her packed Commonwealth Games program may turn into a gift from the pool gods for Brisbane’s Shayna Jack.
Royal honour for Aussie pool queen
IN 1982, Queen Elizabeth II hung the 400m gold medal around a delighted Tracey Wickham’s neck. Thirty-six years on, it will be Wickham who has the honour of presenting the gold medal for the cherished event.
When Tracey was queen of the pool
TRACEY Wickham was closer to pulling out of her final race than swimming for Commonwealth Games glory in 1982 when it took a crazy, horn-honking bus ride to get her to the blocks in the right mood.
Bee almost sinks Horton’s Games campaign
A TINY bee has almost achieved what the world’s best swimmers have been unable to … stopping Mack Horton in his tracks ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Our swim champions won’t lose any sleep
OUR medal-hungry Commonwealth Games swimmers are so serious about getting good sleep they’re bringing their own pillows to training camp, and one is even bringing her mattress topper.
Swim stars choose Brisbane to bond
THE country’s best swimmers descend on Queensland’s capital this weekend to head into Commonwealth Games camp – and Cate and Bronte Campbell say expect a few surprises on the podium on the Gold Coast this year.
Shy kid who swam her way into Aussie hearts
AT only 15 years of age, Hayley Lewis became a household name with an inspiring performance at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
One night in Delhi: Huegill’s incredible comeback
GEOFF Huegill remembers the 51 second race like it was yesterday. After decade-long rollercoaster life, during which he ballooned to 138kg, he finally found his way back to the top of the podium on a magical night in Delhi.
Genius swifty that left them all in Wenden’s wake
HE is one of the greatest Australian swimmers of all time but qualifying for the 1970 Commonwealth Games was one of the most bizarre experiences of his swimming career.
Matt to the rescue: Cowdrey saves Aussie men in the pool
WITHOUT their stars, the Australian swimming team were facing the prospect of a nightmare medal scenario at the Melbourne Games of 2006. That was until Matt Cowdrey stepped up.
Meanest and friendliest blokes in the pool
THEY shaved their heads, they won swimming gold medals and one of their members even tried to break Rod Marsh’s beer drinking record. The “Mean Machine” were part of our 80s swimming resurgence.
The ‘Miracle Mile’ that almost killed a runner
IT was dubbed “the Miracle Mile”. But by the end of the marathon, a world record holder had wilted in the extreme heat and collapsed — within sight of the finish line — after covering a gruelling 27 miles.
Is this the most unfair race?
THERE’S always that one kid who’s a real gun, but this 17-year-old Queenslander took it to a new level at her school swim meet.
Is this the most unfair school swim carnival?
THERE’S always that one kid at school who’s a real gun at sport, but this 17-year-old Queenslander has taken that to the next level at her local swimming carnival, and her opponents already knew they had no hope. SEE THE VIDEO
McEvoy’s big boost heading into Games
IT could yet prove to be the making of Cameron McEvoy’s Commonwealth Games.
Adelaide switch perfect for Travis
TRAVIS Mahoney says relocating to Adelaide has given him the belief to swim for a maiden Commonwealth Games medal on the Gold Coast, after joining three other SA-based athletes on the Australian team.
Victory lap! Susie O’Neill’s act of rebellion
AT the 1998 Commonwealth Games Susie O’Neill owned the pool and decided to celebrate in an unusual fashion.
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