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.
Swimming
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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