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.
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.
James McKechnie’s hard work is finally paying off after the Hilbank swimmer was selected to represent Australia at next month’s Commonwealth Games
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
AT only 15 years of age, Hayley Lewis became a household name with an inspiring performance at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
IT could yet prove to be the making of Cameron McEvoy’s Commonwealth Games.
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.
AT the 1998 Commonwealth Games Susie O’Neill owned the pool and decided to celebrate in an unusual fashion.
AFTER bouncing back to dominate the Commonwealth Games swimming trials following a break, a revitalised Cate Campbell hopes she can now extend her career for as long as she can.
HEAD coach Jacco Verhaeren is confident Australia’s swimmers will be at their peak during the Commonwealth Games despite many falling below their best during last week’s trials.
MOST of the big names in Australian swimming were just content to do what was necessary to qualify for the Commonwealth Games last week. Expect a different mindset in five weeks time.
SWIMMING Australia has plumped for hometown domination over tough love after filling its athlete quota for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games despite most failing to meet the “A” standard.
HE’S an Olympic champion and an AFL tragic. But what is the bizarre obsession that keeps Kyle Chalmers ticking? The star swimmer opens up on how he stays grounded out of the water.
JAMES Roberts’ decision to push his battered body through another preparation has been rewarded, with the Gold Coast product to line up at a home Commonwealth Games.
MATT Wilson’s pre-Games training is likely to include lessons on how to tighten his goggles.
SWIMMING Australia has plumped for hometown domination over tough love after filling its athlete quota for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games despite most of those selected failing to meet the “A” standard.
MITCH Larkin is set to become the ironman of the Australian swimming team, tackling five individual events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
SHE’S terminated every target in her sights at this week’s Australian swimming trials but Ariarne Titmus still has one mission ahead of the Commonwealth Games — and Brisbane’s best school swimmers should watch out.
KAYLEE McKeown’s family went nuts in the stands as she pulled off a huge upset over Emily Seebohm, but it was another loved one to whom she dedicated her maiden national title.
JAMES Magnussen has just one more chance to grab an individual berth at the Commonwealth Games but insists that if a relay spot is all that comes his way, there’s not much more he could have done.
ARIARNE Titmus has become just the sixth woman in Australian title history — and first since Linda McKenzie in 2004 — to win the distance treble.
THREE training partners, injury battles and creating a piece of family history have helped spur Georgia Bohl’s Commonwealth Games dream.
JACK Cartwright was rushed into an ambulance after worrying mid-race heart palpitations just the day before he swam his way onto his first Commonwealth Games team.
KYLE Chalmers and Jack Cartwright dominated the 100m freestyle, relegating Cameron McEvoy to third and pushing James Magnussen out of an individual Commonwealth Games swim.
THE Magnussen swagger is back. Already tagged the “alpha male” of the event, James Magnussen is supremely confident heading into the 100m final despite qualifying third fastest.
MADELINE Groves says she has rediscovered her love of swimming after a tough year battling illness and a possible drug ban.
HER dad calls her The Terminator. But it was still a surprise when Ariarne Titmus showed her killer instinct to shoot down runaway favourite Emma McKeon in the 200m freestyle final.
KYLE Chalmers has given a sneak peek into a testing past year, saying his first national long course title win is the “best feeling I’ve had in quite a while”.
ARIARNE Titmus has become the first able-bodied swimmer to book a place on the team for the Commonwealth Games, taking down Commonwealth record-holder Emma McKeon in the 200m freestyle.
HE may be reigning Olympic champion but Kyle Chalmers says James Magnussen is the top dog ahead of the Commonwealth Games trials and hopes some more trash talk from the man that calls himself The Missile will secure him gold again.
EMMA McKeon will tackle the 200m double on the opening night of the Commonwealth Games swimming trials, confident she will not be sacrificing her pet freestyle event for a tilt at the 200m butterfly.
KYLE Chalmers hopes the lessons he learnt during a forced sabbatical will lead to a long career after admitting he allowed the pressure of being Olympic champion get to him.
ARIARNE Titmus might seem like a fresh-faced teenager, but the swimmer known as ‘The Terminator’ is hunting more than just a Commonwealth Games spot at this week’s swim trials.
A PROGRAM tweak has ensured James Magnussen, Kyle Chalmers and Cate Campbell will have to hit the ground running when they launch their comeback at the Commonwealth Games trials.
TAYLOR McKeown will head to the Gold Coast Games with a Commonwealth title, but the breaststroker is going back to the future in 2018 to combat a poor run of ‘terrible’ swims.
SHE may have beaten a FINA doping panel ban but Rio Olympic swimming medallist Madeline Groves may still miss this week’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games selection trials.
LOVE is the new hand in the deck for swimmer James Roberts as he goes for gold at his home Commonwealth Games.
DANIEL Smith says his life lessons will eventually help him “save a lot of young people” but he has had to pull back from community work in order to fulfil his swimming potential.
OLYMPIC swimming gold medallist Mack Horton jokes about a man-crush on Scotty James because when it comes to cool he feels the snowboard contortionist is laps ahead.
EMMA McKeon is likely to add the 200m butterfly to her Commonwealth Games program in what could be her only chance to race the event internationally.
OLYMPIC gold medallist Emma McKeon could tackle the 200m butterfly at the Commonwealth Games and it’s an 18-year-old that could prove to be her biggest challenger in the event.
SPECIAL races will be staged at the Commonwealth Games swimming trials to give a 99-year-old man the chance to set world records.
CATE Campbell is almost certain to add butterfly to her Commonwealth Games program after a stunning outing in the stroke at the NSW state championships.
OLYMPIC champion Kyle Chalmers admits the past year has been a “rollercoaster ride” but is looking forward to rebounding at the Commonwealth Games.
JAMES Magnussen has hit back at criticism from Olympic gold medallist Ashley Callus after beating a crack field to win the 100m freestyle at the Queensland championships.
MITCH Larkin is toying with the idea of adding the individual medley to his Commonwealth Games trials program in a bid to maintain the hunger that will fuel his Olympic redemption.
MITCH Larkin is toying with the idea of adding the individual medley to his Commonwealth Games trials program in a bid to maintain the hunger that will fuel his Olympic redemption.
SWIMMING Australia is on the lookout for a new CEO just months out from the Commonwealth Games after Mark Anderson’s appointment as Collingwood boss.
ANOTHER 100,000 ‘prime’ tickets to previously sold out events at next year’s Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are going on sale today.
THE Adelaide Aquatic Centre is being earmarked for a multimillion-dollar revamp that could secure the city’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games, campaigners say.
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