From hospital bed to Games spot
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.
Swimming
Refuelled Missile to explode in 100m final
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.
Terminator mows down McKeon to win 200m free
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.
Excited Chalmers claims title
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”.
Titmus books Games place
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.
Magnussen ‘still swimming’s alpha male’
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.
McKeon’s keen for fly double
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.
Heat is on for Chalmers
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.
Your records, give them to me
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.
Comeback trio thrown into the deep end
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.
McKeown yearns for return to fearless rookie days
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.
Doping battle leaves Groves ‘emotionally drained’
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.
High-profile model making sports star ‘happier than ever’
LOVE is the new hand in the deck for swimmer James Roberts as he goes for gold at his home Commonwealth Games.
Pool the focus for now but Smith wants to save lives
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.
Horton man-crush on ‘way cooler’ Scotty James
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’s fly-in, fly-out program
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.
Teen emerges as McKeon’s biggest threat
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.
Games trials races for man, 99
SPECIAL races will be staged at the Commonwealth Games swimming trials to give a 99-year-old man the chance to set world records.
Rejuvenated Campbell adds fly to repertoire
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.
Kyle ramps up for Games revival
OLYMPIC champion Kyle Chalmers admits the past year has been a “rollercoaster ride” but is looking forward to rebounding at the Commonwealth Games.
Missile returns fire after 100m freestyle win
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.
Larkin may expand Games program
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.
Larkin’s plan to overcome Rio disappointment
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.
Swim boss quits on eve of Comm Games
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.
New Games tickets go on sale
ANOTHER 100,000 ‘prime’ tickets to previously sold out events at next year’s Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are going on sale today.
Pool revamp our ‘springboard to Games’
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.
Gold for Chalmers, world record for Cate Campbell
HOMETOWN hero Kyle Chalmers marked his return to major swimming competition with gold, but it was Cate Campbell who stole the show with a new short course world record at Marion.
Champs a springboard to Gold Coast for Chalmers
IN his first major competition after heart surgery, Rio Olympics gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is just looking forward to being back in the pool as he sets his sights on next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Shayna’s world class training buddies
EMERGING sprinter Shayna Jack doesn’t have to look far to know what it takes to catch the best 100m freestyle swimmers in the world because they’re in the next lane every day at training.
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