Aussie track team looks to future with new pups
The world championships represent a changing of the guard for the Australian track and field team with a 16-year-old one of the headline debutants in Doha as we build towards Tokyo in 2020.
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Julian Wilson’s world title Pipe dream alive
HE has done it before and if he does it again Julian Wilson could be Australia’s first men’s world surfing champion since Mick Fanning in 2015.
Surf’s up for new mum Bethany Hamilton
SHARK attack survivor Bethany Hamilton will contest her first competition since 2017 and four months after having her second child after securing one of the hottest tickets in world surfing.
Sally Fitz crashes out after shark attack delay
AUSTRALIANS will make up one half of the women’s quarter-final field at the Margaret River Pro after a shark attack at Gracetown saw the world tour competition put on hold on Monday.
Sally Fitz over the moon for Margies Pro defence
DEFENDING Margaret River Pro champion Sally Fitzgibbons has pain but is no longer seriously impeded by a foot injury which has confined her to a moon boot out of the water for three weeks.
Teen surfing stars aiming for Olympic success
THEY are the fearless teen tyros of surf with the right moves to create waves as the sport surges towards its first Olympic appearance.
Jessica Fox on top of the world
DUAL Olympian Jessica Fox is back on top of the world with an international award acknowledging her status as one of her sports leading paddlers
Practice makes perfect for rising surf star
LAST year’s world tour rookie of the year Connor O’Leary subscribes to the theory that practice makes perfect.
Surf starlet ready to create waves
YOUNG Sydney surfer Holly Wawn has emerged as a contender to cause major trouble for some of the biggest names in women’s surfing in the lead-up to the opening event of the world tour
Pearson eyeing off extra event at Games
SALLY Pearson will throw her hat into the ring for the chance to race a second event at the Commonwealth Games if Australia opts to field a relay team on the Gold Coast.
Wilson’s special motivation after injury
FOR surfer Julian Wilson pink is the colour of victory, the hue reminding him how hard his mum Nola fought in her battle to overcome beast cancer — twice.
Aussie sailing cousins foil Olympic champs
Australian duo Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have taken a small measure of revenge against the team that beat them for gold at the Rio Olympics with victory in Miami.
Surf’s up for teen Kobie Enright
Kobie Enright continues to prove she has the credentials to be one of the brightest new talents in the women’s surf ranks with the teenager winning one of the first major events of the year on Sunday.
Teenager Page McGregor in Sevens heaven
WHEN Australia beat New Zealand for the historic women’s rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics, Bankstown’s Page McGregor and her sister were the only two in the room cheering.
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards
SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards.
Macy ready for world surf title defence
A YEAR ago Macy Callaghan was on top of the world and the owner of a small piece of Australian sporting history as out first world champion of 2017. Now she’s on the hunt for a second.
Layne Beachley backs Aussies for Tokyo gold
AUSTRALIA’S most successful surfer Layne Beachley says Australia can be the most successful nation when the sport of surfing makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo.
Worst Aussie Winter Olympic uniforms yet?
AUSTRALIA’S 2018 Winter Olympic formal uniforms have been unveiled and the verdict is in: they’re not bad — if you work at a bank.
Surfing’s world title race ignites
THE numbers are in and Sally Fitzgibbons and Tyler Wright are now in pole position to claim the 2017 world crown of surfing after their major rival crashed out of the Roxy Pro France.
Diminutive Croweater set for gymnastics test
SA gymnast Chris Remkes will hit Montreal’s Olympic Stadium this week hoping for a strong world championship showing to set up his Commonwealth Games medal bid.
Opals gig for Flames coach Chambers
SHE helped turn the fortunes of the Sydney Uni Flames and now coach Cheryl Chambers will have a role in the future of the Opals heading to the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.
AOC tried to ‘rewrite history’ in bullying case
THE AOC hoped the Mike Tancred bullying scandal would disappear after the media director was sacked. Instead its shortcomings have been glaringly exposed.
Chesterman replaces Chiller as Tokyo team boss
IAN Chesterman, who has replaced Kitty Chiller as Australia’s chef de mission for Tokyo 2020, acknowledges he’s stepping into a challenging role.
Women who bought home Rio bling
A YEAR on from the Olympic Games, SWOOP takes a look at the Australian women who rocked Rio.
Why Belinda Snell hesitated to be an Opal
IT was the deepest cut basketballer Belinda Snell has ever felt — being dropped from the Opals prior to what she thought would be her fourth Olympics.
Sailing dad Belcher in seventh heaven
MAT Belcher has become Australia’s most successful Olympic class skipper in history with his seventh world crown after a sensational comeback at the world 470 titles in Greece.
Quick Fox back in top gear
A WEEK can be a long time in sport. Just ask Olympic paddler Jesscia Fox.
Chiller set to lead Aussies in Tokyo
KITTY Chiller’s hopes of leading the Australian Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Games have been significantly boosted by John Coates’ re-election as AOC president.
‘There is clearly a strong desire for change’
SHE might have been beaten by John Coates, but Danni Roche says here challenge for the AOC presidency has opened up a conversation about the future direction of Australian sport.
How does the AOC vote work?
THE Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president, vice president and board on Saturday morning using an exhaustive voting system. HERE’S HOW
Cure cycles into history books
AUSTRALIA finished top of the medal tally at the recent track cycling world championships in Hong Kong with a variety of top results. But one was particularly special.
Triathletes rewarded for Rio golden moment
IT was some of the most memorable moments of last years Paralympics and it has earned Katie Kelly and guide Michellie Jones top honours at their sports awards.
She’s how old? Swimming’s newest rookie
SHE’S just shy of 30 but is swimming’s newest rookie. The latest from surfing, swimming, triathlon, diving, netball and cricket in this week’s edition of SHORT AND SWEET.
Aussies celebrate world selection
SALLY Pearson, discus star Dani Stevens, sprinter Ella Nelson and hurdler Lauren Wells swapped track shoes for heels to celebrate their world selection.
History as Aussie rides to Tour of Flanders podium
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Gracie Elvin has created history with an explosive sprint propelling her onto the podium at the Tour of Flanders.
Dani throws weight behind world discus bid
IT’S been eight years since she stunned by becoming the youngest discus world champion in history, but Dani Stevens reckons she is still nowhere near her peak.
’You’re legless… try snowboarding’
‘I heard the pilot tell the medical staff they would be coming in with a dead body.’ What has happened to snowboarder Joany Badenhorst since is quite incredible.
Fox on the run with new quest
SHE’S won two Olympic medals and multiple world titles but paddler Jess Fox is now testing the waters for a place in history.
Lassila: ‘You can have it all — on some days’
THERE are days when everything feels like its been turned on its head — for mother-of-two and Winter Olympic star Lydia Lassila that’s pretty much the norm.
Play of the Weekend: Lassila flies to gold
SHE was happy to just stay on her feet but ski mum Lydia Lassila did a lot more than that to claim the Swoop Play of the Weekend.
Olympians honoured on Australia Day
IT was the first time an Australian Olympic team had gender parity but when it comes to Australia Day Honours our top female athletes from Rio are way ahead of the rest.
Play of the Weekend: Jessica Fox
WHEN the going gets tough, Jess Fox gets going. It’s why she has earned Swoop Player of the Weekend.
Who’s Australia’s top sportswoman?
WHO is Australia’s top sportswoman in 2016? Have your say and VOTE in the Swoop People’s Choice awards.
Elliott claims top honour at Paralympic awards
STAR swimmer Maddison Elliott’s three gold medals at Rio was rewarded on Thursday when she was named female Paralympian of the year.
Sally Fitz chasing Olympic dream
PRO surfer Sally Fitzgibbons says neither married life or a budding business empire will be sending her to the sidelines any time soon with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics firmly on her radar.
Fox clears name after leaked medical record
OLYMPIC medallist Jess Fox says she was eager to distance herself from suspicious athletes after her medical records from the Rio Games were hacked by Russians.
Green turning heads off rugby pitch
UNTIL she cut a swath through the New Zealand defence to help win Olympic gold, rugby sevens speedster Ellia Green never got asked for a selfie.
Paralympic Games: That’s a wrap
IT was the second biggest sporting event in 2016 behind the Olympics. But this time Australia cracked the top five. Our wrap of the Paralympic Games.
Fox, Watts new voices of Aussie Olympians
RIO Olympians and good mates Jessica Fox and Shelley Watts are the new female faces on the Australian Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission.
How Australia fared at Rio Paralympics
AUSTRALIA’S Paralympic team finished in the top five at the Games — five places better than their Olympic comrades. We take a look at their numbers game in Rio.
Olympians share tips for Sydney bridge run
VICTORIA Mitchell has won the Sydney Bridge Run for the last two years. With a week until this year’s Sydney Running Festival, we get some top tips from her and running sensation Eloise Wellings.
Aussie Olympians’ medical records hacked
OLYMPIC rowing champion Kim Brennan is one of three Australians to have confidential medical data published by Russian cyber espionage group ‘Fancy Bears’.
Alcott’s perfect response to bullies
SIXTEEN years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair. Now he’s a dual Paralympian tennis gold medallist. VIDEO.
Australia’s most inspirational sport-hopper
TWO serious car crashes may have crushed his body and forced him to switch sports, but they could not crush the spirit of the racer within Australian paracanoeist Colin Sieders.
Play of the Weekend: Jessica Gallagher
IT took just a little over a minute for Jessica Gallagher to create history in Rio. To be exact, 1:08.171. And it has won her SWOOP Play of the Weekend.
Remembering Nugget’s historic ‘Gold!’ call
‘GOLD! Gold! Gold!’ It’s the day that made Norman May more famous than the athletes. On the day of his passing, every member of that team remembers that immortal call.
Stories behind our Paralympians
THEY are teachers, advocates, adventurers, cafe owners, AFL referees and Newcastle Knights fans and they are set to take the world by storm in Rio.
Ballard hopes Rio will remember Paralympic titans
ANGIE Ballard says she has had her “mint moment” as an athlete, but the soon-to-be five-time Paralympian may rethink that if she can pick up an elusive gold in Rio this month.
Ultimate guide to 2016 Paralympic Games
THE 2016 Rio Olympics are over, so that means the Paralympics are just around the corner. From event times, TV details, and star athletes; here’s everything you need to know!
Aussies ‘suffered disproportionately’
AN AOC disciplinary committee charged with looking into the misuse of accreditation cards at the Rio Olympics says the Australians involved have suffered enough.
Bogut’s new taunts for Kitty, IOC
IT’S 10 days since the end of the Rio Olympics and Andrew Bogut has taken to Twitter to sledge the IOC and his team boss Kitty Chiller — again.
Anna staying right on track
OUR greatest Olympic cyclist never looks back, only forwards to the next challenge, writes Mike Colman.
Palmer puts Games drama behind him
SOUTH Australian swimmer Joshua Palmer holds no resentment over his ban from the Olympic Games closing ceremony following a boozy late-night bender during which he says he was robbed at gun point.
Aussie athletes ‘did incredibly well’
THE authors of a landmark report on the future of sport in Australia have reiterated their view that defining Olympics success as a top-five gold medal finish isn’t sustainable or smart.
Lawrence backs Bertrand in pool stink
LEGENDARY coach Laurie Lawrence has backed John Bertrand’s performance as Swimming Australia president as political battle lines are drawn in the wake of Australia’s dismal Olympic performance.
How Bogut future call impacts 2020 Boomers
ANDREW Bogut has made a call on whether he wants to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, and it has major ramifications for what the 2020 Boomers could look like.
See you in Tokyo: Rio Games closed
THE XXXI Olympiad is offically closed, with the baton handed over to Tokyo, after the US Dream Team strolled to gold and the Boomers missed the medals. THE FINAL DAY AS IT HAPPENED …
Rio Rush: Every Aussie medal in 2016
KEEP track of Australia’s medal rush in Rio with our complete guide to every gold, silver and bronze, and track how the 2016 cohort compares to previous Olympic campaigns.
Tears and ref fury as Boomers just miss history
THE Boomers have again fallen painfully short of a first Olympic men’s basketball medal, losing a nail-biter to Spain in the battle for bronze in Rio.
Boomers slam ‘absolutely ridiculous’ refs
EMOTIONS ran high after Australia fell one point short of winning its first basketball medal in a highly controversial finish. Andrew Bogut lashed out.
Rio report: Every Aussie effort rated
AS the Rio Olympics wrap up, we review how every Australian team performed. Who starred, who struggled, who emerged as ones to watch?
‘Ticket-gate’ athletes get all clear
THE nine athletes detained by police in the ‘ticket-gate’ saga have had their passports returned and will be on the charter flight back to Australia.
How Rio will be remembered for Australia
IT was the moment that could have summed up the Rio Olympics for Australia, when the men’s K4-1000m crew raced for gold at Lagoa Stadium.
Golden girl’s Rio triumph a real family affair
INSTEAD of lapping up the plaudits for her gold medal, Chloe Esposito was back at the modern pentathlon course — to cheer on her brother.
Moffatt conquers demons at farewell Games
EMMA Moffatt conquered her demons and defied her own expectations with an Olympic farewell performance to prove she is one of Australia’s toughest triathletes.
Tears flow as Edmondson meets sponsor child
IT’S the first time Annette Edmondson was happy to let the tears flow – and it had nothing to do with competition as she finally met her Brazilian sponsor child of 10 years.
Mighty Mo makes Olympic history
LIVE: The UK’s finest distance runner dropped to the ground in elation upon finishing with gold in the men’s 5000m.
Farah makes history in 5000m
MO FARAH defended his 5000m title while Caster Semenya took gold in the women’s 800m. Elsewhere, Aussie Ryan Gregson didn’t make an impact in the 1500m final and Neymar handed Brazil gold in the men’s soccer. FOLLOW LIVE!
Champions who stole our hearts in Rio
WHO was the champion who stole your heart in Rio – Michael Phelps for winning five golds or the boy who beat him for winning one? Robert Craddock looks at the stars of Rio.
Henderson fights tears as injury ends campaign
AUSTRALIAN mountain biker Rebecca Henderson says she is second-guessing herself after a back injury forced her out of the women’s cross country race with two laps to go in Rio.
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