Larkin books ‘bittersweet’ Rio ticket
THE world record was out of reach but Mitch Larkin is off to Rio where he believes the benchmark will need to fall in order to win gold in the 100m backstroke.
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Winning hearts as important as medals
AT the London Olympics our swimmers managed to stink out the place, in and out of the water. Are the Rio squad poised to make amends, asks Mike Colman.
Plenty of fire in Shelley’s belly
SHELLEY Watts only stepped in the ring six years ago. Now the Commonwealth Games gold medallist and anti-violence campaigner has her eyes on Rio.
Bailie swim, bike and running to Rio
TOO small for his dream of playing AFL, Ryan Bailie is the perfect fit for triathlon, snaring a spot on the plane to Rio at the World Series race on the Gold Coast.
Larkin has record in his sights
MITCH Larkin is poised to set a new world record in Saturday night’s 100m men’s backstroke final at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide.
Masters, derbies and Rio splashdowns
TV and start times for regular round action from all the codes plus racing, surfing, the Masters and Australian Swimming Championships.
Tearful Packard fulfills Olympic dream
JAKE Packard never lost sight of becoming an Olympian despite juggling training with a fulltime job. On Friday, the breaststroker realised his dream.
Hackett’s Olympic dream over
GRANT Hackett’s has no regrets despite his historic comeback bid falling flat at selection trials in Adelaide.
Hackett’s gallant Olympic bid over
GRANT Hackett’s quest to compete at a fourth Olympic Games is over after the 35-year-old missed the final of the 200m freestyle at the Olympic trials in Adelaide.
Pole vaulter’s Rio bid hangs in balance
WA pole vaulter Liz Parnov has experienced a setback in her Olympic quest after leaving training in an ambulance due to a knee injury.
Hackett cruises through to 200m semis
THE Grant Hackett Express remains on track, after the man who would be Australia’s oldest Olympic swimmer cruised through to tonight’s 200m freestyle semi-final in Adelaide.
Australia to send teenage shooter to Rio
AUSTRALIA will send its youngest ever shooter to an Olympic Games, with 16-year-old Aislin Jones chosen to go to Rio.
It’s Mack’s night as he secures Rio spot
FOUR years after watching the London Olympics from a TV in the AIS library in Canberra, Mack Horton is off to Rio as a gold medal contender.
Young gun’s amazing swim upstages Hackett
GRANT Hackett has missed his first chance to qualify for Rio 2016 as Mack Horton spectacularly emerged as an Olympic gold medal contender.
Thorpe backs Hackett to make Rio
AUSTRALIA’S most successful Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe has given Grant Hackett’s comeback the thumbs up, believing he will make the team for Rio.
Tears for Travis after Rio qualification
AN emotional Travis Mahoney said he was inspired by his late aunt as he came second in the 400m individual medley to make the Rio Olympics.
Hackett’s Rio Olympics bid on track
GRANT Hackett has moved a mini-step closer to the Rio Olympics by progressing to tonight’s 400m freestyle final at the official trials in Adelaide.
Gentle fires up for Rio triathlon chase
ONE of the last times Rio Olympic triathlon hopeful Ashleigh Gentle raced she reckons she would have made great fodder for a funniest home video.
Racing to Rio: sport scandal goes Hollywood
AN old sport scandal goes Hollywood, sailors back on track, athletes star and golf makes headlines. All in this week’s RACING TO RIO.
‘He always tells me how tough he had it’
EMILY Seebohm has a standard reply any time her father John, the Glenelg 300-game SANFL legend and Tigers hall of famer, tells her how tough competitive sport was “back then”.
Seebohm takes plunge with pool romance
EMILY Seebohm’s road to Rio has been cluttered with injury, illness and heartache. Despite everything our star swimmer has refused to break off her high-profile romance, promising it won’t get in the way.
Diverse talent puts Australia top of the world
Womens Sevens Series leaders Australia can draw upon the talents of a couple of code-switchers this weekend to ensure they remain the team to beat.
Campbell sisters ready for ‘cutthroat Rio trials’
SWIMMING’S sibling rivals Cate and Bronte Campbell are used to trading blows in the pool — but now the pair is dealing with trading places in the casualty ward.
James is a heat-seeking missile
JAMES Magnussen isn’t just expecting a Rio Olympic trials “dogfight” in Adelaide this week – he’s craving it.
Trials a chance to put London demons to rest
OUR nation’s best swimmers will battle it out for a place on the plane to Rio at the Olympic swimming team trials in Adelaide. Here are the ones to watch.
Olympic crash keeps Moffatt on her game
AT the time it was painful, bloody and shattering but in hindsight a triathlon crash at the London Olympics could help extend Australia’s medal streak at the Rio Games.
Young duo hoping to sail off with Rio spot
THE Australian battle for the historic all-female 49erFX spot at the Rio Olympics is heating up with the youngest and newest teams making an impact in a major European lead-up regatta.
Fire still burns for ‘old man’ Hackett
HE might be the “old man with a walking stick” but Grant Hackett insists his competitive flame still burns like a teenager at his first Olympic Games.
Illness fails to put Hackett off Rio goal
GRANT Hackett says illness almost made him abandon his campaign to become the oldest swimmer to make the Australian Olympic team.
Short and Sweet: Athletics, cricket on centre stage
THE Southern Stars may have lost to the West Indies but they are winners with fans. Overseas news, Rio selections and surf comebacks. All in SHORT AND SWEET.
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