‘Went crazy’: Aussie golden girl’s sad reveal
Aussie swimming star Ariarne Titmus has opened up on a major health scare, revealing she would give up her Olympic medals for one thing.
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Swimming Australia strikes historic deal to avoid suspension
Swimming Australia has averted suspension from the sport’s governing body after striking a ground breaking deal with the ASC, ending their long-standing model.
Aus swim great quits World Cup over mental health concerns
The first and only Australian to win four individual gold medals at the Olympics, Kaylee McKeown, has decided to take a sudden, immediate break from swimming putting her wellbeing first.
Why Australia’s golden swim team could soon face Russian treatment
Australia’s champion swimmers are facing the humiliating possibility of competing at future international events as ‘neutrals’, like Russian and Belarusian athletes, as Swimming Australia faces expulsion from the world’s governing body.
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Magnussen: Insane level reached to deny Chalmers gold
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Dolphins and a boxing kangaroo intensifying USA rivalry in the pool
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Backstroke queen with blurred vision could be Australia’s greatest
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Pallister chasing medal her mum was denied
Throughout her life, and at these Olympic Games in Paris, luck has been against swimmer Lani Pallister. But for so many reasons, a medal in the 800 metres freestyle would be very fitting for her and her family.
China suspect Aussie beef as source of steroid in positive test
Chinese state security services suspected that contaminated Australian beef caused two swimmers to test positive to a powerful steroid.
Olympic heartbreak: Mollie misses medals in swimming shock
In the biggest shock in swimming so far at the Paris Olympics, Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack both missed out on winning medals in the women’s 100 metres freestyle final.
Why Aussie stars are vanishing from Games
Some of Australia’s athletes are going dark during the Olympics but they might be missing the chance of a lifetime, writes Steph Rice.
Double-double, toil, no trouble: McKeown in sight of legend status
Kaylee McKeown is within reach of a rare Olympic feat. But her curiously blank expression after claiming gold isn’t from a lack of emotion. It’s just her eyesight.
Linden: China lost the trust of clean swimmers a long time ago
After the latest relevations about doping in China’s swim team, the race card consistently played by the Chinese is a deceitful distraction. It’s about fairness not race, writes Julian Linden.
Magnussen: Chalmers fixes Tokyo mistake ahead of the race of his life
Three years ago Kyle Chalmers hurt his chances of defending his Olympic gold medal before the final had even begun. In Paris, he’s put himself in prime position, writes JAMES MAGNUSSEN.
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