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NCA. PARIS FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 3- Day 8Ariarne Titmus wins silver with Paige Madden and Katie Ledecky during the Final of the Womens 4800m Freestyle at the Paris La Defense Arena Picture: Adam Head

Why the Olympics aren’t everything anymore for Titmus

With another fantastic Olympic campaign under her belt, champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus is ready to take a break from the pool but it’s not goodbye just yet with LA on her mind.

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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 24: Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia looks on during a Swimming training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on July 24, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Magnussen: Ariarne is better than Thorpie

Ariarne Titmus is on track to become Australia’s greatest ever swimmer – even better than Ian Thorpe – says JAMES MAGNUSSEN.

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 3- Day 8Australias 4x100m Mixed Medley relay team of Kaylee McKeown, Josh Yong, Matt Temple and Mollie OÃCallaghan win Bronze during the Final at the Paris La Defense Arena Picture: Adam Head

Ex-Olympian tears ‘farcical’ event to shreds

Former Australian Olympian James Magnussen has ripped into the inclusion of the most controversial event in the pool in Paris.

Australia's Shayna Jack reacts after competing in the semifinal of the women's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

To hell and Jack: How Shayna spun ‘pain’ into golden redemption

Shayna Jack has been to ‘hell’ and back since her ban from swimming. She reveals to JULIAN LINDEN how with the help of coach Dean Boxell, they turned her ‘pain’ into a golden comeback.

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OMAHA, NE - JULY 03: (L-R) Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrate during Day Eight of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on July 3, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

How to wear gold: a lesson from Michael Phelps

HAVING won four gold and a silver in Rio, Katie Ledecky has been given a lesson in how to show off your success, from none other than Michael Phelps.

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12/08/16 - Kyle Chalmers' original swim coach from Port Lincoln, Carolyn Veldhuyzen at the Immanuel College swimming centre Photo Tom Huntley

Kyle’s success no surprise to first coach

KYLE Chalmers’ gold medal in the 100m freestyle may shock the Rio Olympics but it does not surprise his first swimming coach Carolyn Veldhuyzen.

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Rio Olympics 2016. The Heats of the Swimming on Day 07, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parents of Mack Horton in the stand. [left to right] Mack's girlfriend Ella Walter, mum Cheryl, John Bertrand [president of Swimming Australia], and dad Andrew. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Swim chiefs ‘have to go’

AFTER the Dolphins failed to get near a predicted eight gold medals, Swimming Australia’s hierarchy must step down says a former head coach.

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Rio Olympics 2016. The Swimming Finals and Semifinals on Day 07, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cate Campbell after the Women’s 50m Freestyle Semifinal. Piture: Alex Coppel.

Cate’s most terrifying Olympics moment

CATE Campbell knows she stuffed up, and she’s been shouldering it with grace. But there was a moment when she was genuinely scared of the fallout.

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Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling (L) poses with his father Colin and mother May after his arrival from Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 15, 2016 at Changi International airport in Singapore. Singapore homegrown swimming hero Joseph Schooling beat US legend Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly in Rio to win the tiny republic's first ever Olympic gold. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

Singapore Airline’s Olympics PR fail

SINGAPORE Airlines has been slammed for making a big deal of Singapore’s first-ever gold medal winner but relegating him to the back of their photos on social media.

Cate Campbell of Australia is seen after failing to place in the Women's 50m Freestyle final, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on day eight of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

I was an Olympic-sized jerk

THE Rio Olympics have been a difficult time for Australia’s swimmers, with many performing well below their best.

AustraliaÕs Cate Campbell with sister Bronte after finishing sixth and fourth in the WomenÕs 100m Freestyle Final on day six of the swimmingat the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture. Brett Costello

What’s behind Aussie medal choke?

WHAT happens when the choke goes beyond a joke? Should Australians be paying $40 million to get just three gold medals, four silver and three bronze in the pool, asks Susie O’Brien.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Ryan Lochte of the United States in the Men's 200m Individual Medley heat on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Swimmer Lochte robbed in Rio

AMERICAN superstar Ryan Lochte was held up at gunpoint in a terrifying attack while celebrating the end of the swimming meet in Rio.

Rio Olympics 2016. The Swimming Finals and Semifinals on Day 07, at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bronte Campbell after the WomenÕs 50m Freestyle Semifinal. Piture: Alex Coppel.

Bronte’s perfect Trump sledge

IT KEEPS getting easier to get behind our swimmers. Bronte Campbell has delivered the perfect sledge to Donald Trump.

Swimming Finals on Day 08

Horton laments losing ‘Australia’s Race’

MACK Horton knew he was in trouble with 28 laps to go in the 1500m freestyle final. For these Olympics at least, the event once known as ‘Australia’s Race’ was Italy’s race.

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