Hometown hero feeds off French fan frenzy
Leon Marchand resembled a fresh, young prince, at best, when he sauntered out for his first swim of the Paris Games. Three gold medals later, he is ‘Le Roi, Leon!’
Swimming
Royalty salutes Australia’s queens of the pool
A quintessential Australian quartet of Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus took a piece of four-by-two to the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics.
How Titmus handled ’weight of the nation’ to achieve golden glory
Steve and Robyn Titmus have revealed their pride in golden girl daughter Ariarne who carried the weight of a nation in swimming to glory.
The 15-year stroke evolution that led to insane new world record
Should we be sceptical about Pan Zhanle’s 100m freestyle record, or is it in fact a long overdue progression? TODD BALYM deep dives into the evolution of swimming since 2009.
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The secret life of Sun Yang
THE Rio Olympics’ most controversial swimmer, China’s Sun Yang, has a secret girlfriend and a privileged background.
Swimmer’s mysterious form slump
SHE was so fast four years ago that a top coach described her best performance as “disturbing”. So why is this Chinese swimmer going so slowly now?
‘I have to go… to swim for Dad’
ALICIA Coutts was seven years old the day her father died. It was the day of her first-ever swimming carnival. Her mother said she shouldn’t go, but she was insistent.
Chalmers tipped to shock Adrian in final
AUSTRALIAN teen sensation Kyle Chalmers looms as the shock gold medal contender for the men’s 100m freestyle after qualifying second fastest.
Coutts leaves on her terms
RECORD equalling Olympian Alicia Coutts bowed out of individual international swimming today with a gallant fifth placing in the final of the 200m Medley at the Rio Olympic Games.
‘Great’ Britain? Stuttering Poms go quiet in Rio
RUBBING the nose of a famous old rival in the dirt is normally considered extremely poor sportsmanship. But when it comes to the struggling Poms, normal doesn’t apply …
Why is this swimmer giving the finger?
SANTO Condorelli does this before every single race. Seems rude, right? That’s just because you don’t know the whole story.
Hortons issue worldwide apology
THE Hortons know it’s time to apologise – but it won’t be to drug cheat Sun Yang or even a furious Chinese public.
Rio Games Day 4 swimming form guide
AHEAD of the swimming action on Day 4 at the Rio Games, take a look at the form guide for each event.
The greatest Olympic meme
MICHAEL Phelps has delivered what will undoubtedly be one of the lasting images of the 2016 Games, sending Twitter into a meme-frenzy.
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