Classless commentary sours Aussie gold
Australia’s all conquering women won a brilliant relay gold in the pool, but a commentator has rained on their parade with an unnecessary call.
Swimming
Mollie, Arnie banish Tokyo demons to deliver relay redemption gold
The dream team of Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus has joined forces to crush their rivals and win gold in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay.
Why Aussie swimming’s ‘professor’ wants to ignore the data
Cameron McEvoy has built his entire Olympic campaign around a detailed training program and very specific numbers. Now he is doing everything possible to forget the data.
Chalmers breaks silence on China drama
Kyle Chalmers has responded with eyebrow-raising claims as the Paris Olympics’ biggest swimming scandal taking a twist.
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Yang ‘p***es purple’: French swimmer
A FRENCH swimmer has joined Australian gold medallist Mack Horton in slamming Chinese drug cheat Sun Yang, saying the 200m freestyle champion “p***es purple”.
Sevens heaven, hopes sunk in pool
A round up of what went down on day 3 in Rio: our women’s rugby sevens team win their gold medal match with the Kiwis, but medal hopes fall short in the pool …
‘She has absolutely no shame’
A RUSSIAN drug cheat has wept uncontrollably at the Rio swimming centre in a move that has seen her branded “shameless”.
Olympic superstar’s mysterious fall
SHE was one of the star’s of the London Games, winning four gold. But in a stunner today, the American finished last in the semis.
Phelps’ fairytale nearly didn’t happen
HE WAS the hero for the Americans in the 4x100m relay, but Michael Phelps was so close to not even getting in the water at all.
Swimming Day 3: Preview, form and tips
IT is set to be another jam-packed session in the pool, with a handful of Australians up for medals, including Emily Seebohm in the 100m backstroke.
American’s fiery finger wag
AMERICAN star Lilly King was unknowingly captured by a TV camera as she sent a message to a “drug cheat”.
‘The boy is clean and we are angry’
CHINESE journalists had just finished getting selfies with swimmer Jiayu Xu but their smiles quickly vanished when asked about Aussie Mack Horton.
Twitter exposes McEvoy’s greatest threat
SOCIAL media has prepared Cameron McEvoy for the precise ambush of US star Nathan Adrian before the two swimmers go head to head in Rio.
Can Aussie swim couple get gold?
AUSTRALIAN world champions and swimming super couple Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm have willingly embraced underdog status.
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