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.
Swimming
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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Bronte cool as ice on Cate’s WR
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Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
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Sister act is lapping up the pressure
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Olympic success is all in the mind
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Cate makes the switch to automatic
CATE Campbell’s coach has tried to turn her into a swimming “robot” but from now until the Olympic Games she’s being treated as fragile as a China doll.
True cost of an Olympic medal
AUSTRALIAN taxpayers have handed over an incredible war chest of riches to our swimmers in Rio. The cost of a gold medal will shock you.
The worst roommates at the Olympics
BRONTE Campbell has warned that however much you prepare for an Olympic Games, success hangs on picking the right person to bunk with. And there’s a group you should definitely avoid.
Respect now due to class of 2016
AUSTRALIA’S swim team will have the rock star treatment without the rock star behaviour when they arrive in Rio via a $300,000 private charter 737 jet on Sunday.
‘Disrespectful’ to compare us to London team
TEAM leader and world record holder Cate Campbell launched an emphatic and passionate defence of the Australian swim team and its cultural rebuild.
Swimmers’ preparation is down to the letter
AUSTRALIAN swimmers have received personal handwritten letters of inspiration from past Olympic greats to help them cope with the stress and pressure of competing in Rio.
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