The gold medal secret? A good night’s sleep
They say pre-planning is key, and for the Australian swim team, the organisation has paid off with a covert athletes village smuggling effort helping our golden trio to glory…and some shut eye.
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Slow pool? Why Paris hasn’t delivered any world records
Unless the French accidentally used a faulty tape measure and built a 51m pool, there is no simple explanation for the lack of world records being set in Paris, our swimming experts explain.
The Irish pub which has become Australia’s field of dreams
There’s a tiny part of Paris that turns yellow at 10.30pm – and it’s not the River Seine, but somewhere the parents of Australian swimmers have called home during the Paris Olympics.
Unmasking the real Mollie O’Callaghan
Tough as nails Mollie O’Callaghan disguises the jitters lurking within Australia’s superstar swimmer, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
Olympic footnote’s hidden torment
FAMOUSLY standing aside for Ian Thorpe ahead of the 2004 Olympics wasn’t even the lowest blow Craig Stevens copped during his swimming career.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Disgraced swim coach slips through Rio net
CONTROVERSIAL swim coach Scott Volkers has landed a gig in Rio despite a request by Australian officials to bar him from the Rio Games because of alleged child sex crimes.
Swimmers ready for their time in the sunnies
REVOLUTIONARY sunglasses to be worn at night are the Australian swim team’s secret weapon to combat late night finals and the stilnox ban at the Rio Olympic Games.
Short and Sweet: Thank goodness for female golfers!
ROOKIES rule, golfers excited, a working mum excels, NSW Swifts soar and a legend misses the Games cut. All this and more women’s sport news in SHORT AND SWEET.
Aussies march out of opening ceremony
AS few as one in three Australian Olympic athletes will march behind golden girl Anna Meares at next month’s Rio opening ceremony.
Cate enjoys breakfast of champions
CATE Campbell has enjoyed the last reward she will have handed to her on a plate before Rio — scrambled eggs and a coffee prepared by her sister Bronte.
Campbell breaks historic world record
CATE Campbell has become Australia’s first individual world record breaker since the infamous supersuit era with a stunning 100m freestyle victory.
McEvoy swimming fast but feeling ‘horrible’
CAMERON McEvoy looks a million bucks but feels like a five cent piece as he prepares for his final meeting before the Olympic Games.
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