Swimming
- Editorial
- Water safety
The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost lives
Royal Life Saving Australia said one in four Australian schools had abandoned the annual swimming carnival.
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School swimming carnivals are dying. It’s putting a generation at risk
One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival, research shows, as Royal Life Saving Australia sounds the alarm over safety.
- Julie Power
State welcomes inter-city Olympic tension as Brisbane misses out on Matildas
Queensland’s sports minister has encouraged competitive tension between Brisbane and the Gold Coast over which city should host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic swimming.
- Cameron Atfield
Perth swimmer Max Coten first to reach shore in annual Rottnest swim
A cold morning greeted swimmers in this year’s iconic Rottnest Channel Swim with local marathon swimmer Max Coten the first athlete to make it to shore.
- Sarah Brookes
Peta trains in a frozen cattle trough. She just became a swimming world champion
Hailing from a tiny town in regional NSW, Peta Bradley is an unlikely ice swimming champion. She says the pain is what motivates her.
- Frances Howe
Olympic sports push back on venue plan that would leave them with nothing
Hockey has made a pitch to ditch Ballymore for the Gold Coast, while swimming has called for a new aquatic centre at Victoria Park.
- Cameron Atfield
‘Gear up for LA’: Titmus reveals return date to the pool
Ariarne Titmus has kept quiet on her plans after the Paris Olympics. Now, the Australian swimming great reveals when she plans to get back in the pool.
- Tom Decent
Nine announces Swimming Australia deal
Nine has announced a 10-year deal to broadcast Swimming Australia events.
- Exclusive
- Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Mount Coot-tha or Mount Olympus? Bold vision for Olympic pool to loom over Brisbane 2032
A Brisbane architect has come up with a bold plan for an Olympic pool on Mount Coot-tha, with a design that might not be as crazy as it sounds.
- Cameron Atfield
Gold Coast makes pitch to poach marquee Olympic events from Brisbane
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants his city to host the swimming in 2032 – and he has the backing of Australia’s richest person.
- Cameron Atfield
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