Swimming Australia
‘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
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- 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
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- Paris 2024
Olympic coach sacked by Swimming Australia after ‘Go Korea’ comments in Paris
Six weeks after saying he hoped a South Korean swimmer would beat Australian athletes in Paris, Michael Palfrey has had his contract ripped up.
- Tom Decent
‘Getting sick made me drop that ego’: The reinvention of Michael Klim
When the former Olympian was diagnosed with a debilitating disease, it rocked him to his core.
- Luke Benedictus
‘You go into a slump’: Some Olympic heroes return to face fight of their lives
Our athletes’ euphoria at their success in Paris will linger. Beyond that, there is a tough time ahead.
- Nick Wright
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
One Olympic moment stays with Kieren Perkins and it’s not a golden one
Kieren Perkins discusses his mental health struggles after swimming, why taxpayers get value for money from elite sport and how the Algerian boxer controversy has been hijacked.
- Peter FitzSimons
She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?
In Paris, the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races: not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.
- Amanda Hooton
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- Paris 2024
Swimming coach spared axe over helping Korean rival – months after he was told not to
An email obtained by this masthead reveals that Australian coaches, including Michael Palfrey, were warned four months ago about links to foreign athletes.
- Tom Decent
- Opinion
- Paris 2024
Palfrey backed a rival swimmer. Now he must pack up his goggles and go
With a flipper in both camps, Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey’s position is untenable. Swimming Australia must move him on.
- Greg Baum
Titmus smashes 200m freestyle world record on sizzling night in the pool
It’s advantage Ariarne Titmus heading into Paris after the reigning Olympic champion shot Mollie O’Callaghan’s women’s 200m freestyle world record to bits at the Australian trials.
- Emma Kemp
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