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Botany Aquatic Centre in 2008. The mid-century pool will close on April 27 for renovations, reopening in 2027.

With no pool, Sydney councils must ensure generation of swimmers do not miss out

The closures coming across Sydney over the next year will leave some parts of Sydney with no local pool.

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Cate Campbell has admitted the introduction of the new 50m events for the LA Games could entice her back into the pool.
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Campbell 'leaves door open' for Olympic comeback

Cate Campbell has admitted the introduction of the new 50m events for the LA Games could entice her back into the pool.

Sydney Morning Herald sports journalist Tom Decent is the fourth winner of the Harry Gordon Memorial Award for Olympics coverage.

Herald’s Tom Decent wins top national prize for Olympics coverage

Decent has been awarded the Harry Gordon Memorial Award for coverage of the Australian swimming team at the Paris 2024 Games.

  • Penry Buckley
Kaylee McKeown after winning gold in the women’s 100m backstroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

‘It’s unbelievable’: Aussies aim for gold medal haul in LA after new Olympic events added

The International Olympic Committee has announced the event program for the LA Games in 2028 and there is good news for Australia’s swimmers, golfers and even Gout Gout.

  • Tom Decent

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Finally, a Brit that doesn’t mind baths

Even though the carnival is over.

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UNSW Underwater Rugby team training at Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney

The unlikely team sport left high and dry when Sydney dive pool closes

A difficult sport to watch is going to become an even rarer sight as underwater rugby loses a subaquatic pitch.

  • Frances Howe
Lord Mayor Nick Reece pledged in his election campaign to provide 50,000 free swimming lessons and $2 pool entry.

Lord Mayor backflips on promise of 50,000 free swimming lessons and $2 swims

Lord Mayor Nick Reece is backing away from a pledge to provide 50,000 free swimming lessons and $2 swimming pool entry across the City of Melbourne’s pools.

  • Cara Waters
Sebastian Rigley, 12, says Turramurra Public has a school swimming carnival but his family has noticed a difference in attitude to swimming.

In NSW, swimming lessons started in 1880. Now some schools struggle to put a relay team together

After nationwide research showed participation in school swimming carnivals had plunged, experts say a lot of students are missing out on key skills.

  • Julie Power and Frances Howe
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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

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