Question Kaylee McKeown no longer wants to be asked
The Australian swim team has scaled the heights in Paris, but they don’t even want to consider what’s next right now after an exhausting three years.
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How Mackay coaching legend got Meg back on track
Mackay swim coaching legend Pat Wright may have saved the career of Olympic gold medallist Meg Harris. She reveals how she encouraged the star to keep swimming when she was “nearly ready to quit”.
Zac Stubblety-Cook reveals his broken back secret
Zac Stubblety-Cook values his Paris Olympic silver medal more than his Tokyo gold because of everything he conquered just to get it. The swim star reveals all about his difficult journey.
Aus legend drops truth bomb on swimmers
Australia fell just short of ending America’s 68-year Olympic dominance in the pool. Steph Rice pinpoints one area the Aussies must improve in.
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Meares calls for athletes faith in system as WADA comes under fire
Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent report, the World Anti-Doping Agency is facing fresh calls to reveal everything it knows about the Chinese swimming drug scandal.
Outrage as WADA ‘crumbles before the world’
A Chinese swimmer has been set up to be the biggest villain at the Paris Olympics with a WADA announcement about Chinese athletes causing uproar.
Olympians’ stern warning to parents
Two of Australia’s top athletes have warned of the damage of “digital devices” pulling kids away from the glories of sport to the closed world of smartphones.
‘Entirely false’: Paris 2024 stink erupts over late Seine race call
The Paris Olympics organising committee has rejected claims there are secret contingency plans for open swimming events in the Seine. JULIAN LINDEN reports on the mooted late change.
How Campbell’s ‘sore losers’ quip stoked US rivalry ahead of Paris
They were the old comments that became the biggest story in US swimming. Now, Aussie legend Cate Campbell has revealed what happened next as the Australia-US rivalry intensifies.
Swim world awaits bombshell review into Chinese doping saga
It appears that the Chinese swimmers who tested positive to a banned substance prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games will not face any significant sanction.
Gold economy: Inside ‘brutal’ Olympics cash and fame race
Olympians are the hottest property for a small window every four years, SHANNON GILL digs in to the high stakes opportunity presented to capitalise on that two-week spotlight.
‘Different’: Steph Rice reveals new partner
Aussie Olympic champion Steph Rice has gone public with her new partner, sharing a gushing tribute and loved up pics in a heartfelt post.
Aussie swimmers filthy with Stefanovic
Aussie swimming champ James Magnussen has taken a stunning swipe at Karl Stefanovic over his infamous “tosser” comment.
Swimming Australia poaches coaching guru from rivals
The Poms will be filthy after Swimming Australia pulled off a massive coup by poaching the driving force behind British super star breaststroker Adam Peaty, less than a month from the start of the Olympic Games.
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