Swimming stunned by utter WR insanity
Countless world records have been demolished at the world swimming champions as one man broke an iconic barrier for the first time.
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Olympic golden girl’s ‘rough’ return to racing
The queen of the pool is back in the water for the first time since her heroics in Paris, but it certainly wasn’t easy going for Mollie O’Callaghan in Queensland.
‘Hurts every stroke’: Short reveals injury that ruined Paris dream
World champion swimmer Sam Short had a feeling his Paris campaign wouldn’t go to plan. Now he’s revealed the painful injury that ruined his Olympic dream.
‘Drained’ Aussie gun conquers demons
Olympic silver has become world championship gold for an Aussie star who wasn’t going to swim in Budapest after a mentally draining year
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Bizarre response to McEvoy’s Olympic gold medal
The better swimmer Cameron McEvoy trained, the worse he performed on race day – so he made a huge change that resulted in an Olympic gold medal. And while his rivals want to learn his secrets, Australian swimming officials are yet to pick up the phone.
‘Stir-crazy’ Kaylee breaks world record again
Kaylee McKeown was going stir-crazy trying to take a rest after the Paris Olympics. So the backstroke star jumped back in the pool and casually broke another world record.
Torn ligament: Paris Olympic swimmer undeterred by footy injury
Many Paris Olympians might have indulged in a spot of travel after the Games, but Aussie swimmer Matt Temple had one major wish back home – to get back on the footy field. Injury hasn’t stopped him wanting to pull on the footy boots again.
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Healy takes Olympic legend to task over commentary slight
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe has found himself in the crosshair’s of Australian cricket great Alyssa Healy – who has taken umbrage at a piece of commentary from the Paris Olympics.
Thorpe’s devastating private life revelation
Ian Thorpe has for the first time revealed a devastating truth about his private life and the one moment that rocked him to his core.
No stopping Kaylee as she receives swimming’s top gong
Superstar swimmer Kaylee McKeown has taken out Swimming Australia’s biggest award while Tim Hodge, Moesha Johnson and coach Dean Boxall are all given top honours.
Final report clears WADA in Chinese drugs case, USADA respond
A final report has confirmed that the World Anti-Doping Agency showed no ‘favouritism’ to 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug but were not sanctioned, but US Anti Doping Agency chief says questions remain.
Paralympic swim stars call for more funding ahead of Brisbane
After the Dolphins produced one of their best ever nights in the pool, Paralympic swim stars have urged those in power to increase funding in the lead up to a home Games in Brisbane.
Hance honours late father after a message of support from Chalmers
Champion Ben Hance has opened up on the pressure he faced coming to Paris and the heartache he had to overcome as he honoured his late father with his second Paralympic gold.
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