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Sam Short reacts to his heat time in the Men’s 400m freestyle.

Sam Short was Australia’s brightest hope on the first night of the Olympics. He flopped

The 20-year-old went to Paris as a world champion, but what happened next was “a failure”. He opens up about the heartbreak and reveals his plan to return to the top next week.

  • Tom Decent

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Australian swimmer James Magnussen ahead of his world record attempt at the Enhanced Games.

‘Bullying tactics’: Enhanced Games will pay legal fees of clean athletes who compete

World Aquatics has said it will ban any athlete who associates with the Enhanced Games. Organisers of the controversial event have hit back.

  • Tom Decent
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers.

‘Clowns juggling knives’: Clean swimmers face bans if they compete at Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games intend to invite clean athletes to compete alongside dopers in Las Vegas next year. There could be serious repercussions for Olympians.

  • Tom Decent
Cameron McEvoy celebrates winning the 50m freestyle at the Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane.

McEvoy’s back and McKeown’s flying: What we learnt at the Australian Swimming Championships

With just over six weeks until Australia’s trials for this year’s swimming world championships, how are the big names looking?

  • Tom Decent
“I was never the most talented athlete,” says double Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus. “I just always have loved swimming.”

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
Meg Harris will push for a spot as an individual prospect on the Australian swim team come the Paris Olympics.

The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold

Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.

  • Nick Wright
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Abbey Harkin.

Abbey fought a crisis crippling half of athletes. Paris, and more, now nears

A Brisbane Olympian admits she has long suffered with self-doubt. Now, a revolutionary new project is set to extend her career and those of her rivals.

  • Nick Wright
Perth’s 33rd annual Rottnest Channel Swim 2023.

Rottnest Channel Swim abandoned due to dangerous weather

Swimmers were pulled from the water about 10am after organisers received advice it was unsafe for participants to continue.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Chelsea Gubecka of Australia celebrates after winning the silver medal in the 10km Women Final during the 20th World Aquatics Championships at the Seaside Momochi Beach Park in Fukuoka (Japan), July 15th, 2023 (Photo by DBM/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) FUKUOKA, JAPAN - JULY 15: Chelsea Gubecka of Team Australia reacts after winning silver in the Open Water Women’s 10km on day one of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Seaside Momochi Beach Park on July 15, 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan.

Brisbane star fights ‘uncertain’ future to become first Paris 2024 Olympian

There was a period where she feared her days competing at the top were over. Now, this Brisbane product has been announced as the nation’s first Olympian in Paris next year.

  • Nick Wright
Gold medallists Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan after the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay final.

Why Australia’s all-conquering swimming team is poised for success at Paris 2024

This was the “meet of a lifetime” for Australia’s swimmers, who showed the world they mean business before next year’s Olympics.

  • Tom Decent

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