Swimming Australia

Australia Leads Medal Tables Halfway Through World Junior Championships

Australia’s Mack Horton has already picked up his 5th gold medal of the meet as the Aussies stand atop the medals table. (Photo: G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia.eu)

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Bentz Sprints Home to Win 200 IM at World Juniors Day 2

Gunnar Bentz beat a suddenly energetic final of the men’s 200 IM (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)

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Championship Records Crushed; Dressel Has Big Anchor on Day 1 in Dubai

American Ella Eastin enters the first finals session as the top seed in the girls’ 400 IM. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Pair of Championship Records Go Down in First Session of 2013 World Juniors

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte was nowhere near her World Record in the 50 breaststroke, but she did take the top seed. (File Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Coutts Doubles, Hurley Breaks Aussie All-Comers Record on Day 2 in Sydney

Bobby Hurley, fresh off of his win in the 2013 SwimSwam World Championships Pick ‘Em contest, has shaved .01 seconds off of his Australian All-Comers Record. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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AOC Hands Down ‘Final Warning,’ But Otherwise No Further Punishment Against Australian Swimmers

The Australian Olympic Committee has issued a final warning under threat of Olympic suspension, but no further sanctions against the 6 members of the Olympic 400 free relay. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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‘Stilnox Six’ to Face Punishment from Australian Olympic Committee on Friday

The Australian Olympic Committee is expected to announce additional punishment on Friday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Crockart Breaks Oldest Australian National Record on Night 1 of Australian Short Course Championships

The opening night of the 2013 Australian Short Course Championships, held at the Sydney Olympic Park, hosted just two races,…

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Australian 1972 Olympic Team Organizing Reunion in Late October

The 1972 Australian Olympic Team, including the great Shane Gould, is having a reunion in late October.

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Ranking the Women’s NCAA 2013 Recruiting Classes: #5 – #8

Leah Smith of the JCC Sailfish is a part of a very good recruiting class for the Virginia Cavaliers. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Looking Back at the Career of Brenton Rickard

On August 5th, a day after the 2013 FINA World Championships concluded Australian breaststroker Brenton Rickard decided it was time to call it a career… (Photo Credit, Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Rousseau (400 IM) and Shields (100 Fly) Both Fly to 4th in the World on Day 2 of U.S. Open

Tom Shields and Sebastien Rousseau both put up blistering times to rock day 2 of the 2013 U.S. Open Championships in Irvine, California. (Podium photo courtesy: Melissa Lundie)

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American Pull Up One Prelims Swimmer to Join Finals 800 Free Relay

Missy Franklin and Shannon Vreeland led the way to gold in the 400 free relay; they’ll be joined by two new counterparts in the 800 free relay final, though this time they’ll come in as only the 3rd seed. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Zane Grothe Drops 16 Seconds in a Month to Win 1500 at 2013 U.S. Open

Zane Grothe, Danny Tucker, and Sebastien Rousseau starred on the first night of the 2013 U.S. Open Championships. (Stock Photo of Grothe: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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