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2024 Sjostrom Invitational Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Sarah Sjostrom is hosting a unique invitational today in Sweden, with rapid-fire rounds of racing on the agenda.

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Irish Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Too Ill To Carry Flag At Closing Ceremony

Olympic gold medalist Daniel Wiffen of Ireland was set to carry his nation’s flag at the closing ceremonies but illness kept him away.

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Additional Records Go Down On Final Day Of 2024 Queensland SC Championships

Catch up on the final day’s action at the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships featuring 27-year-old Grayson Bell’s new state record.

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Relive Emma McKeon & Company’s Celebratory Jump Into Paris Pool

30-year-old Emma McKeon celebrated her final swim in style, joining her medley relay teammates in a post-medal ceremony plunge.

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British Olympic Champion Tom Dean Joins ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

On the heels of the 2024 Olympic Games, gold medalist Tom Dean of Great Britain has revealed he will be joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing. 

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Thomas Booth Posts QLD All Comers Record In 17-Yr-Old Boys’ 100 Free

17-year-old Thomas Booth produced a time of 48.63 to take down his age group’s Queensland All Comers Record in the 100m freestyle.

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17-Yr-Old Aussie Joshua Conias Hits All Comers Record In SCM 50 Free

17-year-old Joshua Conias trains at the same club as Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy and is following in his sprint freestyle footsteps.

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Hungarian Olympic Champion Katinka Hosszu Calls On Federation Leadership To Resign

35-year-old Hungarian Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu posted on social media that the Hungarian Swimming A leadership should resign.

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Olympic Champion Sarah Sjostrom Eyeing SCM World Records At Domestic Meet

Fresh off her double victories at the 2024 Olympic Games, 30-year-old Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden will be gunning down SCM world records at home.

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2024 Queensland Short Course Championships Kick Off From Brisbane

Emily Seebohm is among the entrants expected to race at the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships which began today in Brisbane.

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Adam Peaty Describes Finding Worms In Fish While Eating In Paris Olympic Village

Olympic medalist Adam Peaty conveys what he found while eating in the athletes village, adding to the multiple complaints surfacing in Paris.

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Just Like Post-Tokyo, Olympic Champion Ariarne Titmus To Take Break From Swimming

23-year-old Ariarne Titmus of Australia took a break after becoming Olympic champion in Tokyo and plans to do the same this time around.

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Paris 2024: What’s Old Is New Again In Terms of Swimmers’ Ages

Australian Olympic medalist Kyle Chalmers and head coach Rohan Taylor point to swimmers’ ages in Paris as evidence careers can go on.

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Pan Zhanle On Historic Paris Performances: “I Finally Proved Myself”

19-year-old Pan Zhanle crushed a new world record time of 46.40 as he beat a world-class field by a body length and claimed 100m freestyle gold in Paris.

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Australia’s Most Decorated Olympian Emma McKeon Announces Retirement

Australia’s most decorated Olympian, 30-year-old Emma McKeon, has decided to hang up her goggles and enter the new chapter of life.

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