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2019 Aussie Word Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is on the hunt for his first World Championships cut, taking the 2nd seed in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Watch 17-Year-Old Kaylee McKeown Become 4th Fastest Aussie In 200 IM

17-year-old Kaylee McKeown threw down a statement-making performance at the 2019 Aussie Trials, manhandling the 200m IM field in Brisbane tonight.

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Watch Ariarne Titmus Clock 3:59.35 400 Free National Record

Watch 18-year-old Ariarne Titmus lower her own Australian National Record in the women’s 400m free on night 1 of the 2019 Aussie World Swimming Trials.

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Aussie Teen Titmus On 3:59.35 4Free: “I’m A Bit Disappointed”

18-year-old Ariarne Titmus keeps raising her own bar in the women’s 400m free, but the teen is not satisfied, even with a new Aussie National Record.

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6 Aussie Swimmers Notch World C’ships QTs On Day 1 Of Trials

Day 1 of the 2019 Australian World Trials is done, but not before 6 swimmers added their names to the World Championships roster for Gwangju next month.

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2019 Aussie World Trials: Day 1 Finals Recap

Check out how the Aussies fared on night 1 of the 2019 World Trials, where the best of the best are vying for World Championships roster spots.

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17-Year-Old Kaylee McKeown Becomes 4th Fastest Aussie 200 IMer All-Time

17-year-old Kaylee McKeown blasted a new lifetime best to move inside the Aussie women’s all-time list of 200 IM performers.

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Olympic Champion Mack Horton Misses 400 Free Worlds Qualification

400 freestyle Olympic champion Mack Horton misses the gold and the necessary qualification time in the event tonight at Aussie World Trials.

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Aussie Teen Ariarne Titmus Answers Ledecky With 3:59.35 Of Her Own

Dean Boxall-trained Ariarne Titmus proved fearless, answering Katie Ledecky’s world-leading swim with a time just .07 behind.

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Tessa Wallace Represents Sole A-Final Scratch For Day 1 Aussie Finals

For Aussie World Trials night 1, we see only one A-Final scratch in the form of Tessa Wallace foregoing her 6th seed in the women’s 200m IM.

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Olympic Medalist Maddie Groves Missing From 2019 Aussie World Trials

It looks as though 24-year-old Olympic silver medalist Maddie Groves will not be competing in Brisbane this weekend after all.

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2019 Aussie World Swimming Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2019 Australian World Swimming Trials kicked off tonight in Brisbane, with the nation’s best vying for spots on the roster for next month’s main event.

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Max Litchfield Joins ISL Team Energy Standard

British National Record holder Max Litchfield will be joining the International Swim League (ISL) Team Energy Standard for the league’s inaugural season.

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Cusinato & Miressi Join ISL Aqua Centurions

The International Swimming League (ISL) squad Aqua Centurions just added 2 more Italians to the mix in Alessandro Miressi and Ilaria Cusinato.

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Olympic Champion Kieren Perkins Returns To Swimming Australia Board

Sport Australia Hall of Fame member Kieren Perkins, OAM, returns to the Swimming Australia Board as a non-executive director, effective immediately.

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