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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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Mel Marshall Announced As Head Coach Of ISL London Roar

We’ve been receiving a steady stream of athlete signings to the International Swimming League (ISL) squads, but today London Roar has revealed its Head Coach.

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Cartwright Confirms Not Swimming 1500 At Aussie World Swimming Trials

We explained Jack Cartwright’s Aussie World Trials anomalous entry yesterday, but the star confirmed his status on Instagram today.

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Ellesmere College Coach Raising Funds In Memory Of Tazmin Pugh

Coach Alan Bircher of Ellesmere College Titans, has embarked on a unique journey in the hopes of raising money in the name of late swimmer Tazmin Pugh.

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New Zealand Readies For World Championships-Qualifier

Psych sheets are out for the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships slated to begin on June 17th in Auckland with Commonwealth Games medalist Lewis Clareburt.

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Japan Names 9 Swimmers To 2019 World Junior Championships

Japan announced its 9-strong lineup for the 2019 World Junior Championships, with Nagisa Ikemoto representing the nation at both Junior and Senior editions.

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14-Year-Old Pilato Of Italy Moves To #4 In World Rankings In Women’s 50 Breast

14-year-old Benedetta Pilato has lowered her own National Junior Record in the women’s 50m breast on day 1 of the Tiro A Volo Meet in Rome.

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