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Kai Taylor Ready To Follow In Mom Hayley Lewis’ Footsteps As Australian Olympian

Hear how 20-year-old Kai Taylor of Australia is preparing in the final days ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

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Australian Open Water Championships To Remain In Busselton In 2025

The competition, which has been in Busselton each of the last two years, will run January 23-26 with World Championship selection at stake.

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Florent Manaudou Named France’s Flag Bearer at Olympic Opening Ceremony (Plus 11 Others)

French swimmer Florent Manaudou has earned another big honor for the Paris Olympics. He will carry his country’s flag in the opening ceremony.

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Notable Aussie Paris Event Lineup Changes: Temple Adds 200 Fly

Check out some of the lineup changes among the Australian swimmers for the Paris Games, including Matt Temple adding the 200m fly.

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Jamie Perkins Takes Second Aussie 400 Free Spot In Paris As Lani Pallister Opts Out

Pallister will only race the 800 and 1500 free individually, opening the door for 19-year-old Perkins, the World Junior champion, to race the 400 free.

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Juegos Olímpicos París 2024: todos los nadadores confirmados

Un total de 854 nadadores de 187 países, competirán en las pruebas de natación, según confirmaron sus respectivos Comités Olímpicos Nacionales.

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The Last Time Each Asian, African and Oceanian Country Won an Olympic Medal

Which Asian, African, and Oceanian countries have had the longest Olympic medal streak, and which nations have had the longest medal droughts?

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Bronte Campbell: Pre-Olympic Aussie Training Camp About “Not Getting In Your Head”

Campbell, who turned 30 in May, qualified for her fourth straight Olympic team at the Australian Olympic Trials in June, placing 4th in the women’s 100 free.

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Australian Olympian, World Champion Kiah Melverton Announces Retirement at Age 27

Australian Olympian, world champion, and former world record holder Kiah Melverton has announced her retirement from competitive swimming at 27 years old.

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American Swimmers Faster Than Australians in 18 of 28 Events at Olympic Trials

American men were faster than Australians in 11 of 14 individual events at last month’s Olympic Trials while the women’s side was tied at 7-7.

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2024 Olympic Preview: Sarah Sjostrom Is Racing for Her Legacy in the Women’s 50 Free

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom is one of the greatest swimmers of all-time; a second individual Olympic gold medal would help cement her place in history.

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Australia Announces $489 Million (AUD) Investment in Olympic/Paralympic Sports Over Two Years

Elite Australian athletes will receive $283 million AUD dedicated to direct support, training, and travel-related expenses — a 50% increase from 2021-22.

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Australia Training in Canet (Without Cam McEvoy) Before Olympic Pre-Staging Camp in Chartres

Aussie head coach Rohan Taylor made an exception for Cam McEvoy to join his team in Canet on Sunday to accommodate his unique approach to sprint training.

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Storied Coach Of Adam Peaty, Mel Marshall, Takes Post-Olympic Coaching Role in Australia

Mel Marshall, storied coach of British Olympic champion Adam Peaty, will be heading to Australia after this month’s Olympics.

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Campbell Joining Australian Olympic Commentating Team With Thorpe, Rooney, & Co.

“This will be the first Olympic Games I have watched since Athens 2004 and I can’t wait to cheer on our swimmers as they hit the pool,” Cate Campbell said.

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