Australia

Preview: 2019 Western Australia Open Championships

The Western Australia Champs kick off today, spearheaded by a group of elite Australian national swimmers including Hangzhou medalist Holly Barratt (pictured above).

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Chalmers, Wilson, Elmslie Take On JPN Visitors At South Aussie C’ships

2016 Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is once again the main attraction of the 2019 South Australian State Long Course Championships, but he’ll have Japanese company.

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2019 Vic Sprints Wrap Up With Heard, Zhang Collecting Multiple Golds

With all of the Vic Sprint Championships events’ finals taking place today, Sunday, January 13th, the pool never settled down at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Center.

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2019 Vic Sprint C’ships: Young Victorian Stars Stake Claim On Gold

The 2019 Victorian Sprint Championships meet kicked off on today in Melbourne, where a fury of 66 events will be contested over just 2 days.

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Pallister Continues Gold Medal Streak, Takes Pier To Pub

Multiple Junior Pan Pacs champion Lani Pallister took the women’s 1.2k title at this year’s Lorne Pier to Pub open water race.

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Swimming Australia CEO Seeks FINA, ISL Compromise To Avoid OLY Bans

In light of the fact that the idea of Olympic bans for athletes who compete in ISL events this year is still lurking in the air, Swimming Australia Chief Executive Leigh Russell is initiating talks to try to avoid devastation in 2020.

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2019 Victorian Sprint C’ships To Fire Off 66 Events In Just 2 Days

The 2019 Victorian Sprint Championships meet kicks off on Saturday in Melbourne, where a fury of 66 events will be contested over just 2 days.

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20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching – Women

The 10 Australian women you need to be paying attention to including Ariarne Titmus (pictured above).

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Fraser-Holmes Excluded From ISL Due To Missing Whereabouts Suspension

27-year-old Thomas Fraser-Holmes of Australia has learned he will be excluded from the new International Swim League (ISL) due to its zero tolerance on doping.

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Australia or Japan: Which Was Better in 2018?

If you want to create a list of the best swimming nations last year, the top spot is easy: the…

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2018 Swammy Awards: Oceania Male Swimmer of the Year, Kyle Chalmers

Though Chalmers was back to racing by July of 2017, just one month after heart surgery, his true return to form came in 2018 with explosive swims both at home and abroad.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year Ariarne Titmus

To see all of our 2018 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here.  2018 Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year:…

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2018 Swammy Awards: Dean Boxall, Oceania Coach Of The Year

Dean Boxall, the man at the helm of St. Peters Western where stars Ariarne Titmus and Mitch Larkin call home, is making waves down under just in time for Gwangju and Tokyo.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year Wang Jianjiahe

At just 16, with 2018 being her coming out year, Wang could have much more in store in the years to come.

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20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching – Men

These are the 10 Australian male swimmers under 20 years of age who you need to be watching.

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