Australia

Textile WR Holder Cameron McEvoy Leaves Richard Scarce

Cameron McEvoy, the fastest 100m freestyler ever in a textile suit, is leaving his longtime training home at Bond under Richard Scarce in his quest for another Olympic bid.

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Swimming Australia Announces 2018 Junior Excellence Program Recipients

Australia’s Junior Excellence Program incentivizes young swimmers to push forward.

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World Top 5 Times Set on Day 1 at Mare Nostrum – Monaco

Kathleen Baker (above), Ippei Watanabe, Rikako Ikee, and Andrey Govorov all moved into the world’s top 5 this season on Saturday evening.

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Ken Wood, Coach of Multiple World Record Breakers, Dies in Australia

Legendary Australian swim coach Ken Wood has died, the Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association has posted on their Facebok page….

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FINA Rules That 3 American Relays Must Be Disqualified from World Jrs

The U.S. forfeited 3 sets of medals as a result of a positive doping test for Matthew Willenbring, in addition to his swim in the 100 free.

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Aussie Thomas Fraser-Holmes Back In The Pool Post-Suspension

Aussie Olympian Thomas Fraser-Holmes was suspended 12 months for having missed 3 doping tests in 2016/17, but made it back in the pool this morning.

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19-Year-Old Olympic Finalist Tamsin Cook Hangs Up Goggles (For Now)

Former World Junior Champion and 2016 Olympic finalist Tamsin Cook of Australia is taking indefinite leave from elite competitive swimming.

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2018 Aussie Pan Pac Trials Give Final Qualification Opportunity

Look out for Kyle Chalmers, Mack Horton and others to fire off some speedy times at the Pan Pac Trials coming up in early July.

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Throssell Wins West Australia’s Swimmer Of The Year For 3rd Time

Brianna Throssell was named West Australia’s ‘Swimmer of the Year’ for the third time in her young career.

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Hawaii Names 8-Swimmer Team for 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships

Michael Petrides, who won a silver medal in 2016 in the 1500 free, will return for the 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships.

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Former World Record Holder Bobby Hurley Retires From Competition

World champion backstroker Bobby Hurley of Australia is taking the next step in his aquatic career.

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USC Earns Verbal from Kiwi Sprinter Laticia Transom

Transom, 17 years old, is a sprint freestyler who should have an immediate impact on the Trojan roster.

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Exclusive Interview With Kyle Chalmers: Dissecting An Olympic Champion

Olympic and Commonwealth champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia embodies the thought, “it’s about focusing on the process and then I know I’ll achieve the outcome I want,” both in and out of the pool.

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Chalmers & Bishop Lure Olympians Elmslie & Wilson To Marion

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers’ home club of Marion has gained 2 Olympians in the form of Madi Wilson and Brittany Elmslie.

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Olympian Taylor McKeown Fined For Whale Incident

In October of last year, Australian Olympian Taylor McKeown found herself in the middle of an environmental scandal of sorts, with the breaststroking specialist accused of riding a jet ski too close to a pod of whales.

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