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Australia’s Matt Wilson Is Chasing That Gold Cap

Matthew Wilson crushed a new Australian National Record in the men’s 200m breaststroke, putting him in the running for a medal at this summer’s World Championships.

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Aussie National Junior Teamer Abbey Webb Verbally Commits to Auburn

Abbey Webb, who won a silver medal anchoring Australia’s 4×100 medley relay in 54.90 at Youth Olympic Games, has made a verbal commitment to join the Auburn Tigers in the fall of 2020.

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Sarah Sjostrom Finishes FINA Champions Series With $148,000 in 6 Days of Racing

The amount is smaller than the $314,4000 that Sjostrom earned at the FINA World Cup Series, but was also earned in 15 fewer days (21 vs. 6) of racing.

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Michael Andrew Leads All Swimmers With $28,000 Earned on Day 1 in Indianapolis

Including $4,000 for his share of a relay win, Michael Andrew earned $28,000 on Friday in Indianapolis on day 1 of the final stop of the 2019 FINA Champions Swim Series.

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Mic’d Up Aussie Coach Craig Jackson Motivates Nation’s Top Swimmers (Video)

“Crawling away from the pool is what I like to see,” is a quote from Aussie Coach Craig Jackson as he was mic’d up recently at a training camp for men’s 100m and 200m freestylers.

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Horton Sticking To His 200/400/800 Freesytle Story At Worlds Trials

Mack Horton is sticking to his guns about having dropped the 1500m from his event line up now that the men’s 800m free has been added to the Olympic program.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Maddie Groves Opts Out Of 2Fly At Aussie World Trials

Analyzing the start list for the 2019 Swimming Australia World Trials, an absence in the women’s 200m fly by Olympian Madeleine (Maddie) Groves is certainly notable.

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Sprinter Jack Cartwright Enters Only 1500 Free at Australian Swimming Trials

2019 SWIMMING AUSTRALIA WORLD TRIALS Sunday, June 9th – Friday, June 14th Brisbane Aquatic Centre LCM Meet Site Swimming Australia…

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Start Lists Published For 2019 Swimming Australia World Trials

If you saw our High-Level Meet Calendar of international meets go out earlier today, then you know the Swimming Australia World Trials are on the horizon.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2019

Kyle Chalmers will be racing in the month of June, vying for a spot on Australia’s World Championships roster.

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Australia’s Ashwood Quietly Retired, Underwent Surgery For Scoliosis

2-time Olympian Jess Ashwood of Australia quietly retired from swimming in 2018 after an impressive career that saw the 26-year-old wreak havoc on her nation’s record boards.

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Holly Barratt Named Western Australia’s Swimmer Of The Year

31-year-old Holly Barratt was named 2019 Westpac Swimmer of the Year at the Swimming Western Australia Annual Awards held this past week.

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ISL Reveals Inaugural Competition Calendar, Venues

The International Swimming League has finally revealed its meet calendar, including dates and locations, for its highly anticipated inaugural season.

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Hear What Makes Aussie Elijah Winnington & Coach Richard Scarce Click

Gold Coast born and bred Elijah Winnington trains under storied Bond University coach Richard Scarce and the teen attributes much of his success to the special relationship the pair share.

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17-Year-Old Worlds Finalist Kaylee McKeown Joins Aqua Centurions

Teenager Kaylee McKeown of Australia represents the first Aqua Centurions member from down under.

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