Australia

Baffling Backstroke At Vic Open Renders Hocking & Wilson Reinstated

During day 3 prelims of the Victorian Open Championships, two backstrokers in the women’s 100m race were originally deemed disqualified, only to later be reinstated for the top two seeds.

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Mitch Larkin Leads Men’s 200m Back Field After Vic Open Day 2 Prelims

Larkin looked good in 200m back heats in Melbourne this morning.

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Chalmers Wins 200 IM, 50 Back On Day 3 Of South Aussie States

Marion Swimming Club dominated several events on day 3 of the South Australian States, with young gun Kyle Chalmers leading the charge.

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Magnussen Delivers Win In First Race Back At Vic Open

James Magnussen scored a mark of 49.35 to take the men’s 100m freestyle win in Melbourne, while breaststroker Georgia Bohl raced into the world’s top 10 in the women’s 100m.

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Magnussen Takes Top Seed In 100 Free On Day 1 Of Victorian Open

Former World Champion, James Magnussen, made his post-shoulder-surgery debut in Melbourne today, clocking a 50.05 100m freestyle time for the top seed headed into finals.

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Watch Hackett, Fraser-Holmes and Smith at Work in Miami (Video)

The following video contains highlights from the Miami Swimming Club’s practice on December 23rd…

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Chalmers Clocks Sub-50 100 Free On Day 2 of South Australian States

49.30 got the job done for young Australian sprinter, Kyle Chalmers, to win the 17-18 boys’ 100 freestyle at South Australian States.

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3-Time Olympic Medalist Christian Sprenger Retires 6 Months From Rio

Three-time Olympic breaststroke medalist Christian Sprenger has retired from competitive swimming, Swimming Australia announced on Thursday morning. He’s 30 years old…

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Australian Coach Admits To ‘Tickle Torture’, Denies Assault Of Child

Former swim coach Anthony O’Donnell admitted to police that he subjected at 13-year-old girl to “tickle torture,” but denied allegations that he indecently assaulted her.

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Watch St Peters Western at Work – Wilson, Larkin and McKeon (Video)

Watch highlights of St Peters Western’s practices from December 22nd and December 24th…

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Chalmers Rather Quiet On Day 1 Of 2016 South Australian States

Chalmers collected 2 golds today at South Australian Champs, but we’ve seen him be much faster.

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Insights From an Afternoon on Deck with Denis Cotterell

It was clear that Cotterell’s knowledge was incredible, his wisdom was insightful and the strength of the connection he has with his swimmers is incredible…

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Sun Yang Tops Chinese Talent, Koseki Leads Japanese Headed To Perth

Although banned from training at any official centers in the country, Chinese distance star Sun Yang leads his team at the Perth Aquatic Super Series in Australia, scheduled for February 5th and 6th.

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Yoga for Swimmers: Larkin Talks About How Yoga Relates to Swimming (Video)

World Champion Mitch Larkin discusses how he feels yoga has helped him develop a better connection in his stroke…

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Main Sets of Six World Championship Medalists

Find out some of the sets behind the success of swimmers such as Ning Zetao, Emily Seebohm, Mitch Larkin and more…

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