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Chalmers Highlights Upcoming 2016 South Australian Championships

The 2016 South Australian Long Course Championships are set to start next Wednesday, January 20th.

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Yoga for Swimmers: How Madi Wilson Uses Yoga to Improve Her Swimming

World Championship medalist Madi Wilson feels a large part of her improvement over the last year has come from implementing of a consistent yoga practice…

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Aussie Kylie Palmer Suffers Hand Injury, Must Sit Out 2-3 Weeks

Australian Kylie Palmer, whose last few years have already been marred by a positive doping test and back-and-forth controversy between…

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Yoga for Swimmers: Yoga with Mitch Larkin and Madi Wilson

Yoga teacher Tom Barton discusses his approach and how the athletes have embraced developing their own personal practices. This video includes clips from a yoga session taught by Barton which included Larkin and Wilson…

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Madi Wilson Discusses Her Tactics for the 100 Backstroke (Video)

In this video interview Madi Wilson discusses how she approaches the 100 backstroke, her focus on easy speed and how she allows herself to swim a relaxed race…

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2016 Victorian Open Championships: Meet Preview

James Magnussen returns to racing as he’s set to compete at next week’s Victorian Open Championships.

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Swimming Australia’s Race to Rio Showdown Heats up in Adelaide

The eight-day meet will see Australia’s current individual FINA world champions from Kazan, Mitch Larkin, Emily Seebohm and Bronte Campbell lead a host of fellow Dolphins, young and old, who will all be chasing their dreams in Rio.

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Madi Wilson Discusses the Keys to Her Success in 2015 (Video)

In this interview Madi Wilson discusses the reasons for her breakout season in 2015 which include mental training, yoga, improving her self-belief and learning how to overcome unexpected obstacles…

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On Deck at St Peters Western – Partner Work with Michael Bohl (Video)

The following video shows excerpts from one of St Peters Western’s workouts while Michael Bohl shares his thoughts on partner work and resistance training in the water…

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IPC Launches Review Of Para-Swimming Classifications

Maddison Elliott is one of thousands of para-swimmers who will be affected by the formal review of the para classification system.

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Rising Swim Stars Awarded Georgina Hope Rinehart Swim Scholarships

Australian Junior World Championship swimmers, Amy Forrester and Sam Young have each been awarded a prestigious swimming scholarship – the Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship – to study at Bond University in 2016.

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Mitch Larkin Discusses His Success in 2015 (Video)

Mitch Larkin had as good of a year as any swimmer in 2015 winning double gold at the World Championships and breaking the short course world record in the 200 backstroke…

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World Championship Medalist Madi Wilson Offers Advice for Age Groupers (Video)

World Championship silver medalist Madi Wilson offers some valuable pieces of advice for age group swimmers…

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Grant Hackett Breaks Down His Comeback Thus Far (Video)

In this exclusive SwimSwam interview Hackett discusses his comeback to this point, his goals for the upcoming year and the adjustments he has made to his training as a 35 year old athlete…

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Magnussen On Track To Return To Racing At Victorian Open This Month

Australian James Magnussen is set to return to racing on January 22nd at the Victorian Open Championships.

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