Australia

No Rio For Kylie Palmer: Hand Injury Worse Than Originally Thought

One name from the Aussie Trials’ psych sheets recently released by Swimming Australia is 2008 Olympic gold medalist Kylie Palmer.

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Emily Seebohm Opts Out of 200 IM For Australian Nationals

Australian backstroke sensation Emily Seebohm will not swim the 200 IM at the Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships next week, instead focusing on the three backstroking distances and the 100 freestyle.

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Distance Legend Grant Hackett: “My 400 Free Is Iffy”

Australian legend Grant Hackett hopes to earn a slot on his nation’s roster for Rio individually in the 400m freestyle, as well as a member of the 800m freestyle relay, even despite recent setbacks.

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17-Year-Old Chalmers Posts a 1:47.23 200 Freestyle in Adelaide

17 year old Kyle Chalmers took the men’s 200 freestyle at the Australian Age Group Championships in a time of 1:47.23…

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Aussie Swimmers To Serve Self-Imposed Ban From Rio’s Opening Ceremony

“It’s something a lot of athletes love to march in it but at the end of the day they are there to compete,” says Australia’s Chef de Mission, Kitty Chiller, regarding the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony.

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Rio Roll Call: Men’s Relay Qualification As It Stands Today

Which relay teams would rock the lanes in Rio if qualification ended today?

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McKeown Sets New 200 Backstroke Age Group Record in Adelaide

14 year old Kaylee McKeown destroyed the field on her way to setting a new Australian age group mark in the women’s 200 backstroke…

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Kyle Chalmers Breaks Aussie Age Record in 50 Free to Open Jr Champs

Kyle Chalmers has broken his own record as the fastest 17-year old in Australian history.

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Australian Age Swimmers Converge on Adelaide with Fast Times in Mind

More than 1700 swimmers from 296 clubs will converge on the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Adelaide next week for the 2016 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships.

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Jacco Verhaeren Says Russian Doping Allegations Are Of Little Surprise

“After the athletics (scandal) it should come as little surprise but it’s still shocking,’’ Australian Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren says regarding the alleged systemic doping within Russian swimming.

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Watch: Aussie’s Olympic Hopefuls’ “Where I’ll Stay” Lip Sync Video

Aussie swimmers Bronte Barratt, Maddie Groves, and Madi Wilson star in the Channel 7 Road to Rio lip sync video.

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AOC Asks Athletes Are You Going to Rio to Tweet or Compete?

The AOC has put together a presentation aimed at increasing athletes’ awareness of the potential negative affects that social media could have on their results in Rio…

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Aussie Mel Wright Pushes Through Rib Injury For Final Olympic Bid

Melanie Wright continues to fight through lingering rib injury issues in her final Olympic Games push.

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5 Reasons International Swim Fans Need to See Touch The Wall

Touch The Wall goes international with screenings now available in Australia and New Zealand through the on-demand screening platform TuGG.com.au.

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Aussie Eamon Sullivan (Sort Of) Returns To Swimming

Yes, he’s remaining retired, but former World Record Holder, Eamon Sullivan, will be teaming up with additional Aussie swimmers of the past in an inaugural 20k open water race.

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