Australia

Swimming Australia to Hand Out Annual Awards on Monday in Brisbane

After a year full of impressive exploits, Cate Campbell is in line for several awards at the 2014 Australian Swimmer of the Year banquet.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Oceanic Swimmer of the Year Cate Campbell

Australian Cate Campbell had another fantastic summer putting up impressive results at both the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships…

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Australian Olympian, Commonweatlh Champion, Daniel Tranter to Join Bob Bowman’s Stable at NBAC

Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps will add another Olympian to the lineup in North Baltimore.

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Cate Campbell Receives “Susie O’Neill” Award From Swimming Queensland

Australian sprinter Cate Campbell had another banner year that included the fastest 100 freestyle on a relay start in history.

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Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Lauren Boyle And Bronte Campbell All Come Home With Wins At 2014 Queensland Championships

Fraser-Holmes had a quick turn-around to win the mens 200m IM in 2:00.04. He was a 25.56 on his fly split going out and a 30.68 on the backstroke. He led by a large margin at the 100, and kept his lead with Jared Gilliland finishing behind him in 2:02.84, just narrowly holding off Tommaso D’Orsogna who clocked in at 2:03.04.

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Hamish Rose Gets Hype for Perth City Swimming Club

Hamish Rose wears many hats. He’s a practicing engineer and an elite swimmer who has competed at the national and…

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Cameron McEvoy Taken Down By Tommaso D’Orsogna In 100 Freestyle At Queensland Championships

Rising sprint star Cameron McEvoy swam in the men’s 100m freestyle only to take second to Tommaso D’Orsogna. D’Orsogna and McEvoy turned together however on the final 50 D’Orsogna created the slightest of leads to win 49.11 to 49.21.

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Australian officials reverse course, now support late start times for Rio 2016 Olympics

Just a few weeks after publicly criticizing the projected late start times for swimming events at the 2016 Olympic Games, Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates has come out in favor of the adopted schedule.

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Legendary Australian Swimmer Grant Hackett Registers For Swimming Comeback at 34-Years Old

According to Todd Balym of the Herald Sun, 34-year old Grant Hackett is planning a return to competitive swimming 8 months…

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United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record

Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.

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United States Women Crush 14 Year-Old American Record In 4×50 Medley Relay

Felicia Lee led off the women’s 4×50 medley relay that smashed the previous American record by 3 seconds.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Finals Real-Time Recap

Ruta Meilutyte has her sights set on the 50 breaststroke world record…

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Brazil Matches Spain With Three Golds for the Lead in the Medal Standings

Spain and Brazil now top the medal podium with three gold each…

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Katinka Hosszu Sets Meet Record in 100 IM, American Record in 4×50 Medley Relay Falls

Katinka Hosszu cleared yet another meet record this morning with her morning swim in the 100 IM.

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Russia Breaks 4×50 Medley Relay World Record at Short Course World Championships

Stanislav Donets provided a quick lead-off split for Russia as they cleared the controversial old World Record in the 4×50 Medley Relay

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