Australia

Victoria, Australia No Longer Hosting The 2026 Commonwealth Games

After winning the bid in 2022, Victoria, Australia has decided not to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games for financial reasons.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Wild Card-Riddled Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Zac Stubblety-Cook is the defending champion and World Record holder in the 200 breast, but he is not the world leader this season.

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Win Prizes! Enter to Win the 2023 World Aquatics Championships Pick ‘Em Contest

Ryan Murphy is one of the American men’s best hopes to win an Olympic gold medal. How many do you think they’ll win? Pick within.

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When Will 2023 World Aquatics Championships Sessions Begin In My Time Zone?

Want to know when swimming will start at the World Championships in your time zone? We’ve done the math for (most of you) so that you don’t have to!

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(ENTRY BOOK) Kyle Chalmers Drops 100 Fly to Focus on 100 Free at World Championships

Kyle Chalmers is dropping the 100 butterfly from his Worlds lineup to focus on the 100 freestyle, now the only individual event on his schedule in Fukuoka.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Can Ress Rule in 50 Back? Not If Armstrong has a Say (Part 2)

Amongst a strong field, Justin Ress looks to repeat atop the podium in Fukuoka this summer, hopefully not alone this time.

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Who Else Is Missing the 2023 World Championships? A List of Absent Swimmers

Caeleb Dressel is just one of many 2022 World Champions who will not have the opportunity to defend their titles in Fukuoka in a few weeks’ time.

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Olympic Medalist Mitch Larkin Races At First Meet Since 2022 Commonwealth Games

Olympic medalist Mitch Larkin of Australia has been quiet since last year’s Commonwealth Games but raced this past weekend in Queensland.

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Aussie Olympic Medalist Emily Seebohm Announces Pregnancy

Multi-Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia has announced she is pregnant with her first child, due this September.

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Aussie Olympic Medalist James Magnussen Takes On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Retired Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen is competing on his nation’s edition of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ television program.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2023

France’s Leon Marchand is ready to dive in for this year’s World Championships, the main event on the high-level international meets calendar for July 2023.

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Aussie Swimmers Set To Share In Commercial Revenue Under New Agreement

Australian Swimmers Association President Bronte Campbell speaks on the new agreement with Swimming Australia which gives athletes a share in revenue.

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World Champ Mollie O’Callaghan “Tweaked” Her Knee, Expected to Be Okay For Worlds

Mollie O’Callaghan, the defending World Champion in the 100 free and world leader this year in the 100 and 200 free, picked up a knock during a stretching session.

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Edwards-Smith, Nowakowski, Job Headline Aussie Squad Headed To U.S. Nationals

Josh Edwards-Smith is among a 20-strong Australian ‘A’ roster headed to U.S. National Championships next month in Irvine, California.

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The Incredible Consistency of Australian Swimmers In Women’s 100 Freestyle

Australia has produced a staggering seven different swimmers who have broken 53 seconds in the women’s 100 freestyle since the beginning of 2010.

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