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Swimming Australia develops online tool to assist Multi Class swimmers

Swimming Australia (SAL) has developed the Multi Class Swimming Engagement Portal to assist swimmers with a disability to “Get Classified, Get Involved and Get Discovered” in swimming.

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IPC Plays Shortened Version of Winners National Anthems

The winners of events at the IPC Swimming World Championships will only have the opportunity to hear a 45 second version of their national anthems…

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13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane breaks world record in SB6 100 breast

Australian 13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane made her 2015 IPC World Championships debut a big one, breaking the world record in the SB6 100 breaststroke.

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Cotterell not punished in Brian King ruling, local parents upset

Australian swim coach Denis Cotterell escaped punishment in Swimming Australia’s investigation into one of his former assistants, but the Gold Coast Bulletin reports that local parents aren’t happy with that outcome.

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100m Backstroke World Record From Australian Ellie Cole Begins 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow

Live results available here. Live video via YouTube for finals will be available here. Archived complete day 1 prelims session…

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Mel Schlanger Replaces Suspended Palmer on Aussie Worlds Roster

With the World Championships in Kazan fast-approaching, look for Australian head coach Jacco Verhaeren to take advantage of the event’s…

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Coach Scott Volkers Removed from Queensland, Australia’s Hall of Fame

Swimming Queensland (SQ) has announced that former Olympic swim coach, Scott Volkers, will be removed from its Hall of Fame…

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 50 Breaststroke

South African Cameron van der Burgh will be looking to collect his third World Championship title…

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Cate Campbell Looking Beyond Rio

Aussie sprinting mega-star Cate Campbell has a vision of her career extending well beyond 2016.

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Great Britain is in position to sweep the men’s 100 breaststroke Adam Peaty and Ross Murdoch.

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Swimming Australia: World Class Team Seeks Glasgow Gold

Cochrane, Cole and Hall all recorded times at the Australian Championships in Sydney in April in their respective events that rank them number one in the world and will headline for the Australian team.

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Australia loosens qualifying times for Short Course Championships

Swimming Australia has relaxed its qualifying standards slightly for the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Short Course Nationals, standards that had originally taken huge leaps forward from 2014.

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Five Big Things From Day Four of 2015 World University Games

Five big things we noticed from day four of the World University Games…

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World University Games: Smith Breaks 400 Freestyle Games Record

The women’s 400 freestyle kicks off day four of the World University Games…

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World University Games: Day Three Prelims

The men’s 200 butterfly was the first event of day three of the World University Games…

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