Australia

McKeown Among 3 Aussie Swimmers Relocating to Sunshine Coast University

The Sunshine Coast Daily is reporting that three Australian national team members will be permanently relocating to the University of…

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Australia’s Grant Hackett Returns to Competition at Queensland Meet March 14-15th

Grant Hackett is set to compete at Queensland’s “Medal Shots Long Course Qualifying Meet” March 14th & 15th at the Brisbane Aquatic Center.

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Tickets Go on Sale for Australian World Championship Trials

The Campbell sisters hope to lead Australia’s women’s team to more 400 free relay success in Kazan after breaking the World Record in 2014.

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Australia’s Christian Sprenger Looks Forward to Return to Pool at 2015 Australian Swimming Championships

Christian Sprenger from Australia seems to have successfully recovered from shoulder surgery and is looking forward to getting back on the competitive swimming scene with the 2015 Australian Swimming Championships.

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From One Legend to Another: Hackett Cites Phelps as Catalyst for Return to the Pool

Grant Hackett gleaned inspiration from American swimming legend MIchael Phelps in his decision to “test the waters” in a possible comeback to competitive swimming.

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Swimming Australia Signs Hancock Prospecting as Biggest Financial Partner Headed Toward Rio

After a half-decade that has been rife with suspensions, drug abuse, sexual harassment accusations, and a seemingly-unending turnover of leadership, Swimming…

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Another Good Night for Watanabe at the New South Wales Championships

Kanako Watanabe won the women’s 200 IM in a time of 2:10.76 which is the second fastest time swum in the world this year…

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McKeon and Watanabe Put Up Top Ranked Times in Sydney

Emma McKeon and Kanako Watanabe both put up top ranked times on the second night of the New South Wales…

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McKeon and Seebohm Post Top Two Ranked Times in the 50 Butterfly

Emma McKeon posted a 25.99 while Emily Seebohm recorded a 26.05 in the women’s 50 butterfly at the New South Wales Championships…

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Seebohm Eyes Spofforth’s World Record

Emily Seebohm’s coach Matt Brown feels that she could record a time under 58 seconds in the 100 backstroke by the end of the year…

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Australia’s Brianna Throssell Rips World’s New #1 200m Butterfly Time

Brianna Throssell dethroned USA’s Cammile Adams as the worlds #1 in the women’s 200m butterfly.

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Queensland swim club official jailed after guilty plea in indecent sexual conduct case

A 57-year-old official with an Australian swimming club plead guilty this week to indecent treatment of a child, among other things, after making inappropriate advances on a 15-year-old swimmer, the Courier-Mail reports.

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Unfortunate Run of Freak Accidents Leaves Belinda Hocking’s Swimming Career in Question

2014 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac Champion Belinda Hocking may not race at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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16-Year Old Kyle Chalmers Swims 49.40 in 100 Free to Break Australian Age Record

16-year old Kyle Chalmers has broken the Australian National Age Record in the 100 long course meter freestyle on Saturday…

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Jeanette Ottesen to Travel to Australia to Reunite With Shannon Rollason

Two-time individual long course World Champion has opted to not stay in Denmark to train under the new National Training Center head coach.

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