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VIDEO: Dan Smith Plays “Chinese Whispers” at Australian Age Group Nationals

Participants at the 2015 Australian Age Group Championships play a game with National Teamer Daniel Smith.

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Kyle Chalmers Swims 49.2 in Age Group Encore to Record-Setting Nationals Performance

Australian 16-year old Kyle Chalmers is already building his legend down under before he’s even completed high school.

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Australian swim coach Brian King falsified portions of resume, per Daily Telegraph

Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph reports that well-known swim coach Brian King fabricated large portions of his coaching resume.

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Alicia Coutts misses Australian Worlds team, career future in doubt

2012 Olympic gold medalist Alicia Coutts was perhaps the biggest name left off of Australia’s roster for this summer’s World Championships, and the future of her swimming career could now be in doubt.

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Australia names 30 to IPC World Championship team

30 para-swimmers will represent Australia at this summer’s IPC World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The squad was selected at the conclusion of the Australian Swimming Championships this week.

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Australia Explores Possible 2028 Olympic Games Bid

Queensland, Australia (highlighted in red on the map) could potentially be the site of the 2028 Olympic Games.

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Hackett The Elder Statesmen Among 38 Australians for World Championships

The 2015 Australian World Championships squads (including the IPC team for Glasgow) is led by veterans Bronte Barratt and Grant Hackett.

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2015 Australian National Championships and Trials: Last Day of Finals – Mack Horton Shows No Signs of Stopping

A legend and a rising star, Grant Hackett and Mack Horton each qualified for the Australian World’s team with their performances this past week.

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Eight Prelims – Final Morning Marked by Several Big Swims

The 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships will come to a close in Sydney tonight, closing the book on an exciting week of fast swimming from the Land of Oz.

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Watch Cate Campbell’s Electrifying 100 Freestyle Race from 2015 Australian Nationals

The women’s 100m freestyle final on day six of the 2015 Australian National Championships saw a wicked-fast race where the…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Seven Finals

Emily Seebohm posted a 2:06.69 to win the 200 backstroke and now occupies the top spot in the world rankings in all three backstroke events…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Seven Prelims – More Campbell vs Campbell Action in the Women’s 50 Free

We’ll have one more opportunity to watch the Campbell sisters face off against one another: the pair led the 50 free qualifiers through to the semi-finals on the penultimate morning of the 2015 Australian Nationals and Trials.

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WATCH: Race videos from Australian Champs, Days 5 and 6

Courtesy of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team on YouTube, check out race videos of days 5 and 6 at the Australian Swimming Championships.

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WATCH: Race videos from Australian Champs, Days 3 and 4

Courtesy of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team on YouTube, check out race videos of days 3 and 4 at the Australian Swimming Championships.

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