Australia

Grant Hackett Swims 1:49 200 Free in Second Meet Back

Australian legend Grant Hackett continued his comeback this weekend at 34-years old when he raced at the Gold Coast Championships in…

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Australia’s Blair Evans Back to Racing Form

Injury is a swimmer’s worst enemy, as Australia’s Blair Evans can unfortunately testify. The Perth swimmer is getting back into…

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Hackett Goes 51 in 100 Free to Finish Queensland Comeback Weekend

Australian swimming superstar Grant Hackett capped off what must be described as a successful return to competitive swimming after a 6-year retirement…

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Hackett Takes 2nd Place in Queensland 200 Free

Building off of his earlier win in the 400 free in 3:55, World Record holder Grant Hackett continued his comeback…

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Hackett Clocks Solid 400m Freestyle Effort at Queensland Qualifying Meet

Australia’s distance swimming legend Grant Hackett returned to the pool this morning at the Queensland Qualifying Meet, swimming the 400m, 200m and 100m freestyle events.

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Denmark’s Former NTC Coach Rollason Now Hired On in Australia

Gungahlin Leisure Center, located on the northern side of Canberra, Australia, has announced the appointment of former leading Dane swimming…

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Cowdrey Appointed as GM of Australia Commonwealth Youth Games Team

Recently-retired Australian Paralympian swimmer, Matt Cowdrey, has been appointed as the General Manager of the Australian Commonwealth Youth Games Team for…

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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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