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Swimming Australia Announces 20 Swimmers for 2014 World Short Course Championships

Swimming Australia wasted no time in announcing their 20-swimmer roster for the 2014 Short Course World Championships that will take…

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Emily Seebohm Takes 3rd Title of the Week at Australian Short Course Championships

Emily Seebohm remained hot on the penultimate day of the 2014 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Swimming Australia Previews 4th Night of 2014 Short Course Nationals

Australian and Commonwealth short course record holder in the women’s 100m backstroke, Emily Seebohm will be searching for her third…

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McKeon Siblings Combine For Half of the Victories on Day 3 at Aussie SC Nationals

Emma McKeon (above) and David McKeon ruled the day in Adelaide, Australia.

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Seebohm Joins Larkin in 100 Backstroke Australian Record Party at SC Nationals

Mitch Larkin continued on his tear on day two of the 2014 Australian Short Course Championships in Adelaide, and broke…

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2014 Australian Short Course Championships: Day 2 Prelims/Preview

After setting a new Commonwealth and Australian short course record in the men’s 100m backstroke semi-final last night, Mitch Larkin…

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Mitch Larkin Breaks Another Australian Record in Semis of 100 Back at SC Nationals

Mitch Larkin has broken another Australian backstroker record, and is one of five swimmers to have tentatively earned their spot on Australia’s team for Short Course Worlds.

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Australia to Select Short Course Worlds Team Beginning Wednesday in Adelaide

With the absence of Cate Campbell and Alicia Coutts, Bronte Campbell will have the opportunity to be Australia’s sprint star in Adelaide.

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Le Clos Approaches World Records; Felicia Lee Moves to #2 All-Time in US on Day 1 in Singapore

Saturday in Singapore marked the beginning of the two-day final stop of the 2014 FINA World Cup Series. While times…

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Widmer Takes Over as Head Coach of Swimming Queensland

At the end of 2012 when Stephan Widmer‘s contract with the Queensland Academy of Sport had expired the Swiss born coach…

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Australia Changes Tune, Will Participate in FINA Youth Programme Afterall

After initially telling SwimSwam in July that it would not participate in FINA’s new “youth camp” initiative around its World…

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Mitch Larkin Breaks Australian Record in 200 SCM Backstroke By Almost a Second

Mitch Larkin has broken the Australian National Record in the 200 SCM backstroke.

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Australia Sends Big Crew to FINA World Cup in Beijing, Tokyo & Singapore

With the 2014 Australian Short Course Championships just around the corner a group of ten swimmers will fit in some final race practise when they head to Asia to contest the FINA World Cups in Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore starting this Friday October 24.

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Sprenger Determined to Return to 100%

Christian Sprenger had his 2014 championship season derailed by a shoulder injury…

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Campbell Sisters, Magnussen, Schipper Among Swimmers Added to to Path of Champions

Cate and Bronte Campbell are among a large group of Australian swimming greats who will be inducted into the “Path of Champions” at Sydney Olympic Park.

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