Australian Olympic Champion Ian Thorpe Comes Out as Gay in Television Interview
Ian Thorpe, revered as one of the greatest swimmers in history (he’s on anybody’s short list of 5), has revealed…
Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Butterfly
Australian star Alicia Coutts looks to add two more gold to the five she collected in Delhi…
Blucore introduces “Gene Pool” Sponsorship Program
Swimming News courtesy of Blucore, a SwimSwam partner. Blucore, the company behind the new posture training tool, the Corsuit, has…
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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Breaststroke
50 breaststroke Event Details: Heats – Thursday July 24th – 10:30 am local (5:30 am EST) Semi-finals – Thursday July 24th –…
Australia Says They’ll Deny Scott Volkers Credential to Pan Pacs as Part of Brazilian Delegation
Swimming Australia CEO Mark Anderson has informed the Brazilian federation that they will refuse a credential to Scott Volkers if…
Australian Commission probing into Volkers abuse case, uncovering new info
Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard testimony on Monday centering on the child abuse case leveled against former National Team coach Scott Volkers.
Nay Believes She’ll Need Surgery After Dislocating Left Shoulder in Cairns
Meagen Nay’s injury is likely to keep her out for longer than just the Commonwealth Games, as she feels like she’s probably headed for surgery.
Nay, Freney Out of Commonwealth Games; Madison Wilson, Patterson Named as Replacements
The defending Commonwealth Games champion in the 200 backstroke, Meagen Nay, has dropped out of the 2014 meet a week before staging is set to begin in Manchester, England for Team Australia.
Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Sprint Freestyle
Since her Olympic disappointment Cate Campbell has returned to the water with a vengeance and has her sights set on Commonwealth gold in Glasgow…
Men’s 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle – Commonwealth Games Preview – Australian Sprinters Unbeatable?
There’s been no denying that Australian sprinting is well on the rise and the Australians contain some of the fastest swimmers in the world on their roster. Five swimmers have been under 22 seconds this year in the 50m freestyle according to the TYR world rankings; all but one have been Australian.
Aussies Unveil New Look For Glasgow
Speedo and Swimming Australia unveil new look suits for the Commonwealth Games…
41 Australians Prepping for International Meets to Gather for Camp in Brisbane This Week
A group of 41 junior swimmers have united off the back of Grand Prix three in Brisbane this week for…
Aussies Wrap Up Grand Prix As Part Of Their Final Push To Glasgow
The third competition in the Australians Grand Prix series of competition wrap up today in Brisbane. The competition format included many unusual over the two gathering…
Swimming Australia hits last Grand Prix before Glasgow
Swimming Australia’s Jacco Verhaeren: “This year we chose to have very different formats of racing to create some excitement and fun for the swimmers while also providing them with quality racing and skills specific training.”
FINA Announces Dates for 2017 World Championships; Masters Worlds to Follow
The Scotiabank Aquatics Centre, built for the 2011 Pan Am Games, will host the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.