Australia

Longtime Queensland Swimming Chair Lalor Passes Away at 95

The state of Queensland has been the home of some of Australia’s top swimmers such as; Libby Trickett, Cate Campbell,…

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Australian Olympic Committee Bans Alcohol in Effort to ‘Boost Performance’

The Australian Olympic Committee has cracked-down on drinking in the Olympic village for their athletes during the Rio 2016 Games.

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Super Series; Increased Excitement With Attendance of Brazil and Japan

There was a great deal of excitement around the first BHP Billiton Super Series last January, that was when an…

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SwimSwam Exclusive Interview With Jacco Verhaeren

It was a week ago that the Swimming Australia brass, John Betrand AM and CEO Mark Anderson announced that they…

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Australian Nick D’Arcy Calls It A Career

Australian Nick D’Arcy has had a swimming career plagued by controversy and today decided that it was time to declare…

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Kenneth To Pulls Out of Asian Stops of 2013 FINA World Cup

Kenneth To of Swimming Australia has changed his plans, and will focus on school instead of swimming the Asian leg of the 2013 World Cup Series.

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Hosszu’s World Cup Performances By The Numbers

Katinka Hosszu has had a historic run of performances in the World Cup Series so far this year and SwimSwam…

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Australian Swimmer Handed Two-Year Suspension for Doping Violation

A former high-level prospect in Swimming Australia has tested positive for three different banned stimulants.

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Cluster 2 Is Done, and Big Checks Await Top 6 Men and Women (STANDINGS)

Le Clos and Hosszu have again taken top prizes, but Russia’s Vlad Morozov in Doha officially made his decision to go pro a financially-positive one.

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Day Two In Doha

Men’s 1500 freestyle In the men’s 1500 freestyle it looked World Cup record holder Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri was on his…

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To, Manaudou Break National Records

Kenneth To of Australia and Florent Manaudou of France each broke their respective country’s national record in the 100 IM in Doha.

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France Breaks Mixed 200 Medley Relay At Doha World Cup – Race Video

France breaks the mixed 200 medley world record with a win at the Doha World Cup.

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Katinka Hosszu Wins 200 IM at Doha World Cup – Race Video

Katinka Hosszu picks up another win in the 200 IM at the Doha World Cup.

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Tom Shields Wins 100 Backstroke At Doha World Cup – Race Video

Tom Shields wins his second straight World Cup 100 backstroke at the Doha World Cup.

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Jeanette Ottesen-Gray Wins 100 Butterfly At Doha World Cup – Race Video

Jeanette Ottesen-Gray won the women’s 100 butterfly at the Doha World Cup.

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