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Race Video: Cameron McEvoy Wins 200m Free, 1:45.46 – 2014 Australian Championships

Swimming news: Men’s 200 Freestyle – 2014 Australian Nationals – FINALS – Reported Braden Keith At still only 19 years…

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Big Upset in Men’s 100 Free Final; Treffers Breaks National Record on Day 4 of 2014 Aus Champs

Day 4 of the 2014 Australian National Championships, plus Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs trials, saw the meet’s biggest upset…

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Race Video: Campbell & Sprenger at 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Campbell & Sprenger

Campbell already had the world’s top-ranked time coming into this meet, and she’s reaffirmed that status this week by going faster than her previous season-best three times, with a 24.23 in prelims, a 24.13 in the semi’s, and now a 24.18 in finals of the women’s 50 free.

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Race Video: Alicia Coutts wins 100 Fly – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships

Alicia Coutts led the way in a 57.70 – which is not as fast as she was to win this title last year, but there was much, much more pressure on from the competition this year.

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Sprenger in line for breaststroke sweep, Campbell once again fast at day 4 Australia National prelims

The fourth day of Austalian Nationals saw more of the same from stars Cate Campbell and Christian Sprenger. Each holds a top seed heading into the Friday night session.

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Sprenger & Seebohm Break Aussie All-Comers Records; Magnussen Sub-48 on Day 3 of Aus. Trials

Christian Sprenger (above) was one of two Australian All-Comers Record breakers on Thursday at the Australian National Championships.

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Treffers Takes Top Ranking Away From Lacourt

Ben Treffers recorded a 24.91 to qualify first in the men’s 50 backstroke and taking over the top position in the world rankings…

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McEvoy Swims Lifetime Best to Win 200 Free on Day 2 of 2014 Australian National Championships

In addition to McEvoy, Alicia Coutts sealed up her spots on this summer’s rosters with a win in the women’s 100 fly.

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Campbell sisters get involved at Aussie Nationals on day 2, McKeon and Sprenger with runaway high seeds

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell hold the top two seeds in the women’s 50 free after day 2 prelims.

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Feature Video: 2014 Australian Swimming Championships

Swimming video is courtesy of Swimming Australia for the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships.

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April 1st Means FINA Junior World Records are Open, and Horton First to Get One

Australia’s Mack Horton has broken his own Junior World Record on the first day of eligibility in Australia.

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Emma McKeon Breaks National Record; First Commonwealth/Pan Pacs Spots Awarded

Australian Christian Sprenger is one of 6 swimmers to have locked up spots in the first priority for this summer’s Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games meets.

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McKeon, Sprenger post big times at opening prelims session of Australian Nationals

David McKeon and Christian Sprenger each put up the second-fastest time in the world for 2014 in their respective events to kick off the first preliminary session of Australian Nationals in Brisbane.

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VIDEO: Miami age groupers, coaches wish their older teammates luck at Australian Nationals

The young swimmers of Australia’s Miami Swim Club show their support for their older teammates in this “Good Luck” Australian Nationals lead-up video.

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Australian National Championships Preview

Cate Campbell and James Magnussen look to continue to improve on what has already been a successful start to the 2014 season…

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