Australia

Kyle Chalmers Wins 5th Gold; Thorpe’s Record Still Stands

Saturday was the final day of the 2013 Australian Age Championships in Adelaide, South Australia, and with the spectacular meet…

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Kyle Chalmers Adds 4th Win on Friday at Australian Age Championships

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers continues to tear through the Australian Age Championships, though he didn’t break any records on Friday. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Chalmers Marks 23.1 to Win 14-Year Olds 50 Free at Australian Age Championships

In a meet full of stars, 14-year old Kyle Chalmers is standing out even above the crowded list of record…

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Kyle Chalmers Again On Fire at Australian Age Champs: 14-Year Old Goes Under 51 Seconds

The South Australia Swim Center in Adelaide has served as the host to record-breaking-swim after record-breaking-swim this week. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Alexander Graham Breaks Aussie National Age Record in 100 Back on Day 2 in Adelaide

Day two of the 2013 Australian Age Championships in Adelaide, South Australia were just as exciting as the first day…

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Swimming Australia Officially Appoints Mark Anderson as New CEO; Michael Scott High Performance Director

By this point, it wasn’t much of a secret to anybody down under, but early Tuesday morning, Swimming Australia officially…

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Kyle Chalmers Breaks Two Australian Age Records on Day 1 in Adelaide

Making good use of their sparkling $100 million aquatics center in Adelaide, South Australia, day one (out of six) of the…

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Villanueva happy with what he sees

The new head of New Zealand swimming, Luis Villanueva, was extremely pleased with what he saw at the State New Zealand…

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Boyle puts up a world best in the 800 freestyle

On the fourth night of the State New Zealand Open Championships Lauren Boyle capped off her final evening of racing…

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Kean adds 50 backstroke to his schedule in Barcelona

Olympian and 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Gareth Kean won the 50 backstroke at the State New Zealand Open Championships…

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Two more Paralympic World Records in New Zealand

Both Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher followed up one good with another at the State New Zealand Open Championships in…

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Interim Head Coach to be appointed in Australia

Earlier today news broke that Leigh Nugent had been fired from his position as Head Coach, in a statement given…

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Snyders and Boyle each add another event to their schedules in Barcelona

On the third evening of the State New Zealand Open Championships both Glenn Snyders and Lauren Boyle added events to…

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Pascoe and Fisher each set two world records in one day

On the third day of the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland paralympians Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher both…

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Leigh Nugent Fired as Head Coach of Swimming Australia National Team

In perhaps the final straw, or a sacrificial lamb of, the chaos that has ripped through Swimming Australia since last…

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