Australia

Mollie O’Callaghan Repeats as Swimming Australia’s Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year

At 19 years old, Mollie O’Callaghan became the first woman to sweep the 100-meter freestyle and 200 free at the same World Championships this summer.

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Australian Open Water Championships Return To Busselton In 2024

Busselton, some 220km southwest of Perth, will host the first major Australian-based swimming event of the year from January 24-27, 2024.

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ASCA, Three Other National Coaches Assocations Part Ways With WSCA

Coaching associations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Great Britain have withdrawn their affiliation with the World Swimming Coaches Association.

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Kaylee McKeown Bound For Breaststroke In Brisbane

Olympic backstroking champion Kaylee McKeown is entered in the 50m/100m breaststroke events for this weekend’s Queensland Medal Shots Prep Meet.

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Chalmers, Temple & Dekkers Among Aussies Headed To Japan Open

Olympic and world champion Kyle Chalmers heads up a strong Australian contingent entered in the 2023 Japan Open which begins at the end of November.

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Swimming Australia Adds New Board and Life Members

Swimming Australia welcomed the elections of Hayden Collins and Iain Melhuish as elected Directors at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday.

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World Record Holder Kaylee McKeown Sets Sights on First Sub-57 Swim in 100 Back

“I would love to be the first swimmer to go under the 57 mark,” Kaylee McKeown told 60 Minutes. “It’s something that Bohly keeps whispering in my ear.”

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WATCH: Australian Kaylee McKeown Take Out World Records in 50, 100 Back

Kaylee McKeown put on a show in Budapest, surprising with two World Record swims in 24 hours in the 50 and 100 meter backstrokes.

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Open Water Swimmer Chelsea Gubecka Becomes First Australian Named To 2024 Olympic Team

Gubecka will contest the open water event in Paris after winning silver in the 10km race at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.

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Swimming Queensland Takes Public Stance Against Swimming Australia

Swimming Queensland was the lone dissenter in an 8-1 vote that saw Swimming Australia pass the new constitution at a Special General Meeting on October 20.

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High-Level International Meets For November 2023

The 2023 U.S. Open is among the high-octane competitive swim events set to begin around the world during the month of November.

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McKeown, Qin Run Away With World Cup Titles To Secure Massive Paydays

Kaylee McKeown completed her World Cup run with two new world records, the women’s overall series title, and $186,000 in winnings to lead all swimmers.

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Aussie Meg Harris Puts Up Promising LC Times At Rackley Meet

Olympian Meg Harris made her Rackley debut at a domestic club meet in her native Australia, logging some promising results.

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Kaylee McKeown Caps Perfect Backstroke Run with 9th World Cup Record in 200 Back (2:04.81)

Kaylee McKeown’s winning time of 2:04.81 in the 200 back lowered her own World Cup standard from last weekend in Athens (2:06.02) by more than a second.

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Lani Pallister Breaks World Cup Record, Again, in 800 Free in Budapest

21-year old Australian Lani Pallister is on a tear during the 2023 World Cup season, breaking another World Cup Series Record.

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