Australia

Australian Drowning Rates Hit 25-Year High

Royal Life Saving Society of Australia reported there were 339 drowning deaths in the country in the last 12 months, a 15% increase from the last year.

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Hall of Fame Australian Coach Dick Caine Hit With More Sexual Abuse Charges

Caine now faces a total of 27 charges relating to the sexual abuse of six girls and one woman from the 1970s until 1990s.

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Cate Campbell Begins Her Return to Training in Queensland

30-year-old Cate Campbell got back in the pool for just the 4th time since Tokyo on Thursday, donning a Wonder Woman suit at the Colmslie Aquatic Centre.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: University Of Kansas Closes Swimming Pool for Student Body

Check out the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring the University of Kansas, Daiya Seto and South Australia.

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Swimming Australia Announces 36-Strong Roster For 2022 Short Course Worlds

Australia will send 36 swimmers to the 2022 World Short Course Championships, which will occur on home soil in December 2022.

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Pallister: “In The Next 8 Years, I Want To Do Something Special With My Swimming”

SwimSwam spoke with Australian swimmer Lani Pallister, who reflected upon her season, her training, and her goals for the future of her career.

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2022 Swimming Australia Awards Instagram Vault

Swimming Australia and featured swimmers like Katja Dedekind and Rowan Crothers share captured moments at the 2022 Swimming Australia Awards via Instagram.

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Michael Andrew Drops 24 Minute “Duel in the Pool” Youtube Episode

Michael delivers the embed experience. He pulls in local news, Aussie fans, even the Aussie vs U.S. history going back to the 2000 Olympics.

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Why You Should Watch Mark Spitz’s Documentary “72 – A Gathering of Champions”

After 50 years Mark Spitz’s retelling of his iconic performance at the 1972 Munich Olympics is wise and vulnerably threadbare.

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O’Callaghan, Crothers Earn Top Honors at 2022 Swimming Australia Awards

2022 represented a remarkable rise for Mollie O’Callaghan including winning 13 medals across the FINA World Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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Legends Headline Inaugural Swimming Australia Hall of Fame Class

5 legends become the first to be celebrated in the new Swimming Australia Hall of Fame, with the inductees unveiled at…

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Australia’s Flynn Southam Completes Sweep of Boys Sprint FR Events at Jr Pan Pacs

Australian 17-year-old Flynn Southam won the boys 50 free tonight at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacs in Honolulu, swimming a 22.36.

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Lani Pallister Punches 800 Free Aussie National Record

While competing on the final night of the Aussie Short Course Championships, Lani Pallister produced a new national record in the women’s 800m freestyle.

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Chalmers Completes Freestyle Domination At Aussie SC Championships

Multi-Olympic medalist Kyle Chalmers kept his speed going on the final night of the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Australia’s Joshua Staples Throws Down 3:48.36 Jr Pan Pacs Record in the 400 FR

It was Staples’ first time under 3:50 in the event, also bringing the Junior Pan Pacs Record under the 3:50 mark for the first time.

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