Australia

Stubblety-Cook Looking For Redemption In Birmingham

World Record holder and reigning Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia is looking to improve upon his performances at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Australia Bars Athletes From Cheering For Other Sports At Commonwealth Games

The new rule has been put in place to stop an outbreak of COVID-19 from affecting the Australian team as it did at the 2022 World Championships.

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Leisel Jones, Grant Hackett Named Australian Team Captains At Duel In The Pool

In addition to their success at the Olympic Games, both Jones and Hackett have experienced the unique rivalry of a Duel in the Pool against the American team.

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Elijah Winnington Plays to Strengths in Strategic Maneuvering of 400Fr World Title

Winnington discusses what has changed for him by moving to St. Peters to train with Boxall at the end of 2020 both physically and mentally

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Critically Acclaimed Book “The Watermen” Details U.S. Swimming’s 1st Gold Medal

Charles Daniels, USA Swimming’s first Olympic Games gold medal winner, is a complicated athlete with a dysfunction upbringing.

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Mollie O’Callaghan on World Champs, Aussie Sprint Culture, & Dean Boxall

O’Callaghan reveals that she was not originally a freestyle specialist, her 100 and 200 only coming around to a world-class level in the past 2 years.

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Tickets Go on Sale for 2022 Duel in the Pool Between Australia and United States

The world’s two most successful swimming nations, Australia and the United States, are scheduled for a head-to-head matchup in August.

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Trio Added To Australian Para-Swimming Team For 2022 Commonwealth Games

Teenager Ruby Storm, champion swimmer Ben Hance OAM and elite performer Jack Ireland will be part of the full Australian squad in England later this month.

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2022 World Champs Water Polo: Greece Bests United States to Move on to Semi-Finals

Greece bested a strong American team by a score of 16-11 to move on to the men’s water polo semi-finals along with Italy, Croatia, and Spain.

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The Results Are In: Find Out Who Won SwimSwam’s 2022 World Champs Fantasy Draft

Find out whether Braden, Retta, Coleman, or Ben scored the most points in the fantasy draft (spoiler alert: it wasn’t Ben).

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Shayna Jack Returns to the Weight Room Just 3 Days After Undergoing Surgery

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack, currently #2 in the world in the 100 free, is working on an accelerated timeline with the Commonwealth Games a month away.

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2022 Swammy Awards: World Championships — Women’s Edition

in this article, SwimSwam recognizes the best overall, breakout, relay, and junior female swimmers from this year’s world championship meet.

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Ranking The Top 15 Women Of The 2022 FINA World Championships

In this article, we rank who we thought were the top 15 women that competed at the 2022 FINA World Championships last week.

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Ranking The Top 15 Men Of The 2022 World Championships

In the wake of 8 days of fast racing, check out our rankings of the top 15 from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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Emily Seebohm Competes on Australia Ninja Warrior

The three-time Olympic gold medalist Emily Seebohm has not raced in the pool since Tokyo, but she has made several reality television appearances.

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