Australia

Swimming Australia President Michelle Gallen To Vacate Role This Month

Michelle Gallen is leaving her post, which means Swimming Australia will be looking for its fifth President in just the last three years.

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Australia’s Jamie Perkins Is Back on Track After 1:58 Prelims Swim in 200 Free

Jamie Perkins had to withdraw from the Short Course World Championships with an injury, but looks back on track one session in to the World Junior Champs.

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Bronte Campbell Takes Double Freestyle Gold Down Under

Multi-Olympic medalist Bronte Campbell of Australia took the 50m and 100m freestyle gold medals at this weekend’s New South Wales State Age SC Championships.

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World Junior Record Watch: 2023 World Junior Championships

Which World Junior Records could be broken by the rising stars of the swimming world at this year’s World Junior Championships?

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How To Watch the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel

2022 World Championship bronze medalist Leah Hayes leads Team USA into next week’s World Junior Swimming Championships in Israel.

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What If There Was a 4×200 Medley Relay? (Women’s Edition)

If a 4×200 Medley Relay was added to the high-level competition lineup, which country would find the most success in the pool?

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High-Level International Meets For September 2023

Daniel Diehl will be among the United States swimmers headed to Netanya, Israel for the 2023 World Junior Championships.

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Australian World Record Holder Meg Harris Leaving SASI to Join Damien Jones at Rackley

The 21-year-old Harris had been training in Adelaide under coach Peter Bishop since October of 2021, right after she made her Olympic debut in Tokyo.

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Sienna Toohey, 14, Swims 1:08.98 100 Breast in Australia, Ranks #2 in Age Group All-Time

Only Leisel Jones, who won an Olympic silver medal the same year, has been faster than Sienna Toohey in the 100 breaststroke at age 14 in Australia.

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What If There Was a 4×200 Medley Relay? (Men’s Edition)

A 4×200 Medley Relay could change up the relay scene at high-level meets, which countries find the most success in the pool?

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World Aquatics Partners With Bond University To Open New Development Centre In Australia

Swimmers from the Pacific Islands will have the chance to train under Chris Mooney on the Gold Coast.

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Shayna Jack on World Records, Racing Katie Ledecky, & Partnership with Dean Boxall

Jack discusses what makes the training at St. Peters Western under Dean Boxall so electric and her strategy for racing Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.

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Australian Swim Instructor’s Legal Saga Comes To A Close After Charges Dropped

After more than four years, the legal saga of Australian swim instructor Kyle Daniels officially came to a close on May 31.

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Victoria, Australia Paying $243M to Pull Out as 2026 Commonwealth Games Host

The settlement comes after Alberta withdrew its bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, raising the question of whether the 2022 edition may have been the last.

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Australian Olympic Champion John Devitt Passes Away at Age 86

John Devitt, a decorated Australian swimmer who won the controversial 100-meter freestyle final at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died Thursday in Sydney.

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