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Australian Olympic Committee Enters New Partnership To Prepare Pacific Nations’ Athletes

The Australian Olympic Committee revealed a partnership with the Australian Government to help athletes from Pacific nations prepare for the 2024 Olympics.

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Agli Atleti Australiani Che Si Ritirano Nessun Bonus Per Le Medaglie Tokyo

I bonus per le medaglie conquistate alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo dagli atleti australiani verranno pagati solo se non si ritirano

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Retiring Australian Olympians Will Not Receive Tokyo Podium Bonus

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has confirmed retiring Olympic athletes will not receive a podium bonus for performances at the 2020 Olympic Games. 

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Some South Aussies Olympians Face 28-Day Quarantine Upon Return

While Australian swimmers are wrapping up a 14-day quarantine in Northern Territory, other Aussie Olympians face an additional two-week lockdown.

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Swimming Australia Among Sporting Groups Seeking Collective $600 million

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Paralympics Australia and Commonwealth Games Australia have jointly requested a three-year funding guarantee.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Aussie Pay Cuts, SEA Games Venues Repurposed

Catch up on news stories from around the swimming web, including a trio of Arizona Wildcats being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.

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Australian OLY Committee, Swimming AUS: We Cannot Assemble OLY Team For 2020

Big-time announcement coming first from the Australian Olympic Committee, then supported by Swimming Australia regarding Tokyo 2020.

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Aussie Olympic Committee Creates Athletes Tracking Matrix For Coronavirus

The Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Institute of Sport are teaming up to create an athlete-tracking matrix database for the coronavirus.

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OW Swimmer Kareena Lee First Aussie Woman Nominated For 2020 Olympic Team

25-year-old Kareena Lee of the Sunshine Coast has been announced as the first female nominated to Australia’s 2020 Olympic team.

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Olympian O’Neill Among Australian Leadership Team For Tokyo 2020

“I’m hoping that I can provide that reassurance to the younger athletes,” says Olympic swimming legend Susie O’Neill of her new appointment of Deputy Chef de Mission.

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Oceania Added To 2022 Asian Games In Team Sports

Despite talks of Oceanic nations being added to the quadrennial Asian Games having cooled in the past, the nations have now been invited to compete in Olympic team events at the next edition in 2022.

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Swimming Victoria, AOC Frown On Lottery Funding Idea

In Australia, a newly proposed funding idea to raise money for local, volunteer-run sporting clubs is being shot down by several power players.

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Canberra’s NTC Closing Amidst Australian Sports Funding Cuts

After an analysis of all High Performance Centres within the nation, Swimming Australia has announced that is National Training Centre (NTC) Transition Program in Canberra will be closing at the end of the 2018 calendar year. 

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02/15/16 In Briefs: Australia Updates, Tokyo 2020 Logo, Williston Club

Get your dose of global headlines in this edition of In Briefs.

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