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2016 Australian National Championships: Day One Prelims Live Recap

Emily Seebohm will kick off her Aussie Nationals with a race in the 50 back against rising 15-year-old youngster Minna Atherton.

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Aussie Kylie Palmer Suffers Hand Injury, Must Sit Out 2-3 Weeks

Australian Kylie Palmer, whose last few years have already been marred by a positive doping test and back-and-forth controversy between…

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James Magnussen Will Return To Competition In The New Year

Australian sprinting star James Magnussen announced that he will be returning to competition in the new year at the Victorian Open Championships.

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Australia Changes 400 Fr/400 IM To Prelim/Final Format At SC Nationals

Last minute changes have been made to the event lineup of the Australian Short Course National Championships with a little more…

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Swimming Australia Releases 2016 Olympic Trials Time Standards

Swimming Australia recently released the time standards to compete at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, but they may not be what you were expecting from the dolphins.

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Matthew Wilson – Australia’s Answer to the 200m Breaststroke

Matthew Wilson breaks his own Australian Age Group Record and will potentially fill national void in 200m Breaststroke

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Australian Women Break Junior World Record En Route To Relay Gold

The Australian women managed to win a tough battle with the Canadian women in the 4x200m freestyle relay in order to take gold and better the previous world junior record in the event.

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2015 Australian World Championships Team: The Complete Twitter List

Cate Campbell is Australia’s sprint sensation, and will go into World Champs with the fastest time in the world this year in the 50 and tied for the fastest time in the 100.

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Australia’s James Magnussen to have shoulder surgery, out of commission for World Championships

Australian freestyle star James Magnussen will undergo shoulder surgery and is officially out of this summer’s World Championships, Swimming Australia reports.

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Darwin, Australia pool getting big upgrade – by losing 30 centimeters

A Darwin, Australia-based 50-meter swimming pool will actually become a square 50 meters after earning government funding for a facility upgrade, per a report by The Guardian’s website.

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Emily Seebohm searching for new coach, training home after longtime coach moves to Melbourne

Australian backstroker Emily Seebohm will face a wrinkle in her training plans as her longtime coach Matt Brown is set to move to Melbourne next month.

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Race Videos: Watch Junior Sensation Kyle Chalmers Through First Three Days Of Australian Age Championships

Day 1 – (Kyle Chalmers Swims 49.27 in the 100 Freestyle at 1:05) Day 2 – (Kyle Chalmers Swims 22.33 in…

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Australia names 30 to IPC World Championship team

30 para-swimmers will represent Australia at this summer’s IPC World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The squad was selected at the conclusion of the Australian Swimming Championships this week.

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Australia Explores Possible 2028 Olympic Games Bid

Queensland, Australia (highlighted in red on the map) could potentially be the site of the 2028 Olympic Games.

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Retired Swimmer Leisel Jones Now Tackles Reality TV

Australian retired swimming superstar Leisel Jones debuted on the reality TV show, “I’m a Celebrity-Get Me Out of Here”, which…

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