Belinda Hocking

2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series More Than Just a Competition

In what was a very difficult 2012-2013 season for Australian Swimming one of the brightest spots was the creation of…

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Coutts Doubles, Hurley Breaks Aussie All-Comers Record on Day 2 in Sydney

Bobby Hurley, fresh off of his win in the 2013 SwimSwam World Championships Pick ‘Em contest, has shaved .01 seconds off of his Australian All-Comers Record. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Missy Franklin 200 Back World Championship Win – Complete Race Footage

Women’s 200 backstroke race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Missy Franklin 200 Back 2013 Worlds Win – Post Race Interview

Missy Frankling looks very tired from winning all of those gold medals… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Before the events began Australian Cate Campbell was asked if this race felt like revenge after missing the 2012 individual event at the Olympics due to illness, she corrected the interviewer, not revenge, motivation…. (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Prelims REAL-TIME Recaps

Golden girl Missy Franklin is 4 for 4 thus far here in Barcelona. She will swim her last preliminaries of the meet this morning, in her final individual event the 200 backstroke. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 Worlds Previews: Franklin, Pelton Favorites to 1-2 in 200 Back

Future Cal teammates Elizabeth Pelton and Missy Franklin will look to repeat their finish from U.S. World Championship Trials.

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Who’s on Twitter on the Australian World Championship Team?

This hotel, as Tweeted by Ash Delaney this morning, will be home base for the Australians in Barcelona.

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2013 World Championship Previews: Women’s 100 Backstroke Looks A Lot Like ‘Chalk’

MIssy Franklin (right) is the defending Olympic Champion in the 100 back, but her future training partner Liz Pelton (left) is looking to crash the podium party in Barcelona. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Australians Name 43 Swimmers to World Championship Roster; 19 For Montreal

Swimming Australia put 62 total swimmers on their World Championship rosters on Friday: 43 will go to Barcelona, and 19 will go to Montreal. (Photo: Swimming Australia)

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Missile blasts 50 freestyle; Hocking tops in 200 backstroke

After posting a world’s best in the 100 freestyle, James Magnussen knew that he was ready to do something special…

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Sibling success for the campbell sisters

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell started the sixth evening of the 2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships with some excitement finishing one, two in…

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Coutts swims her fifth event qualifying first in the 50 butterfly

In her fifth event of the championships Alicia Coutts qualified first for the women’s 50 butterfly semi-final recording a time of 26.47….

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Magnussen posts a 47.97 in the 100 free on the fourth day of prelims

James Magnussen stated before the meet that he thought that putting more focus on the 200 freestyle would help his…

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Alicia Coutts Posts Pair of World Bests At Aussie Championships

Alicia Coutts lit up the pool on Saturday evening of the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships.

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