Cate Campbell

Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Gretchen Walsh

After a record-setting short course meter debut in October, Walsh rewrote the women’s SCM world records over a six-day stretch at SC Worlds in Budapest.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Female Swimmer of the Year – Kaylee McKeown

McKeown defended both of her Olympic titles in the women’s backstroke events in Paris, earning a total of five medals to tie for 2nd-most among all athletes.

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The Gretchen File: Recounting All of Walsh’s Swims In Earth-Shattering SC Worlds Performance

Gretchen Walsh raced 18 times over six days at Short Course Worlds, setting 11 world records and winning seven gold medals.

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Gretchen Walsh Breaks American and World Championship Record in 100 Free Semi-Final

Gretchen Walsh breaks the American and Championship Record in the 100 free semi-final going 50.49 to earn the top seed for the final.

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

It is time for the Day 2 prelims of the Short Course World Championships. The day’s events feature new World Record holder Gretchen Walsh in the 100 free,

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Australian Rookies Given Gold Caps On Eve of Short Course World Championships

Since 2012, the Dolphins have made the gold cap sacrosanct for open teams, and today’s presentation included a motivational poem from Bronte Campbell.

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The Closest Finishes In Olympic History

The men’s 100 breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics saw the three medalists separated by just 0.02, making it the tightest podium in Olympic history.

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Australia Adding Age Group Records For SCM And Stroke 50s

Ian Thorpe is the oldest Establishment Record holder for Australia’s new short course age group records. His records date back to 1996.

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Triple Olympic Gold Medalist Bronte Campbell Gets Engaged in Venice

Australian swimmer Bronte Campbell and longtime boyfriend Benfield Lainchbury were engaged shortly after the Olympics while on a canal ride in Venice.

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La Staffetta 4×100 Mista Femminile USA Infrange Il Record Del Mondo E Chiude I Giochi

La staffetta statunitense ha battuto il suo record nella 4×100 mista femminile, conquistando l’oro olimpico. Questa era l’ultima gara di nuoto ai Giochi.

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US Women Break Own World Record In 4×100 Medley Relay With 3:49.63 To Close Paris Games

Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske anchored the US to Olympic gold in a new World Record, breaking the old record of a 3:50.40 that the US swam at 2019 Worlds.

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Australian Women Break Own Olympic Record With 3:28.92 4×100 Free Relay

Meg Harris came home in a 51.94, the fastest split of the team. The old Olympic Record was a World Record at the time until Australia broke it last year.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Meg Harris Anchors Australia to Gold – Day 1 Women’s Relay Analysis

Meg Harris joined the sub-52 relay split club in tonight’s final, ash she helped led the Australia’s to another freestyle relay gold.

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