McKeon, Sprenger post big times at opening prelims session of Australian Nationals
David McKeon and Christian Sprenger each put up the second-fastest time in the world for 2014 in their respective events to kick off the first preliminary session of Australian Nationals in Brisbane.
Strong First Night For Ashwood, Park, Maggnussen and Hocking At NSW Championships
Jessica Ashwood, Tae Hwan Park, James Magnussen and Belinda Hocking provided highlights on the first night of the New South Wales State Open Championships…
Sprinters Steal The Show On The Final Day In Perth
The two biggest show stoppers of the day were the Australian sprint due of Cate Campbell and James Magnussen…
Groves Takes Down Schipper’s Age Group Record At Victorian Champs
St. Peters Western swimmer 18 year old Madeline Groves took home gold in the women’s 100 butterfly at the Victorian State Championship breaking Jessicah Schipper’s 2005 18 year old age group record of 58.18, winning the event in a time of 57.43…
Magnussen Puts Up A 47.73 To Win The 100 Freestyle In Melbourne
World champion James Magnussen was very impressive on the first night of the Victorian State Championships winning the 100 freestyle in a new state record time of 47.73…
Magnussen Is Ready To Race
Australian swimming star James Magnussen appears to be preparing to take on competitors from China, Japan, South Africa and Brazil by racing himself into to shape…
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)
What Are The Odds? European Sports Books Release World Championship Wagering Odds
James Magnussen is the oddsmakers’ favorite in the 100 free, but not by much. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
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.
Worlds Previews: Sun a Runaway Favorite as Men’s 400 Free Field Thins Out
China’s Sun Yang is the defending Olympic Champion, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone even in the neighborhood of catching him in the 2013 field. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Day three preliminaries EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships
In the preliminaries of day three at the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships, for the second day in a row, a Swedish…
Alicia Coutts Posts Pair of World Bests At Aussie Championships
Alicia Coutts lit up the pool on Saturday evening of the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships.
Johansson posts world’s second fastest 100 breaststroke in Adelaide
The most impressive swim of the morning at the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships was not done by an Australian, but was…
Video of Thomas Fraser-Holmes’ Ian Thorpe-Like False Start
Australia’s 9News report on Thomas Fraser-Holmes’ DQ, including video of the roll.
Barratt and Sprenger Post world bests
Heading into the 2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships the overwhelming sentiment was that the swimmers wanted to put last year behind…