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Rio Olympic heats to begin at 1pm to accommodate late finals sessions

The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will hold their preliminary swimming heats at 1:00 in the afternoon, per ESPN, in order to better accommodate the meet’s late-night finals time slot.

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Seebohm’s Search for a New Coach Ends With Lush

Emily Seebohm has decided to put her preparation for Kazan and Rio in the hands of David Lush the Head Coach of the Brisbane Grammar School…

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McKeon Siblings Headline Australia’s Dolphins Team Roster For 2015 Japan Open

A large portion of the Australian National Team will be in Tokyo this weekend to compete at the 2015 Japan…

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Swimming Australia Halts Search For New High Performance Director

Swimming Australia has come up empty-handed in its search for a replacement High Performance Director after Michael Scott resigned in February 2014.

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Marsh Impressed by the Competition in Perth

The BHP Billiton Super Series finished up on Saturday with the Australians on top of the scoring followed by the…

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Swimming Australia Not Pleased With Magnussen’s Decision

Swimming Australia has announced today that it does not endorse James Magnussen’s choice of training environment…

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships Swimming Photo Vault – Day 1

Many thanks to Paul Younan for these swimming photos!

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Swimming Australia hits last Grand Prix before Glasgow

Swimming Australia’s Jacco Verhaeren: “This year we chose to have very different formats of racing to create some excitement and fun for the swimmers while also providing them with quality racing and skills specific training.”

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Kromowidjojo’s Coach Decides He Is Not The Right Man For The Job

Only eight months after deciding to take the opportunity to work with Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo Christiaan Sloof has decided he is not the right man for the job…

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Australian Commonwealth Games Swim Team meet for Grand Prix Two

The 2014 Australian Commonwealth Games swim team will come together once again for the second Grand Prix meet this year, to be held at the Chandler Aquatic Centre in Brisbane, from Friday June 6 to Saturday June 7.

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Coaches In The Netherlands Back Alberda’s Leadership

Since January Joop Alberda has been at the helm of Dutch swimming, in that time he has earned the respect of those in the swimming community…

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Dawn Fraser Has Confidence In Australian Swimmers Heading Into The Commonwealth Games

Legendary Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser is optimistic about the Australian team’s chances heading into the Commonwealth Games…

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Australian National Championships Preview

Cate Campbell and James Magnussen look to continue to improve on what has already been a successful start to the 2014 season…

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Australia’s best set for Glasgow Swimming Trials in Brisbane

Australia’s best swimmers will converge on Brisbane in just over a week for the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships…

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Bertrand Says Aussies “Aim To Be No. 1” By 2020

Australians take tremendous pride in the success of their national swimming team; Shane Gould, Dawn Fraser, Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe,…

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