Jarrod Poort

2016 Australian Open and Age Group Open Water Championships Preview

Some of the best open water swimmers in the world will compete at the 2016 Australian Open Water Championships in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, QLD this weekend…

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Australian Open Water Shadow Team Announced

Swimming Australia is pleased to announce a number of additions to the Australian Open Water Shadow team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Open Water Aussies Place Top 10 at FINA World Championships

Australia has had an encouraging start to the FINA World Championships in Kazan with Jess Walker finishing fifth and Melissa Gorman seventh in the women’s five-kilometre open water event on the Kazanka River.

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Olympic Open Water Spots up for Grabs in Kazan

Olympic open water swimming nominations will be on the line this week when the next generation of Australian 10km swimmers contest the 2015 World Championships.

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Australia’s Open Water Swimmers Prepared for World Championships

Australia’s National Open Water swim coach Ron McKeon will deliver a clear message to his charges in the countdown to the start of this weekend’s FINA World Championships.

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Australia Finalizes World Championships Open Water Rosters

Gubecka is one of eight swimmers on the open water team, named by Swimming Australia, based on results from the FINA World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico and the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships earlier this year.

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Gorman, Poort Among Aussies Heading to Mexico for World Championships Qualification

Australian Open Water 10km champions Melissa Gorman and Jarrod Poort will this weekend race for the chance to gain selection…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Seven Prelims – More Campbell vs Campbell Action in the Women’s 50 Free

We’ll have one more opportunity to watch the Campbell sisters face off against one another: the pair led the 50 free qualifiers through to the semi-finals on the penultimate morning of the 2015 Australian Nationals and Trials.

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Andrew Gemmell, Sharon van Rouwendaal Win Swim The Swan in Australia

Andrew Gemmell (above) earned $17,000 at the top finisher in the men’s 10km race at the Swim the Swan event in Perth, Australia.

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Cate Campbell Wins Second-Straight Swimming Australian Swimmer of the Year Award

Cate Campbell has been named the Swimming Australia Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season.

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Pan Pacific Championship 10K Photo Vault

Yesterday on the pool deck and today in the water, swim photographer Mike Lewis keeps capturing all the action over…

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Gemmell, Anderson, Casey, and Moriyama Finish Pan Pacs and Jr Pan Pacs with Open Water Golds

Andrew Gemmell was crowned winner of the men’s open water 10k competition of the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships on Sunday in Maui.

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FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014 calendar: 3rd Leg is Done

3rd Leg, Setubal: Newcomer Jarrod Poort took out the men’s race in 1 hour 52 minutes, closely followed by regular performer Allan do Carmo, and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Thomas Lurz.

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Not just Soccer – Brazilians on top in FINA Open Water Swimming World Cup Setubal Portugal

While a lot of the sporting world was focused on Brazil’s last minute win over Chile in the FIFA World Cup,…

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Cate Campbell Just Misses World-Leading Time in 100 Free At Australia Grand Prix 2

After a rousing first day at the 2014 Australia Grand Prix 2 in Brisbane, day 2 had many of the…

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