Leisel Jones

A Look At The Stats From Budapest World Championships

Now that the World Championships in Budapest have come to a close, let’s take a look back at the numbers and see what’s interesting.

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Efimova Throws Down Fastest Breaststroke Leg In History: 1:04.03

Yuliya Efimova’s 1:04.03 breast leg was the fastest in history in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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Happy Olympic Day: Check Out The 20 Most-Decorated Olympic Swimmers Ever

June 23 marks Olympic Day, a holiday dedicated to the Olympic movement and its three pillars: move, learn and discover. To celebrate, we’re giving swim fans a chance to move (their mouse to scroll lower down this page), learn (about the most-decorated Olympic swimmers of all-time) and discover (some swimming legends they may not have previously known).

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Lethal Leisel Jones Named to Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Australia’s “Lethal” Leisel Jones has been named to the International Swimming Hall of Fame class of 2017. She’s the 15th person,…

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Trickett to be Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame

“I was blown away to be up there with the likes of Dawn Fraser and the other wonderful icons of our sport…

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McKeown Keeps Australia In The Women’s 200 Breaststroke Hunt

Taylor McKeown from Australia leads the women’s 200m breaststrokers into Thursday night’s final.

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Swimmers define Dominance in Rio

Counting finals swims only, Katinka Hosszu’s world-record-smashing 400 IM was by far the most dominant swim of night one.

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Lilly King Breaks Olympic Record, Wins Heated 100 Breast Final

Lilly King came through in an electric 100m breaststroke final.

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Phelps Becomes the First to Reach Five Consecutive Finals

By qualifying for the 200 butterfly final Michael Phelps becomes the first swimmer to make the Olympic final in the same event in five consecutive Games…

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Campbell One of Several Strong Performances at Australian Grand Prix

Cate Campbell stole the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday evening breaking the world record in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Rie Kaneto Races To 200 Breast All Comers, New JPN National Record

Japan’s Rie Kaneto rocks a new All Comers and Japanese National Record in 200m breaststroke while competing at the Aquatic Super Series – 2:20.04 at 27 years old.

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Multiple Swimmers Crack Top 10 Rankings At Final Day Of Victorian Open

Alicia Coutts was one of many swimmers to make their way into the world top 10 rankings today, swimming a sixth in the world 2:12.05 in the 200 IM.

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Leisel Jones To Be Inducted Into Sports Australia Hall Of Fame

Leisel Jones was the first Australian swimmer to compete at four Olympic Games. She is now being inducted into Sports Australia’s Hall of Fame.

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Aussie Leisel Jones Releases Book On Her Battle With Depression

Now-retired Australian breaststroking champion, Leisel Jones, shares stories of how she battled depression, thoughts of suicide, even while on top of her game.

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Cate Campbell Looking Beyond Rio

Aussie sprinting mega-star Cate Campbell has a vision of her career extending well beyond 2016.

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