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Retired Swimmer Leisel Jones Now Tackles Reality TV

Australian retired swimming superstar Leisel Jones debuted on the reality TV show, “I’m a Celebrity-Get Me Out of Here”, which…

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FINA Coaches Golden Clinic recap: insights into training for Le Clos, Van der Burgh, Jones, Heemskerk, Belmonte

Chad le Clos’s coach said the butterflyer would train 10,000 meters a day in between sessions of the World Cup tour this past season.

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Widmer Takes Over as Head Coach of Swimming Queensland

At the end of 2012 when Stephan Widmer‘s contract with the Queensland Academy of Sport had expired the Swiss born coach…

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Schlanger and Wright Tie the Knot

Australian Olympians Melanie Schlanger and Chris Wright were married over the weekend…

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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Butterfly

Australian star Alicia Coutts looks to add two more gold to the five she collected in Delhi…

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Revenge of the Nerds: All-time Women’s Olympic Medal Winners

You might be surprised to learn that it’s Kirsty Coventry who has won the most individual Olympic medals, among women, of all time. Believe it. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Kirsty Coventry)

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Nerding Out: All-Time Leaders in World Championship Medal Counts

If Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were their own country at World Championships, they’d sit in 6th place in the total gold medal count for all sports, both men and women.

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Sibling success for the campbell sisters

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell started the sixth evening of the 2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships with some excitement finishing one, two in…

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The Swimming Australia Photo Vault

James Magnussen, Aussie Swimming Sprint Star (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Coutts and Bohl feel Aussie training camp a huge success

After a disappointing performance at the London Olympics and even more disappointing behavioural problems, the brass within Swimming Australia decided…

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Top Australian Swim Coach Defects to 6-Week Assignment with China

Australian Coach Stephan Widmer resigned his post in Australia after the Olympics and will now work with the Chinese. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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It is Pickett’s time to shine

With Australian breaststroke legend ‘Lethal’ Leisel Jones announcing her retirement in November the Australians will be looking to 20 year…

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2012 Swammy Award: Australian Club/Coach of the Year, John Fowlie

The Man: John Fowlie The Team: Australian Institute of Sport His Charges: Alicia Coutts and James Roberts The Count: 1…

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Australian Swimming News; Coutts AIS Athlete of the Year, Jones Comments on Bullying and Swimmers Giving Back to the Community

It has been a good week for Australian swimming star Alicia Coutts. After it was widely reported early this month…

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