Lorna Tonks

2016 Australian National Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

We’ll get our first glimpse of the Campbell sisters’ speed, as both Cate and Bronte headline the women’s 100m freestyle prelims in Adelaide.

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Australian Championships and Trials: Day 2 Finals

Emma McKeon led the way as four women broke the 58 second mark in the women’s 100 butterfly…

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2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Two Prelims

Emily Seebohm qualified for tonight’s semi-final in the women’s 100 back at the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney.

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Australian Women’s 400 Medley Relay Breaks All-Comers Record as Campbell Runs Away From Americans

Seven years later, Emily Seebohm was the only holdover on the new Australian All-Comers’ Record in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships Preview – Watanabe leads women’s breaststrokes with Americans, Aussies in tow

Japan’s Kanako Watanabe is among the top seeds in both women’s breaststrokes, leading very strong Japanese delegations in both.

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10 things you NEED to know about the Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games begin tomorrow in Scotland and world-class swimmers from across the world are poised to battle it out for glory in the pool. But who competes at the Commonwealth Games, and what makes the event so special for so many athletes?

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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Breaststroke

50 breaststroke Event Details: Heats – Thursday July 24th – 10:30 am local (5:30 am EST) Semi-finals – Thursday July 24th –…

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Blueseventy sponsors swim star Lorna Tonks

Lorna Tonks, Australian women’s 100m Breaststroke champion is the first Australian pool swimmer to be officially sponsored by leading race suit brand Blueseventy International.

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Multiple National Records Go Down on Saturday; Sprenger Misses WR By Less Than a Tenth

Christian Sprenger missed the World Record by the slimmest of margins while winning the men’s 50 breast in a landslide.

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Cate Campbell Goes 52.69 at Queensland State Champs; Breaks State All-Comers Record

Cate Campbell is two seconds faster than she was at this meet last year, which should be scary for the world’s sprinters.

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Campbells go one two in prelims; Johansson impressive in the 50 breast

Cate and Bronte Campbell have another chance to take the top two spots in an event heading into Barcelona. Only…

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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…

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Record Breaking evening for Belinda Hocking, Day Two Victorian Open Championships

After missing the Victorian Record in the 200 backstroke on the first night of competition Olympian Belinda Hocking returned to…

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Schlanger takes the 100 freestyle with ease, on the first night of the Victorian Open Championships

In what was billed to be the main event of the 2013 Victorian Open Championships Melanie Schlanger defeated her Olympic…

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Tongan Bear Strikes at Oceanic Championships

Amini Fonua stands atop the medal stand (photo courtesy: Jeff Olsen)

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