Mel Schlanger

Olympia Pope, Future of Australian Breaststroking, Commits to North Carolina in the U.S.

Olympia Pope, a front-runner to take over a struggling Australian breaststroke group in the next few years, will train in the United States beginning in 2026.

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Schlanger, Adrian sweep sprint paydays at Singapore Swim Stars, each earn $20,000

Australia’s Melanie Schlanger and the U.S.A.’s Nathan Adrian put their sprinting skills on display in Singapore and were handily rewarded for it, to the tune of $20,000.

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Cate Campbell to Undergo Shoulder Surgery Next Week to Prep for Olympics

Australia’s Cate Campbell, finally healthy, has put together an incredible two-year sprinting run that has established her as the world’s best…

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Australian Women Break All-Comers Record in 400 Free Relay

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell book-ended the Australians to a new National All-Comers Record in the 400 free relay on Saturday.

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8 things we learned from day 2 of the Pan Pacific Championships

Lights-out Ledecky: Katie Ledecky showed her speed with a relay run-down, and proved she can take over the American team with Missy Franklin slowed up by an injury.

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8 Things We Noticed on Day 1 at 2014 Pan Pacs: Irie Wins First Gold

Ryosuke Irie has done many, many things in his career, but until Thursday, that didn’t include winning at Pan Pacs.

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Mel Schlanger Shows Us Around The Gold Coast Aquatic Center Ahead Of Pan Pacs

Australian national team member Melanie Schalnger shows us the Pan Pacific Championships competition pool.

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Australian Women Crush World Record in 400 Free Relay

The Campbell sisters bookended a new World Record at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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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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Campbell Sisters, Emma McKeon Lead Strong Freestyle Charge at Australian Grand Prix 2

The Australian women’s freestylers, led by World Champion Cate Cambell (above), showed off on the first day of the 2014 Swimming Australia Grand Prix 2.

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Coutts Doubles, Hurley Breaks Aussie All-Comers Record on Day 2 in Sydney

Bobby Hurley, fresh off of his win in the 2013 SwimSwam World Championships Pick ‘Em contest, has shaved .01 seconds off of his Australian All-Comers Record. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Melanie Schlanger Pulls Out of Australian World Champs Squad

Olympic 4th-place finisher Melanie Schlanger has pulled out of the World Championships. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Swedish Olympian Jennie Johansson Moving to Train in Australia at Southport

Sweden’s best sprint breaststroker Jennie Johansson is headed to Australia.

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Klueh Pulls Away from Joensen With Huge 1500 on Day 2 in Tokyo

Michael Klueh is having a great World Cup Series in two stops so far. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Shiwen Ye Drops 8th-Best 200 IM Ever With a Backstroke Twist

The Chinese took full advantage of the first Asian World Cup meet of the year, especially their youngest superstar Shiwen Ye.

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