Melissa Gorman

Australian Olympians on Twitter: The Complete List

In Beijing, Stephanie Rice was the queen of the IM’s. This year, she’s become the queen of Twitter. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Swimming Australia Announces $750,000 for Olympian Funding

Swimming Australia, in the never-ending struggle to find the best and most efficient way to encourage top athletes into the…

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Swimming Australia Releases Start Lists for March's Trials

Swimming Australia has released the start lists for the 2012 EnergyAustralia Australian Swimming Championships, which will take place from March…

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Hurst; Gorman Named First Members of 2012 Australian Olympic Team

In a largely symbolic move, the Australian Olympic Committee has named open water swimmers Ky Hurst and Melissa Gorman as the first…

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Magnussen Snags 100 Free Victory at Queensland State Champs

After failing to live up to the hype in Sunday’s 200 free, Australian superstar came back to grab a win…

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DarkDingoes for the 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming Squad

Aside from the United States, there are very few countries where, across the board, the Olympic events have an overflow…

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Shanghai Roundup: China Stays Perfect on the Boards, Gold for US Open Water 5k Team

In the first incarnation of the “team 5k” event at the World Aquatics Championships, the USA drew their first gold…

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Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain Repeats as 10km World Champion

For the second time in as many meets, Britain’s Keri-Anne Payne is the FINA World Champion in the women’s 10km…

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Shanghai 2011: Women's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Predictions

As the 2011 FINA World Championships looms now only a week away (with the swimming portion beginning a week later…

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2011 Fran Crippen Open Water Mile Gives Athletes the Chance to Honor Fallen Friend

The 2011 Fran Crippen Open Water Mile and 10km swim in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida this past weekend was a much…

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Coutts, Huegill Big Winners at Australian Version of "Golden Goggles"

As USA Swimming is gearing up for the Golden Goggles Awards, Swimming Australia got a jump start, thanks to time…

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Australia Adds Seven To Finalize Commonwealth Games Roster

Swimming Australia has named 7 more swimmers to their 2010 Commonwealth Games Roster. This is in addition to the 45…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 4: Instant Analysis of the Last (and Best) Finals Session

As I mentioned in the preview, this is the finals session that I am the most excited to watch. Between…

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