Mitch Larkin

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"All the water in the Pacific Ocean can’t sink a ship, its only the water that you let in!"

Aussie Swimmers Eat Dinner At 1am While Attending Rio Protocol Camp

Dinner at 1am, competition simulation at 10pm – such will be the life of an Aussie swimmer attending their Rio Protocol Camp in Canberra.

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Larkin, Campbell Among Australian Stars up for Swimmer of the Year Awards

The stars of the pool will parade down the blue carpet from 2pm at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre as they celebrate 2015 and a year to remember just 12 months out from the Olympics.

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Atherton, Australia dominating world backstrokes after another Jr World title

With Minna Atherton’s second backstroking gold medal in Singapore, the Australian women have now swept the Olympic distance backstroke races at Worlds and Junior Worlds.

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SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives

Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan

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Hackett Says Improved Aussie Culture Helped Fuel Dolphins’ Success

Grant Hackett says the Aussie team is much more ‘together, tight’ and supportive than the team was in London 2012.

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Team USA Wins Team Trophy, Tops Final Medal Counts

Team USA wound up on top of the total medal standings at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Murphy To Replace Grevers On 4x100m Medley Relay

Ryan Murphy will be leading things off for the United States in the men’s 4x100m medley relay replacing defending Olympic 100m backstroke champion Matt Grevers.

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2015 World Championships Day 8 Prelim Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Cody Miller helped the USA men’s 4x100m medley relay qualify first for the final on the 8th and last day of 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Video Interview: Mitch Larkin Is Taking It All In

The Australian 200m backstroke gold medalist, Mitch Larkin, talks race strategy and how he is “amazed” with his performance.

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Australia Makes A Move To The Top Of The Gold Medal Count

After six days of action in Kazan, the United States managed to stay on top of the 2015 World Championships…

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Mitch Larkin Sets NEW Australian Record En Route to 200 Back Top Seed

Australia’s Mitch Larkin took home the gold in the 100m backstroke earlier in the 2015 World Championships meet and immediately…

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Mitch Larkin will look to continue his success at these championships in the 200 back after winning the 100m earlier at these championships

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Matt Grevers Disappointed Despite Bronze in 100 Back (Video Interview)

Matt Grevers won the American men’s first medal of the 2015 World Championships in pool swimming on Tuesday, but was still disappointed with the result.

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Aussies On Top Of Medal Table After Day 3

Emily Seebohm’s 100 backstroke gold helped bump her team to the top of the medal standings after day 3 in Kazan.

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Larkin Breaks Australian, Oceanian 100 Back Record Again

Mitch Larkin broke the Australian and Oceanic records in the men’s 100 back, his time of 52.38 replacing the record he’d previously set in the heats.

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