Swimming Australia

Australia’s “Sports Tally” Reveals Some Trepidation Headed into Rio

In the aftermath of a comparatively disastrous 2012 Olympic Games for Australia, where the country’s 10th position in the overall…

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Swimming Australia makes three appointments to high performance staff in leadup to Rio

Swimming Australia Limited (SAL) has today announced three key appointments to its high performance structure in the countdown to next year’s Rio Olympics and beyond to the preparation for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

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Swimming Australia Halts Search For New High Performance Director

Swimming Australia has come up empty-handed in its search for a replacement High Performance Director after Michael Scott resigned in February 2014.

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VIDEO: Dan Smith Plays “Chinese Whispers” at Australian Age Group Nationals

Participants at the 2015 Australian Age Group Championships play a game with National Teamer Daniel Smith.

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Australian swim coach Brian King falsified portions of resume, per Daily Telegraph

Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph reports that well-known swim coach Brian King fabricated large portions of his coaching resume.

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Watch Cate Campbell’s Electrifying 100 Freestyle Race from 2015 Australian Nationals

The women’s 100m freestyle final on day six of the 2015 Australian National Championships saw a wicked-fast race where the…

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Wilson Takes Down His Own 200 Breaststroke Age Group Record

16 year old Matthew Wilson took down his own national age group record in the men’s 200 breaststroke posting a time of 2:13.33…

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16-Year Old Kyle Chalmers Breaks Australian Age Record, Swims Sub 49 in 100m Freestyle

16-year old Kyle Chalmers has swum the fastest 100 freestyle in Australian history.

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Australian Championships and Trials – Day 4 Finals

Emma McKeon took her second event of the competition winning the women’s 200 freestyle in a time of 1:55.88…

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: McEvoy Wins, Hackett Qualifies for Worlds in Men’s 200 Free

Cameron McEvoy won the men’s 200 free, and will be joined in Kazan by the legendary Grant Hackett.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Emily Seebohm Talks Sub-59 From Aussie Trials in 100 Back

Emily Seebohm talks after her win in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the 2015 Australia World Championship Trials.

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Comeback Complete: Grant Hackett Earns Spot on Australian World Championships Team

Cameron McEvoy won the men’s 200 freestyle posting the world’s top time of 1:45.94…

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700 Swimmers to Converge on Australia for World Trials Beginning Friday (LINKS)

Australia’s James Magnussen will get his first major test of new training this weekend in Sydney.

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Swimming Australia President Formally Apologizes to Victims of Sexual Abuse

“Unfortunately, we cannot change what has occurred in the past, nonetheless to those victims and their families Swimming Australia unreservedly…

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Bernard Savage at Top of List for Swimming Australia’s High Performance Director Search

“The Courier-Mail” is reporting that Swimming Australia’s search for a new High Performance Director is nearing conclusion.  The search began…

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