Swimming Australia

The Missile Returns Home

World champion and Olympic silver medallist James “the Missile” Magnussen hails from Port Macquarie and will be returning home to spend…

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Australian Age Group State Teams Set to Square Off at the AIS

From September 20th-22nd the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra will host over 200 young swimmers competing in the 2013…

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Sophie Pascoe Named IPC Athlete of the Month

New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe is the recipient of the August IPC Athlete of the Month award.

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Australian Olympic Medalist Faith Leech Passes Away at 72

Yesterday Swimming Australia announced the passing of Olympic medalist Faith Leech who died on Saturday at her home in Bendigo…

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Stephanie Rice Eyeing 2014 Commonwealth Games for Swimming Swan Song

Stephanie Rice is considering one more go at swimming before retiring. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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The 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Promo Video

The BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series community program will visit 6 regions this year – Goldfields, Great Southern, Southwest, Kimberley, Mid-West and the Pilbara with over 40 elite swimmers, water polo players and coaches. (Image courtesy of Swimming Australia)

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2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series More Than Just a Competition

In what was a very difficult 2012-2013 season for Australian Swimming one of the brightest spots was the creation of…

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Should Swimmers Wax or Shave Down? Video Feature

Getting your chest waxed appears to be the biggest hurdle for men who choose wax over razors. (Image courtesy fo Coach Matt video capture)

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Swimming Australia Seeking IPC Clarification Over Freney Snub

Swimming Australia is up-in-arms in early September after Jacqueline Freney has been overlooked by the International Paralympic Committee in their nominees for…

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Swimming Australia GO Swim Month, October 2013

Via Swimming Australia: October 2013 is being transformed into GO Swim Month, a national campaign aimed at promoting swimming through…

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Australian Swimming Stars Biggest Influence – Feature Swim Video

Video features Cate Campbell, Matt Abood, Leiston Pickett, and Christopher Wright. (Image courtesy of Swimming Australia video capture)

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2013-2014 Major Oceania Swimming Master Schedule

Now that the World Championships have come and gone we can look forward to the meet schedule for the 2013-14 across the world…. (photo credit: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Swimming Australia Amends Constitution; Alters Term of Directors & President

As they appoint a new president, Swimming Australia has amended their constitution to give more freedom to his term.

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: Australia’s Mack Horton Gives Lots of Options

Australian Mack Horton filled his trophy case at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships. (Photo: Colin Blair/SwimSwam.com)

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FINA World Junior Championships *Day 6 Real-Time Recaps*

American Caeleb Dressel won the boy’s 100 freestyle in a championship and NAG record time of 48.97… (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)

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