Swimming Australia

Jon Rudd, Graham Wardell to Lead English and Scottish Commonwealth Games Teams

Despite saying in an interview with SwimVortex earlier this week that his most famous charge, Ruta Meilutyte, would be taking her…

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Raia Rapida Picks: An International Selection Panel Weighs In

Eugene Godsoe and the Americans won the Raia Rapida in 2012, and since then Godsoe has gotten very, very fast.

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Queensland Wins 5th-Straight State Team Championships Title

Queensland have continued their clean sweep of the State Teams Age Short Course Championships, taking top spot in the event…

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Chalmers Dips Under 50 Seconds in 100 Free (SCM) in Canberra

The Australia State Team Championships saw more meet records fall on day 2.

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Swimming Australia Finds Newest Sprint Talent on Day 1 of State Games

Swimming Australia’s State Team Championships began with several Meet Records on Friday.

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Petria Thomas Once Again Becomes a Key Member Swimming Australia

Swimming Australia has gone through a lot of changes in the last year from and the last couple of days…

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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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