Swimming Australia

Australia’s Emily Seebohm Scratches 200 IM Final

Emily Seebohm has scratched the women’s 200 IM final as the 6th seed, pulling in Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 1 Prelims LIVE Recap

Sun Yang was your world leader coming into Barcelona and it looks like he is set to repeat his Olympic title from London. Yang will be in the middle lane in tonight’s final at 3:44.67. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Thorpe Would Like the Opportunity to Mentor Young Australians

As it has been reported by many new agencies Ian Thorpe has decided to give up his quest to return…

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2013 World Champs Previews: Men’s 400 Medley Relay Closer than London

There’s a lot of weight on Kevin Cordes’ shoulders in the 400 medley relay, as he’ll need to be competitive with Australia’s Christian Sprenger.

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Racing Different Events has Increased Coutts’ Confidence

It is always an adjustment for an athlete going into a new Olympic cycle, especially for an athlete who was as successful as Alicia Coutts was in London…

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USA Swimming Sends Out U.S. Open Psych Sheets

Tons of big name swimmers, including Gillian Ryan who just missed the Worlds team in multiple events, will be at the US Open. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Get Social with the Australian Swim Team in Barcelona – Video

Swimming Australia has a great team of people behind the scenes at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain…

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Swimming Australia Bars Swimmers From Giving Interviews at Training Camp

Swimming Australia chief Michael Scott is declining requests for athletes to interview in their week-long staging camp in Barcelona this week. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championship Previews: Women’s 100 Backstroke Looks A Lot Like ‘Chalk’

MIssy Franklin (right) is the defending Olympic Champion in the 100 back, but her future training partner Liz Pelton (left) is looking to crash the podium party in Barcelona. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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No Broadcast of FINA World Championships for Australia

James Magnussen and the Australian swim team are poised for success in Barcelona, but their fans’ following of said successes will be relegated to highlight packages. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Swimming Australia Worlds Team, Road To Barcelona Behind the Scenes Video

James Magnussen (above) and Cate Campbell have put up some all-time great performances as they head toward redemption in 2013. (Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia)

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Speed Rising to Meet Auburn Standard in the Southeastern Conference

Auburn’s sprint group has been good for a long time, but the rest of the conference is now rising to meet their standard. (Photo of Marcelo Chierighini: Satiro Sodre/SSPress)

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6 WUGS Records Fall in 8 Races on Final Night of Universiade

Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss was one of 6 record-breakers on the final night of the 2013 World University Games pool swimming competition. (File Photo: TIm Binning, theswimpictures)

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Americans, Russians Poised to Finish Universiade With More Medals

Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss took the 2nd seed in the men’s 400 IM as the Russians and the Americans are both lined up to win at least 5 more medals in the last pool session of the meet on Tuesday evening. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championship Previews: Yang’s Shape Questioned, But Still a Big Favorite in 1500

China’s Sun Yang has had his conditioning publicly questioned by his coach, but he’s still a favorite in the 1500 in which he holds the World Record. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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