Targett Tops Magnussen in 50 Free Prelims in South Australia
Australia’s Matt Targett showed up for the final day in Adelaide, just to get a little taste, and upset James Magnussen’s part…
Blair Evans Continues to Ride Big Wave in South Australia; Magnussen Sits Out
While James Magnussen scratched his 200 free in prelims of the 2nd day of the South Australia Championships, Blair Evans did not,…
In Briefs: Magnussen Scratches 200 Free; Evans Sets Up More Impressive Swims on Saturday Prelims
On day 2 of the South Australian State Championships, James Magnussen scratched his only event: the 200 free. This is an…
Magnussen Stamps 48.05 on South Australian Championships
James Magnussen did his best Cesar Cielo impression and fired off a great in-season time on day 1 of the 2012…
Magnussen, Seebohm to Dive Into Brand New Adelaide Pool in Olympic Trials Preview; Sun Yang in Miami
This weekend, all eyes (outside of Europe) will be squarely focused on Australia, as there is a pair of scorching…
In Briefs: Irie Closes Western Australia States With 53 100 Backstrokes
After Japan’s Ryosuke Irie made a big splash with a new Australian All-Comers Record in the 200 backstroke at the Western…
Japanese Continue to Shred Records in Australia; Throssell Shows Potential as Next Aussie Superstar
The Japanese have dominated the medal-stands at this week’s Western Australia Open State Championships, and that continued into Friday’s finals…
Japan's Ryosuke Irie Breaks Australian Open National Record
Japanese superstar Ryosuke Irie broke the Australian All-Comers National Record on Thursday at the Western Australia Open State Championships with a…
Leisel Jones Moves to Train with Stephanie Rice; Rice Time Trials 400 IM
There has been a lot of chatter going on about the top swimmers in Queensland of late, and most of…
Thorpe Drops Time; Places 5th in 200 Free Final
Ian Thorpe qualified for the first long course final of his comeback on day two of the Victorian Open State…
Update: Klim Finals, Thorpe Just Misses in Victoria Prelims
With a brief update from the Victorian State Championships, where Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe are both continuing their comebacks, Klim has…
Thorpe, Klim Back in Action at Victorian State Champs Friday
On Friday, former Australian superstars Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim, both on the long comeback trail and vying for Olympic…
Tickets for Australian Olympic Trials Go on Sale
Tickets for the 2012 Swimming Australia National Championships (also known as the 2012 Australian Olympic Trials) have just gone on…
Hurst; Gorman Named First Members of 2012 Australian Olympic Team
In a largely symbolic move, the Australian Olympic Committee has named open water swimmers Ky Hurst and Melissa Gorman as the first…
2011 Mid-Term Swimming Comeback Report Card
As 2011 comes to an end, and we can almost begin talking about “this year’s” Olympics rather than “next year’s”, it’s…
