Swimming Australia

Moscow World Cup Preview: Phelps, Franklin, Schmitt Join the Fun (LIVE VIDEO LINK)

Thus far at the 2011 edition of the FINA/Arena World Cup, the Americans have been buoyed by participants few-and-far betwen….

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Final Push for MND and Me!

About a month ago, we had Australian superstar swimmer Jess Schipper on to talk about some of the charitable work…

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McGill Lone American Representative at Stockholm World Cup Stop

The Start Lists are now posted for the Stockholm World Cup stop that will begin on Saturday, October 15th in…

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Kenrick Monk Lies About Hit and Run; Actually Injures Elbow Falling Off Skateboard

On Wednesday, the news broke that Australian National Team swimmer Kenrick Monk was hit by a car while riding his…

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Happy 16th Birthday to Australia's Yolane Kukla

At 14, Australia’s Yolane Kukla won National Titles in the 50 free and 50 fly at the 2010 Australian Championships….

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Guehrer Breaks Four Meet Records on Day 2 of Australian University Games

After two individual wins on day 1 of the 2011 Australian University Games, University of Melbourne’s Marieke Guehrer, a member…

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Guehrer and Loh go Toe-to-Toe on Day 1 at Australian University Games

Yesterday kicked off the first day of the 2011 Aussie University Games, which is a competition pitting the country’s  Universities against…

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Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Adds Revolutionary "Altitude Training" Simulator

Swimming Australia has become particularly fond of altitude training under the administration of national team head coach Leigh Nugent, including…

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DarkDingoes for the 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming Squad

Aside from the United States, there are very few countries where, across the board, the Olympic events have an overflow…

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2011-2012 NCAA Women's Swimming Previews: No. 7 Florida Try To Avoid Pre-Olympic Swoon

The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…

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Final Thoughts from 2011 FINA Youth World Championships

Much like we discussed in our recent recap of the World University Games, different athletes from different countries were at…

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In Briefs: Ian Thorpe Remaking Stroke in Switzerland Under Touretski

Since Ian Thorpe announced his comeback to swimming, there has been hot debate over whether or not he would be…

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8 Meet Records in 11 Events Punctuate Final Day of 2011 FINA Youth World Championships; Canadian NAG Record Goes Down

The final day of competition at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships were quite the doozey, with 8 Meet…

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Japan's Kosuke Hagino Breaks Tyler Clary's Meet Record in Men's 400 IM on Day 5 at FINA Juniors

Day 5 at the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, there are a slwe of shorter races kicking off, which…

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Brittany MacLean Breaks Through With First Gold at 2011 FINA Youth Worlds

There were 9 finals on day 4 of the 2011 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, though 5…

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