The Week That Was: Mollie O’Callaghan Named Australia’s Olympic Program Swimmer Of The Year

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The Week That Was featured the dominance of Australian swimming.

The Week That Was #1: Mollie O’Callaghan Named Australia’s Olympic Program Swimmer Of The Year At Glittering Awards Ceremony in Sydney

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Teenage sensation Mollie O’Callaghan has tonight beaten an all-star field to be crowned the Australian Olympic Swimmer of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony in Sydney.

A night that saw the inaugural induction of five swimming legends Freddie Lane (Dolphin #1), Fanny Durack (Dolphin #9), Dawn Fraser (Dolphin #86), Shane Gould (Dolphin #214) and Ian Thorpe (Dolphin #494) into the Swimming Australia Hall Of Fame.

The Week That Was #2: Sydney Sprints: Kyle Chalmers Clocks 1:40.98 In Powerhouse World Short Course Championship 200m Freestyle Trial

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By Ian Hanson

Kyle Chalmers has set the stage for the return of Australia’s first World Championship swim meet in 15 years with a powerhouse 200m freestyle performance on the opening night of the Sydney Sprints and Australian Short Course Championships.

The Week That Was #3: Ariarne Titmus World Record Leads Top Women’s Performances of Summer 2022

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By David Rieder

A busy stretch of senior-level international competition wrapped up earlier this month with the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships all held in quick succession. Not all of the world’s top performers were in the same place at the same time, but most of the world’s top swimmers finished with some big performances to start off the new Olympic cycle. We previously ranked the top 10 men’s swims, and now here are the best women’s efforts, with the only individual world record of the year topping the list – with a bit of leniency allowed for its May delivery.

The Week That Was #4: As Several U.S. NAG Records Go Down, a Look at the Ridiculous Aussie Age-Group Marks Of Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe – Athens 2004 victory in an Olympic record – Photo Courtesy: Olympic Channel Still

By John Lohn

When Thomas Heilman established a National Age Group (NAG) record in the 100-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, he erased a standard from a major name. Heilman’s effort of 49.06 in a preliminary swim bettered the 49.28 mark of Caeleb Dressel in the 15-16 classification from the 2013 season. Given Dressel’s status as a multi-time Olympic champion, Heilman pulled off no small feat while racing in Hawaii. He followed with a spectacular NAG in the 100 butterfly, as he went sub-52.

The Week That Was #5: Thomas Heilman Shatters NAG Record (15-16) Of Caeleb Dressel in 100 Freestyle

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By John Lohn

Thomas Heilman, the 15-year-old rising star who has broken countless National Age Group records, added another NAG standard to his resume on Thursday. Racing in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii, Heilman clocked a time of 49.06. That effort bettered the nine-year-old record of 49.28, set in 2013 by Caeleb Dressel.

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