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Pop Star Cody Simpson Achieves Lifelong Dream of Australian Olympic Trials Cody Simpson, who is best known as a world famous singer, has returned to the pool and achieved one of his lifelong dreams of qualifying for the Australian Olympic Trials. Simpson, who was a highly successful age group swimme...

Two-Time Australian Olympian Matt Targett on Comeback Trail Seven years after he retired as a two-time Australian Olympian, Matt Targett is back in the water and training under the watch of former Auburn coach and fellow countryman, Brett Hawke. A three-time Olympic medalist and once a mainstay on t...

Kyle Chalmers Thrills His Hometown Crowd With A Powerhouse Final Lap Burst To Book His Seat For Tokyo Olympic 100m freestyle champion, Kyle Chalmers has produced one of his famous powerhouse finishes to book his place on the plane to Tokyo - thrilling his home town crowd with a stirring victory in t...

Zac Stubblety-Cook’s Sizzling 2:06.28 Down Under Sets Up A Tokyo Showdown With Anton Chupkov Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook has set up an Olympic showdown with Anton Chupkov in Tokyo after missing the Russian’s 200 breast world record by just 0.14 in a race against the clock at the Australian Trials...

It's been a huge week in Adelaide for Australia's Multi-Class swimmers who have thrilled the audiences who have packed the SA Aquatic And Leisure Centre and tonight Australia will name one of its strongest ever swim teams for this year's Paralympics in Tokyo. The big performers this week have includ...

The boy from the Blue Mountains Matthew Wilson wore the biggest smile on the pool deck in Adelaide earning inclusion in the  35-strong Australian Olympic Swim Team for Tokyo - after missing automatic qualification. Wilson was nominated to the Team under Swimming Australia’s selection policy under e....

In a morning of high drama on Day Two of the Australian Olympic Trials in Adelaide Mack Horton and Zac Incerti have both lived to fight another day and will both race in the men’s 200m freestyle final to keep their Tokyo dreams alive at the SA Aquatic Leisure Centre tonight. Last night Horton finish...

Cody Simpson "Like A Kid In A Candy Shop" Says Coach Michael Bohl Pop star-turned swim-star Cody Simpson has taken another major step towards his dream of becoming an Olympic class swimmer – qualifying for tonight’s 100m butterfly final at the Australian Olympic Trials in Adelaide. Simpson lined up ...

The Day Mitch Larkin and Dean Boxall Sealed An Olympic Deal Over A Few Beers At Brisbane’s Regatta Hotel A chat over a few beers at an iconic hotel over looking the Brisbane River could well see a gold medal toast for Australia’s Mitch Larkin at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Two-time Olympian and dual...

Emma McKeon (Griffith University, QLD) and Brendon Smith (Nunawading, VIC)) set the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre alight – booking their tickets to Tokyo in Australian record times in a sizzling start to the Australian Olympic Trials in Adelaide. While Se-Bom Lee (Carlile, NSW) celebrated his 20th b...

Mack’s Attack Not Enough In Epic 400m Freestyle Showdown As Winnington And McLoughlin Turn On Tokyo Turbos Australia’s Rio Olympic champion Mack Horton (Melbourne Vicentre) won’t get the chance to defend his 400m crown in Tokyo after one of the greatest races in the history of swimming in Australia ...

Kyle Chalmers Stops the Clock at 47.59 In The 100m Freestyle To Book His Place For "The Greatest Race" Defending Olympic 100m freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers is primed for what he has declared will be “one of the greatest races in swimming history” after barnstorming his way into the top five times...

Australian sprinter Shayna Jack revealed the emotional toll that her failed drug test has had on her in the past couple months in an Instagram post. Jack originally failed a drug test right before the World Championships in July and withdrew herself from the Australian team. Jack, 20, has uncertaint...

Swimming Australia Holds Tokyo Launch Party As Prime Video Flicks The Switch On A Whole New World Over 60 of Australia’s Dolphins swim team members reunited on the Gold Coast today for a major National Event Camp for what Rio Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell described as a launch party for Tok...

Swimming Australia has today paid tribute to its departing head coach Jacco Verhaeren who will reluctantly step aside early from his National Team duties on a day they also welcomed the appointment of Dolphins Team coach leader, respected Olympic team coach Rohan Taylor as his replacement. [caption ...

Australia’s top Para-swimmers are set to write a new chapter in the Nation’s decorated sporting history at the Tokyo Paralympics with a 32-strong Team confirmed in Adelaide tonight. The announcement made by Australian Team Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin came after five hard fought days of competiti...

Emma McKeon Blasts Out A 52.19 To Lead 100m Freestylers Into Tonight's Final Emma McKeon has blasted out the fastest 100m freestyle in the past two years, clocking a stunning 52.19 – the eighth fastest time in history in another super show of strength from Australia’s female freestylers on the day t...

Two of the stars of Australia’s Rio Olympic swimming campaign Mack Horton and Emma McKeon were front and centre in Sydney today when iconic aquatic brand Speedo unveiled its exclusive sports uniform range for this year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Speedo Olympic and Paralympic swim suit...

If Tokyo Games Canceled, Swimming Australia Planning on Backup Event Swimming Australia's newly elected president and Olympic legend Kieren Perkins has revealed that the country’s most successful Olympic sport is preparing its National team to swim on in 2021 – Tokyo or no Tokyo. Two-time Olympic go...

Swimming Australia has today confirmed the event dates for its national competition schedule leading into the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, with the domestic calendar set to play a vital role in the athletes’ preparation. The four major national meets organised in the first half of 2021 ...