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Little did a 16-year-old Rohan Taylor realise that he would one day become the latest National Head Coach of the same Australian Olympic Swim Team that showed up in his family backyard in San Jose in 1984. Taylor was born in Melbourne in 1968 but grew up in Hong Kong and the United States with his f...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 25. THE second night of the Commonwealth Games proved to be exciting with close finishes throughout the evening. Team Australia, meanwhile, had the strongest night of them all with four gold medals by the time all was said and done, including a monster double by Thomas Fraser...

Triple Olympian and Commonwealth Games dual gold medallist Belinda Hocking has today announced her retirement from the sport of swimming. The Wangaratta-born swimmer had a stellar career that saw her represent Australia at three Olympic Games; Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and just recently Rio in...

Photo Courtesy: Peter H.Bick Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored byMaster Spas! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page. GOLD COAST, Australia, August 21. SHE’s been looking to score a big head-to-head victory a.....

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 1. FINA has solidified its World Junior Records process, and explained to Swimming World that today is the first day that these WJRs can begin being set. This means that Mack Horton already set a WJR in Australia with a 3:44.60 in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the Aus...

MOSCOW, Russia, May 14. DARIA Ustinova, just 15 years old, is quickly taking over the top backstroke spot on the Russian squad as she has been putting up strong times all week at Russian Nationals. A day after setting the World Junior Record in the women's 200-meter back during semis with a 2:09.02,...

Photo by Delly Carr Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page. GOLD COAST, Australia, August 21. DURING the first morning of prelims at the Pan Pacific Championshi...

PERTH, Australia, January 31. THE Australian sprint crew had too much for the rest of the teams to handle on day one of the Aquatic Super Series in Perth this afternoon, leaving the Aussies in the combined team scoring lead. While Japan had some of the top individual swims with Daiya Seto and Kosuke...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 27. THE oldest Commonwealth Games record in the book took a tumble as Tracey Wickham's historic 800 free mark from 1978 was erased by Jazz Carlin during day four prelims. LIVE RESULTS Women's 200 back Canada's Hilary Caldwell opened the fourth day right with a swift swim of 2...

Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon and Jack McLoughlin claimed the top gongs at Swimming Australia’s Awards in Melbourne last night. Triple Olympian Campbell (Chandler) took out the Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year with Griffith University’s McKeon taking out the coveted Hancock Prospecting Swimmers Swim...

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 17. IN one of the more star-studded events taking place this weekend, James Magnussen popped a sizzling men's 100-meter free at the Victorian Open Championships on day one. The world champion posted a meet record of 47.73, just missing the time it took for him to win th...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28. THE Aussies kept piling it on at the Commonwealth Games with another impressive preliminary session here in Glasgow. LIVE RESULTS Women's 800 freestyle swimoff In a swimoff for the second alternate position in tonight's finals, Emma Robinson of New Zealand took down Scotl...

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 18. A day after James Magnussen threw down the gauntlet with a 47.7 in the men's 100-meter free at the Victorian Open Championships, Madelina Groves put up a world-class time in the women's 100-meter fly. Groves dominated the women's 100 fly with a 57.43, downing the Vi...

Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page. GOLD COAST, Australia, August 23. LIKE most swimmers who competed at the Commonwealth Games, Belinda Hocking is looking ...

By David Rieder Six years ago at the FINA World Championships in Rome, 42 total world records went down in a suit-aided blitz, leaving behind in seemingly-unbeatable marks in the women's 100 fly and 200 IM. Sarah Sjostrom and Ariana Kukors lowered long-standing world records in their respective even...

BRISBANE, Australia, April 4. A big upset followed by an Australian record being smashed were some of the highlights tonight at the Australian Nationals and Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. FINALS Nunawading's Belinda Hocking, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:06.40 from the NSW State Cham...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 25. AFTER an amazing day one at the Commonwealth Games that featured a world record by Australia, swimmers returned for day two qualifying here in Glasgow. Plenty of amazing swims occurred with Team Australia asserting a bit of dominance after a first day surge from the hosti...

BRISBANE, Australia, April 6. THE final night of action at the Australian Nationals featured some sizzling swims across the board. FINALS St. Pete's Bronte Barratt blasted off in the women's 400-meter freestyle with a winning time of 4:04.56. That performance finished just off Katie Ledecky's top-ra...

Freestyle sprint stars Bronte and Cate Campbell, Cam McEvoy and James Magnussen will headline a strong Australian Dolphins contingent at this weekend’s Japan Open Swim Meet at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre. The three-day meet will start on Friday, May 20 and conclude on Sunday even...

Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas! For complete coverage of the Pan Pacific Championships, check out our event landing page. GOLD COAST, Australia, August 23. THE heat sheets for tonight’s competition at the Pan Pacific championships show some e...