Read more11Swimming Siblings: When Two (or More) Members of One Family Achieved International Success19 June 2023Swimming Siblings: When Two (or More) Members of One Family Achieved International Success When a child dives into summer league or club swimming for the first time, he or she often has familiar company with a sibling: a few years older, a few years younger or even a twin. When a swimmer reaches eli...
Read more1Tokyo Olympian and English Channel Conqueror Linda McGill Dies On the Gold Coast at 7901 August 2025Tokyo Olympian and English Channel Conqueror Linda McGill Dies On the Gold Coast at 79 Australian Olympian, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and international marathon swimmer extraordinaire Linda McGill has died on the Queensland Gold Coast, at the age of 79. McGill passed away on Wednesday aftern....
Read moreQueensland Championships, Night 4: Shayna Jack and brother Jamie Set Their Sights on LA28 After 50m Freestyle Double Act17 December 2024Queensland Championships, Night 4: Shayna Jack and brother Jamie Set Their Sights on LA28 After Impressive 50m Freestyle Double Act Paris golden girl Shayna Jack and her exciting little brother Jamie Jack have taken their first steps towards delivering a “sister-brother” act for the LA28 Olympic Ga....
Read more13Passages: Australia's Don Talbot, a Giant in Coaching, Dies at 8703 November 2020Passages: Australia's Don Talbot, a Giant in Coaching, Dies at 87 The swimming world has lost a legend from its coaching ranks, as Australia's Don Talbot died on Tuesday at the age of 87. Talbot, a 1979 inductee into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, is regarded as one of the greatest coachin...
Read more3Favourite Pools: North Sydney's Harbourside Glow A Winner For Swimmers Of All Ages05 May 2020Commentary Favourite Pools. What are yours? As the swimming-less summer of 2020 draws on, the team at Swimming World is taking a look at some of the great pools we love the most, why and what makes them so special. We'd like you to join in the fun and memories with your own suggestions, either by le...
Read more1Michelle Ford Joined By Australian 800 Freestyle Greats Shane Gould and Jenny Turrall For A Trip Down Swimming’s Memory Lanes11 March 2024Michelle Ford Joined By Australian 800m freestyle Greats Shane Gould and Jenny Turrall For A Trip Down Swimming’s Memory Lanes Australia has a proud history when it comes to the women’s 800m freestyle with no less than seven swimmers between 1956 and 1978 re-writing the world record books in the e.....
Read more2Tributes Flow For Don Talbot - Coaching Icon Leaves Lifetime Legacy For Swimming In Australia04 November 2020Tributes Flow For Don Talbot - Coaching Icon Leaves Lifetime Legacy For Swimming In Australia Tributes have poured into Swimming Australia following the passing of one of Australia’s greatest ever sporting coaches with the death yesterday of legendary former National Head Coach Don Talbot, AO, OBE. ...
Read more7Passages: Olympic Golden Boy John Konrads Remembered as “Mr Unbeatable” As Swimming Loses Freestyle Great26 April 2021Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer John Konrads has been described as “Mr Unbeatable” as Australian swimming remembers one of its greatest ever champions, following his death on the Sunshine Coast yesterday. [caption id="attachment_470880" align="alignright" width="434"] WORLD RECORD SMILE: John Kon...
Read moreAriarne Titmus and Dean Boxall talk trust, training, a love of swimming and Christmas24 November 2019Australia has had some amazing swimmer-coach partnerships in its rich history and with Ariarne Titmus and Dean Boxall you seem to get the impression that there’s another one on the horizon…kinda! [caption id="attachment_403619" align="alignnone" width="349"] Legendary coach Harry Gallagher with star...