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Swimming 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...

Tokyo 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....

Queensland 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....

Passages: 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...

Commentary 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...

Michelle 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.....

Tributes 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. ...

Olympic 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...

Australia 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...