Read moreAustralia's FINA World Short Course Golden Girl Lani Pallister Now Queen Of The Surf In Perth02 April 2023Australian World Short Course Golden Girl Lani Pallister’s Now Queen Of The Surf Last December Lani Pallister was the queen of the pool in Melbourne, winning four gold medals at the Fina World Short Course Swimming Championships and today she’s the queen of the surf at the Australian Surf Life Savin...
Read moreSYDNEY OPEN: Queensland Teen Ella Ramsay Closing In On Father-Daughter Olympic Dream10 May 2024SYDNEY OPEN: Queensland Teen Ella Ramsay Closing In On Father-Daughter Olympic Dream Emerging Queensland teenager Ella Ramsay (Chandler, QLD) is closing in on what could well be a double dream come true at next month’s Australian Olympic Trials in Brisbane. The 19-year-old has continued her outst...
Read moreCameron McEvoy Upsets Missile James Magnussen, Ben Treffers Crushes Aussie Record04 April 2014BRISBANE, 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...
Read moreSam’s Coming Of Age In The 1500 Metres As Tokyo Trials Loom Large For Aussie Young Gun12 April 2021 Emerging young Queensland distance swimmer Sam Short has tonight slashed almost 20 seconds off his 1500m freestyle personal best time to surface from this week’s 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast with a change of plans that could change his life. The 17-year-old gave the....
Read moreMcKeon Siblings Shine With Victories on Night One in Australia01 April 2014BRISBANE, Australia, April 1. THE West Illawarra-based McKeon siblings Emma and David put on a show to start the Australian Nationals and Commonwealth Games Trials with some fireworks as the best from Down Under claimed spots on the Aussie National Team headed to Glasgow this summer. FINALS Waterwor...
Read moreSprint Stars Headline Australia's Commonwealth Games Roster06 April 2014BRISBANE, Australia, April 6. THE Australian Swim Team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been announced, tonight following a week of world class action at the Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane. World champions Cate Campbell, Christian Sprenger and James Magnussen will join g...
Read more1Australian Dolphins Swim Team Pushed Out Of Their Comfort Zone For Tokyo Relay Blitz09 February 2021Australian Dolphins Swim Team Pushed Out Of Their Comfort Zone For Tokyo Relay Blitz If Australian Olympic team boss Ian Chesterman had any concerns surrounding his elite Australian swimmers and their motivation for the Tokyo Olympics then they were very quickly dispelled at a very impressive and in...
Read moreAustralian Age Championships, Night Eight: Flynn Southam’s 1:46.23 In The 200m Freestyle Sends A Message To His Older Rivals14 April 2023Australian Age Championships: Flynn Southam’s 1:46.23 In The 200m Freestyle Sends A Message To His Older Rivals Flynn Southam has served further notice to his older rivals in the countdown to next week’s 2023 Australian Open Championships, starting Monday on the Gold Coast after taking almost half a...
Read moreThomas Fraser-Holmes Proves Successful With Difficult Double on Night Two of Aussie Nationals02 April 2014BRISBANE, Australia, April 2. THERE were plenty of top times put up on the board throughout the evening, but one of the most consistent performers at the Australian Nationals and Commonwealth Games Trials proved to be Thomas Fraser-Holmes. Both of his times tonight put him second in the world in his...
Read moreAleksandra Urbanczyk Moves Into Top 20 in 50 Fly; Claims Sprint Crown Triple10 May 2014SZCZECIN, Poland, May 10. IT proved to be a successful day for Aleksandra Urbanczyk and Alicja Tchorz at the two-day, timed-final Polish Grand Prix in Szczecin. MORNING SESSION Aleksandra Urbanczyk moved into the top 20 in the world in the women's 50-meter fly. She clocked a 26.57 for the win, tying...
Read moreJames Magnussen Sizzles in 100 Free at Victorian Open Championships17 January 2014MELBOURNE, 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...
Read moreCommonwealth Games Swimming Medal Predictions: Belinda Hocking To Lead Strong Women’s 200 Back Field17 July 2014Each day through July 23, Swimming World's Jeff Commings and David Rieder will offer medal predictions in the 19 swimming events on tap at the Commonwealth Games, which begins July 24 in Glasgow, Scotland. We invite you to offer your picks in our Reaction Time comments section below! Commentary by J...
Read moreChristian Sprenger Clocks Textile Best In Sizzling Night Down Under05 April 2014BRISBANE, Australia, April 5. IN the most impressive night of the meet thus far, Christian Sprenger headlined night five of the Australian Nationals and Commonwealth Games with a textile best in the 50 breast. FINALS St. Pete's Mitchell Larkin started the night off with a bang as he popped a Commonw...
Read moreCate Campbell Scares Own Top-Ranked 100 Free at Brisbane Grand Prix06 June 2014BRISBANE, Australia, June 6. THE highlight events of the second-and-final session of the Brisbane Grand Prix proved to be the scintillating sprint freestyles. Cate Campbell nearly topped her top-ranked time in the women's 100-meter freestyle with a scorching time of 52.70 for the win. Her best time ...
Read moreClaire Donahue Set to Compete In Australia at New South Wales Championships27 February 2014SYDNEY, Australia, February 27. THIS weekend’s New South Wales open championships Down Under will feature many of Australia’s top swimmers, plus a few international stars that could make some noise at this summer’s major meets. Alicia Coutts and James Magnussen are the top Australian stars at the me...
Read moreMadeline Groves Has Special Night at Victorian Open Championships18 January 2014MELBOURNE, 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...
Read moreMadison Wilson, Lakeisha Patterson Named as Injury Replacements on Aussie Commonwealth Games Squad07 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 7. MADISON Wilson and Lakeisha Patterson have been named on the Australian Swim Team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games replacing the injured Meagen Nay and Jacqui Freney. As Commonwealth Games debutants, Wilson and Patterson will join the 59-strong swim team for Glasgow...
Read moreAustralian Nationals Preview: Top Aussies Headline Selection Meet31 March 2014By Emily Sampl BOULDER, Colorado, March 31. THE 2014 Australian Swimming Championships, which will serve as Australia’s trials meet for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships this summer, got underway today at the Sleeman Swimming Centre in Brisbane. With this summer’s major internatio...
Read moreEamon Sullivan Wins Star-Studded 50 Free Finale To Close Out Australian Nationals06 April 2014BRISBANE, 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...
Read moreCampbell Sisters Keep Sizzling in Australia as Brisbane Grand Prix Kicks Off06 June 2014BRISBANE, Australia, June 6. THE Campbell sisters continued to rule Australian sprinting on the women's side of the ledger during day one of the Brisbane Grand Prix. Cate blitzed the women's 50-meter free field with a 24.33. That's just off her world-leading time of 24.13 from the Australian Nationa...