Read moreCommonwealth Games: Englishmen Spoil Aussie Relay Sweep With 400 Medley Relay Gold29 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 29. THE final day of competition at the Commonwealth Games featured a chance for Australia to sweep the relay gold medals with the 400 medley relays on tap. Were they able to hold off determined English swimmers? Women's 400 free Breaking away from a pack of five swimmers at ...
Read moreCate Campbell on Fire Again, This Time at Aussie Grand Prix17 May 2014CANBERRA, Australia, May 17. WORLD champion and Olympic gold medallist Cate Campbell has posted her second fastest 100m freestyle of the year and the third fastest in the world this year, to round out a strong and spirited Grand Prix for members of the Australian Swim Team in Canberra today. More th...
Read moreIron Lady Katinka Hosszu Downs Hungarian Record En Route To Impressive Double Win in Monaco08 June 2014MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 8. THE Mare Nostrum series certainly got off to a strong start here in Monaco, and the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu did not disappoint either on the final day with a double win that included another Hungarian record. Hungary dominated the men's 400-meter IM tonight with David V...
Read moreCommonwealth Games: Daniel Tranter Among Final Day Top Qualifiers29 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 29. THE final day of preliminary qualifying did not disappoint as plenty of fast times were produced at the Commonwealth Games. LIVE RESULTS Women's 400 free A pair of 4:07s led the way this morning in the women's middle distance event with New Zealand's Lauren Boyle (4:07.06...
Read moreBig day for Jessica Ashwood, James Magnussen loses to Tae Hwan Park01 March 2014SYDNEY, Australia, March 1. IT was again a day of fast swimming in Sydney, Australia on day two of the NSW State Championships and aside from Australian local Emily Seebohm and Japan's Kanako Watanabe, it was again Korean Tae Hwan Park who stole the show. However, it was Jessica Ashwood who started ...
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Read moreChristian Sprenger, Remy Fairweather Withdrawn from Australian Pan Pacifics Team12 August 2014Photo by Joao Marc Bosch BRISBANE, Australia, August 12. World Champion Breaststroker Christian Sprenger will not compete at the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast due to an injured shoulder. The Olympic silver medallist and reigning world champion in the m...
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 moreCommonwealth Games: Sprinters Put on Show This Morning26 July 2014GLASGOW, Scotland, July 26. THE sprinters put on a show in day three prelims of the Commonwealth Games here in Glasgow. LIVE RESULTS Men's 200 fly This morning featured a handful of 1:57s and a few 1:58s to make it into the championship final of the 200 fly. Scotland's Cameron Brodie topped the fiel...
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 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...