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Mack Horton to relocate to Gold Coast in major coaching move
The Rio Olympic champion will join one of the sport’s most-decorated programs as he tries to breathe new life into his career heading towards Paris 2024.
- by Phil Lutton
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From the Archives, 1964: Dawn Fraser makes Olympic history
Australian swimming champion, Dawn Fraser, made Olympic history when she crashed through for her third successive 100-metre freestyle Gold Medal. No other swimmer, male or female, had won the same event in three successive Games
- by Staff Writers
‘I’m no longer the hunter, I’m the hunted’: Titmus has target on her back after Tokyo heroics
The Olympics star did not realise how badly she needed to take a breath before jumping back into the pool after a golden Games.
- by Phil Lutton
Campbell’s golden Games came after seeking help for ‘paralysing’ depression
The swimming great has revealed her depression diagnosis and the dark thoughts she had before what would be a triumphant return to the Olympic pool.
- by Phil Lutton
Shayna Jack opens up after nightmare ban ends
Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack speaks after receiving confirmation she can re-focus on her swimming career.
Boxall says a ‘fearless’ Shayna Jack is ready to make her mark
Shayna Jack’s coach Dean Boxall believes she will return a better, more resilient swimmer as she tries to make it back to the Dolphins squad for a packed 2022.
- by Phil Lutton
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Shayna Jack overjoyed as doping nightmare finally comes to an end
The swimmer is free to compete after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal seeking to reinstate the original four-year ban for a positive test.
- by Phil Lutton
Paralympian Ellie Cole's emotional Instagram message
Paralympian swimmer Ellie Cole thanks Australia for recognising paralympians with a cash bonus equal to all olympians.
Will Martin becomes Paralympic pool king on golden night for Australia
Will Martin had to re-learn how to walk and talk again after suffering a stroke, and even his coach is stunned at the rapid rise of a quiet achiever in the Australian team.
- by Tom Decent
Hold the phone: Scooter overwhelmed by support as Pearse, Greenwood shine
Grant “Scooter” Patterson, Col Pearse and Jasmine Greenwood all made it onto the podium in another successful night in the Tokyo pool.
- by Tom Decent
Beaten by a bloke named Jesus, Kelly and Scooter’s first Paralympic medals are still heavenly
Both striving for maiden medals, the Australian pair fought until the final few metres but couldn’t overhaul the swimmer with a Christian name plus two surnames: Jesus Hernandez Hernandez.
- by Tom Decent