O’Callaghan beats red-hot 100m freestyle field
Mollie O'Callaghan has opened her Australian championship campaign with victory in the 100m freestyle, while Kaylee McKeown has broken the 200m IM record.
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Swim star McKeown takes down another Steph Rice record
Kaylee McKeown says Stephanie Rice remains a legend of the sport despite surpassing her Australian records in the 200m and 400m individual medleys.
Titmus on track as Paris swim uniform revealed
Defending Olympic freestyle champion Ariarne Titmus is pleased with her progress as Australia's aquatic uniform was revealed ahead of this year's Paris Games.
Cooper, relay women win gold for Australia at worlds
Isaac Cooper has closed the book on the world title he should have won in Melbourne in 2022, while Australia's 4x100m medley relay women also took gold in Doha.
Bronze for Shayna Jack while McEvoy scents Doha gold
Shayna Jack has won the 100m freestyle bronze at the world championships while Cameron McEvoy looks on course to power to gold in Doha's 50m free dash.
Speed ace McEvoy toppled as Dolphins grab three silvers
Cameron McEvoy has been pipped by just 0.01sec in his bid to retain his 50m free title on a day of three silvers for the Dolphins at the world championships.
Dolphins teen Anderson pipped for gold in world titles
Soaring Australian teenage backstroker Iona Anderson has won her second silver medal of the world championships in the 50m backstroke.
Williamson races to Dolphins’ first world swimming gold
Sam Williamson has won Australia's first swimming gold of the world championships in the 50m breaststroke, as the Dolphins enjoyed a four-medal night in Doha.
Aussie teen Anderson storms to worlds backstroke silver
Eighteen-year-old Iona Anderson has clinched silver in the women's 100m backstroke at the world championships, two places ahead of fellow Aussie Jaclyn Barclay.
Radical McEvoy ‘thesis’ opens audacious 2032 Games bid
Barely a year ago Cameron McEvoy was done with the sport, but the 29-year-old swimmer is now a world champion with ambitions to race at Brisbane's 2032 Games.
Winnington & relay women in near-misses for world golds
Elijah Winnington came up short in his bid to regain his world 400m freestyle title while a shadow women's 4x100m free relay team had to settle for silver too.
McEvoy wins butterfly bronze at world champs
Cameron McEvoy has powered to bronze in the 50m butterfly at the world championships in Doha, on a night of near misses for the Australian team.
Lee passes another exam in Doha to grab last-gasp gold
Swimmer Kyle Lee has earned a last-gasp gold for Australia in the open water relay at the world championships - a day after sitting an accountancy exam.
Aussie swim star to compete at drug-taking Games
Retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen is the first person to publicly pledge to compete at an Olympic-styled event for drug-taking athletes.
Rob Woodhouse appointed chief of Swimming Australia
Swimming Australia has named dual Olympian Rob Woodhouse, an uncle of Emma McKeon, as its new chief executive.
Tragic summer on track as drowning deaths surge
An increase in summer drownings has prompted a warning from lifesavers ahead of the long weekend, with a campaign calling on men to take water safety seriously.
Horton ends swim career before Olympics, lost ‘hunger’
Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton has announced his retirement from competitive swimming at age 27 after a long and decorated career.
Shayna Jack to spearhead Dolphins’ world campaign
Australia's world swimming championships squad will be without most of its star names, given the short turnaround to July's Paris Olympics.
Champ McEvoy plots course for Paris with title defence
New sprint king Cameron McEvoy will headline an Australian team likely to be missing its Tokyo golden girls at February's world swimming championships.
History-chaser Campbell pushing limits in farewell tour
"Old timer" Cate Campbell knows she might need to go faster than ever before to become the first Australian to swim at five Olympic Games.
Cody Simpson’s Olympic statement after McKeon setback
Cody Simpson's Olympic dream is alive after the former pop star smashed his personal best to win the 100m butterfly at the Queensland championships.
Titmus says she wanted to reveal surgery ‘on her terms’
Australian swimming star Ariarne Titmus has revealed she went public with her abdominal surgery after being asked for photos while in hospital.
Swim star Titmus sets return date from ovary surgery
Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus will return to competitive swimming next month after recovering from surgery to remove a tumour from an ovary.
Swim coach jailed for 32 years over child abuse culture
Swim coach Paul Frost who sexually abused 11 students for more than a decade has been jailed for up to 32 years for normalising horrifying behaviour.
Swimmer Chelsea Gubecka first named on Olympic team
World championship silver-medal winning marathon swimmer Chelsea Gubecka has become the first athlete named for Australia's Paris 2024 Olympic team.
Swimming Queensland makes stand against national body
With its stars like Kaylee McKeown breaking world records, Swimming Queensland has taken a stand against reforms to Swimming Australia's constitution.
Record-breaking McKeown hits World Cup jackpot
Kaylee McKeown has won her third backstroke title in consecutive days in Budapest to seal the World Cup series crown and a $158,000 jackpot.
Swimming Australia repels global takeover threat
A threat of expulsion from World Aquatics has been averted by Swimming Australia after an emergency meeting of the national governing body voted for reform.
Australian McKeown sets another backstroke world record
Australia's Kaylee McKeown has broken the 50m backstroke world record to become the first woman to hold global benchmarks in the stroke over three distances.
McKeown breaks second world record in two days
Kaylee McKeown has broken a second world record in two days at the World Cup in Budapest, adding the women's 100m backstroke landmark to her 50m mark.
Lifesavers warn of risky summer despite drowning drop
Drownings over the past year have decreased, but authorities are wary a hot Australian summer and an ageing population could drive them up again.