Aussie swimmers dive into uncharted waters
After an unprecedented heavy schedule, Australia's head swim coach Rohan Taylor hopes his team has enough fuel left in their tanks for the Commonwealth Games.
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Aust swim team ignoring Games hype: coach
Australia's swim team is ignoring the hype of being labelled the best ever ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Swim ace Titmus sends Games warning
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus says she has improved since setting a world record in the 400m freestyle.
I didn’t use banned drug: banished swimmer
Swimmer Isaac Cooper says he didn't take a banned substance when being kicked off Australia's Commonwealth Games team.
Swimmer Cooper banished from Comm Games
Australia's champion backstroker Isaac Cooper has been sent home from a pre-Commonwealth Games camp for misusing a medication.
Consulting trans community vital: Campbell
Dual Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell says the transgender community must be consulted as FINA begins designing an open category at future events.
McKeown, mixed world record fires Aussies
Kaylee McKeown has struck world championship 200m backstroke gold while Australia's mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team broke the world record in their triumph.
O’Callaghan wins sixth medal in Budapest
Mollie O'Callaghan has won her sixth medal of the world swimming championships in Budapest but there was to be no golden finale for Australia.
O’Callaghan, Stubblety-Cook strike gold
100m freestyler Mollie O'Callaghan and 200m breaststroker Zac Stubblety-Cook have struck gold for Australia at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
Hurt Jack out of world titles due to fall
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has broken a hand after slipping in a warm-up area, forcing her to withdraw from the world championships in Budapest.
O’Callaghan leads Aussie 4×200 silver rush
Mollie O'Callaghan has picked up her third medal of the world championships in the 4x200m freestyle and looks good to strike her second gold next in Budapest.
Shayna Jack medals again at world titles
Shayna Jack's triumphant return to international swimming has continued with another medal at the world titles in Budapest.
Pallister seizes bronze at second attempt
At the world swimming championships in Budapest Lani Pallister has won Australia's first women's 1,500m freestyle medal, taking bronze behind Katie Ledecky.
Campbell’s pain at swim transgender rule
Australian swim great Cate Campbell says her support for restricting transgender swimmers may anger an already marginalised community.
Winnington, relay women strike world gold
400m freestyler Elijah Winnington and the women's 4x100m freestyle team have given Australia a golden start at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
McKeown takes world 200m medley silver
Kaylee McKeown decided not to compete in her Olympic-winning backstroke event but has grabbed a world championships 200m individual medley silver.
Golden Winnington makes another final
Elijah Winnington has made it into another world championship final in the 200m freestyle after winning the 400m in Budapest.
Thrill of chase drives Zac Stubblety-Cook
Low-key 200m breaststroke record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook has said the chasing pack will have done their homework for this month's world championships.
Titmus manages duel, eyes fun Comm Games
Ariarne Titmus admits her running battle with Katie Ledecky is one that needs managing as she instead looks to enjoy another Commonwealth Games campaign.
Titmus, McKeon seek level playing pool on transgender issue
Australia's swimming stars have put their faith in FINA to create a fair playing field after American swimmer Lia Thomas declared her Olympic intent.
Pop star status helps my swimming: Simpson
Four years after singing for the Queen at a Commonwealth Games function, Cody Simpson will swim for Australia at the Birmingham Games.
Chalmers skips Aussie swim team function
Citing mental health issues, Kyle Chalmers has skipped the naming of Australia's swim team for the world titles and Commonwealth Games.
Jack elated at return to Aussie swim team
Swimmer Shayna Jack can't wipe the smile from her face after her comeback from a doping ban ended with selection for the world titles and Commonwealth Games.
Unfounded story lines take toll: Chalmers
Swim star Kyle Chalmers says unfounded story lines also involving Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson have been too much to handle.
Schoolboy makes Australian swim team
Flynn Southam, a 16-year-old schoolboy being compared to Ian Thorpe and Kyle Chalmers, has secured selection on the Australian swim team.
Jack back, pop star makes Aussie swim team
Shayna Jack's comeback from a doping ban has ended with selection on Australia's swim team for the world titles and Commonwealth Games.
‘Fearless’ Titmus breaks 400m world record
Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus broke rival Katie Ledecky's world record for the 400 metres freestyle at the national championships in Adelaide.
Titmus torn as she chases swim record
Australia's Ariarne Titmus says she's a tad annoyed at again coming close to breaking the longest-standing world record in women's swimming.
I can swim faster: world record holder
Australia's new breaststroke world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook believes he can lower his benchmark when pushed by world-class rivals next month.
Cody Simpson pool ambitions hit high note
Even at the height of his global pop star fame, Cody Simpson had a dream to swim for Australia.
Stubblety-Cook sets swim world record
Zac Stubblety-Cook has broken the 200m breaststroke world record at the Australian swimming championships in Adelaide.