![Triple gold medalist Stephanie Rice has shed light on her struggles upon leaving the pool.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/g/j/i/1/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.guf9cj.png/1487295911682.jpg)
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Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but still in hiding following arrest and release
![Grant Hackett posted an image of himself to social media on Thursday, his face bloody and bruised.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/1/d/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.guetyv.png/1487725033844.jpg)
Grant Hackett has let his dad know he is "sober and safe" but remains in hiding after he was reported missing by his family.
Grant Hackett found safe and well
![Grant Hackett posted an image of himself to social media, his face bloody and bruised.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/1/d/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gueit2.png/1487725033844.jpg)
Grant Hackett's family have reported the Olympic champion missing and appealed for the public to help find him.
Grant Hackett claims his brother beat him up
![Grant Hackett posted an image of himself to social media on Thursday, his face bloody and bruised.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/1/d/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gue1rg.png/1487725033844.jpg)
Troubled swimming champion Grant Hackett has lashed out at his brother, claiming the "angry man" "beat the shit out of" him.
It was a matter of 'when' not 'if': Hackett's former foe
![Grant Hackett leaves Southport police station on Wednesday afternoon.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/d/p/p/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gue2yw.png/1487234845341.jpg)
Grant Hackett needs "tough love" to emerge from the personal demons that have led to his latest indiscretion, says Australian Swimmers' Association boss Daniel Kowalski.
Hackett faces his biggest challenge
![Grant Hackett leaves Southport police station on Wednesday afternoon.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/d/p/p/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gudkmu.png/1487234845341.jpg)
The swimming great has once again lost his way as he deals with complex and serious health concerns.
Trials shift among major post-Rio changes
!["Our rationale behind the trials shift is to create more and significant competition leading into our benchmark events": ...](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/q/q/n/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3sb0.png/1486020264654.jpg)
Swimming Australia says it wasn't copying the American system but was motivated by local factors as it takes the first steps towards the Commonwealth Games and Tokyo Olympics.
After the heartache of Rio, a refreshed Cate Campbell can finally come up for air
![Final straw: Cate Campbell at the start of the 100-metre freestyle final.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/h/s/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtvafp.png/1484884958243.jpg)
The sprint queen is happy again, finding renewal – even joy – in the water, she tells Phil Lutton.
Swimming Australia to announce significant reforms after post-Rio wash-up
![Lessons: Swimming Australia president John Bertrand expects to announce changes to the way it approaches major events in ...](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/u/k/w/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtufhx.png/1484799607332.jpg)
More racing, less camps and the possibility of changing the timing of trials before major events have all been on the table as swim bosses finalise their review in the wake of the Olympic Games.
Wind up: Celebrity 'grinder' Horton unfazed by Chinese media ambush
![Outspken: Mack Horton participates in a 'grinder challenge' as part of promotions for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/f/m/l/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtfswf.png/1482313352437.jpg)
Four months on from his bold - and global - attack on sporting drug cheats, Olympic swimming champion Mack Horton isn't backing down.
Dolphins on track to reclaim No.1 status at Tokyo 2020: coach
![Contender: Brayden McCarthy competes in a preliminary heat of the 50m freestyle.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/9/j/n/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt9jhj.png/1481528336336.jpg)
A surprise medal haul at the world short course titles has convinced head coach Jacco Verhaeren that Australia are on track for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where they hope to reclaim the No.1 title.
Will this man be first to swim the Atlantic?
![History making: Ben Hooper is aiming to become the first person to swim the Atlantic Ocean.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/o/k/l/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsok8e.png/1479084885962.jpg)
At first glance, Ben Hooper does not appear to be your stereotypical explorer. In fact, he seems rather more like a friendly policeman. Which he is, incidentally. But appearances can still be deceptive.
Now Chalmers could be gunning for Sun Yang
![TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Yuuki Kobori (Silver) of Japan, Kyle Chalmers (Gold) of Australia and Daiya Seto ...](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/g/f/p/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsg8dj.png/1478067615017.jpg)
The Olympic 100m freestyle champion wants to have a crack at the 200m, which looks like bad news for the controversial Chinese star.
Online trolls attack Olympic champ Horton after cancer scare
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Angry critics posted nasty comments to Olympic champion Mack Horton, after he used social media to thank a fan for spotting a suspicious mole on his chest.
The fan who saved Mack Horton a deal of pain
![Mack Horton in Rio.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/c/o/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gs7t4c.png/1477057236128.jpg)
Olympic swimming gold medallist Mack Horton has thanked an eagle-eyed fan who noticed a suspect mole on his chest and contacted the Australian team.
McKeon wants to take on leadership role after strong Rio showing
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The four-time Rio medallist wants to do some talking out of the pool and has also backed Cate Campbell to storm back to form after impending surgery.
Seebohm named in latest athlete TUE leak from hackers
![Emily Seebohm suffers from asthma.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/r/3/5/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gru50z.png/1475529119312.jpg)
Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm is among the latest batch of athletes to have their therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) leaked by hackers.
Ellie Cole overcomes self doubt to win first individual gold
![Ellie Cole celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke S9.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/i/h/r/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.grigva.png/1474126211137.jpg)
Ellie Cole admits pressure took its toll after winning her first individual gold medal at the Rio Paralympics, topping the podium in her women's 100m backstroke category.
An Australian 1-2 in the same event Matthew Cowdrey has dominated since 2004
![Timothy Disken and Brenden Hall](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/f/o/9/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.grfoby.png/1473777058287.jpg)
Australia's most decorated Paralympian Matthew Cowdrey may have retired but the men's S9 100m freestyle title remains in Aussie hands for a fourth straight Games thanks to teenage rookie Timothy Disken.
10 years on from shark attack, Achmat Hassiem wouldn't have it any other way
![Shark attack survivor Achmat Hassiem has dedicated his life to protecting sharks.](/web/20170223100613im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/f/b/o/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.grf7jn.png/1473772999556.jpg)
He's the swimmer who lost his leg in a shark attack and remains grateful for the experience.