Groves, a silver medallist, has been left in limbo as she waits to face a FINA panel after being issued with a breach for missing a trio of doping tests in a 12-month period.
The Spanish swimming champion held a minute's silence on the blocks for the victims of the terrorist attack.
Annoyed head coach Jacco Verhaeren says it is time James Magnussen pulled his head in and kept his criticism of the Australian swimming team in-house.
Emma McKeon was a shining light but Swimming Australia has some questions to answer.
Emma McKeon has become the first Australian woman to claim six medals at a world swimming championships after the Dolphins added two more bronze on the final day at Budapest.
James Magnussen says he's getting support from Australian swim team members in Budapest after speaking out against relay tactics at the world championships.
Australia's gold drought is finally over at the world swimming championships in Budapest after Emily Seebohm set a new national record to defend her 200m backstroke crown.
Another title defence ended as Australia went without a medal on day six at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
For the second straight year, Australia's sprint king Cameron McEvoy has missed the 100m freestyle podium at a major competition.
Saving their best until last, Australia have added another medal to their world swimming championships tally at Budapest after teenager Ariarne Titmus powered home to clinch 4x200m freestyle relay bronze.
They are still yet to strike gold but Australia's silver streak has continued on day four of the world swimming championships at Budapest.
The world championships came alive as Lilly King of the United States won the women's 100 metres breaststroke title in one of three world-record swims at the end of a breathtaking evening session.
Australia's Emma McKeon has set a new national record to claim 100m butterfly silver at the world swimming championships in Budapest on Monday.
There were encouraging signs for the Dolphins on the opening day of the FINA World Championships but smashed records and crunch performances from key rivals prove the bar has been lifted once again in the wake of the Olympic Games.
Olympic champion Mack Horton insisted his slow time hurt more than arch nemesis Sun Yang denying him 400m freestyle gold at the world swimming championships at Budapest on Sunday night.
As swimming becomes more data-driven and analytical than ever before, the Australian Olympian wants to dial back his obsessive approach and try to live in the moment.
Mack Horton, Cameron McEvoy, Emily Seebohm and Bronte Campbell headline Australia's hopes in Budapest as the world prepares for another Katie Ledecky masterclass at a major meet.
Olympic champion Mack Horton still managed to pump up his rivalry with Sun Yang even further ahead of the world swimming championships in Budapest, by again dismissing him as a drug cheat.
The world record holder will be a spectator at this week's FINA World Championships in Hungary but has reaffirmed to Swimming Australia her dedication for the Gold Coast next year and onto the Tokyo Games.
A Brazilian court has dismissed the criminal case against US swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had been charged with filing a false robbery report during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.