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Swimming Australia asks for vaccine delay amid fears second dose could hamper Olympic trials
Swimming Australia will raise the prospect of deferring the second shot of the Pfizer vaccine until after the Olympic trials in June.
- by Phil Lutton
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Mixed results: Australian swim coach wants improvement ahead of Olympic trials
Australia’s head swimming coach Rohan Taylor liked what he saw on the Gold Coast but wants to see some sharp improvement in a key meet in Sydney in May.
- by Phil Lutton
Cody Simpson, followed by millions, has been starstruck at the Australian swimming championships
Music star-turned-elite swimmer Cody Simpson is used to the spotlight. But says it’s ‘surreal’ to be competing alongside Australia’s aquatic superstars on the Gold Coast.
- by Phil Lutton
Analysis
2021 Tokyo Olympics
Warning signs for Horton as young talent time their run towards Tokyo
Horton is notorious for struggling when he’s in heavy training, but even senior figures in swimming were split on the Olympic champion’s efforts this week.
- by Phil Lutton
Chalmers on fast-track to Olympic showdown as McKeon springs 100m upset at champs
Kyle Chalmers made a bold statement on the way back from shoulder surgery while Emma McKeon dethroned Cate Campbell at the Australian Swimming Championships.
- by Phil Lutton
Big guns Titmus, Chalmers get it done in first key meet since injury
Two of the biggest names in Australian swimming showed they were on track for Tokyo with a pair of confidence-boosting wins on the Gold Coast.
- by Phil Lutton
Gap in drug testing has athletes on edge for Tokyo: Horton
The Olympic champion swimmer said he went for nine months without a drug test during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Phil Lutton
‘It gives me tingles’: Tearful McKeon praises inspirational comeback
Emma McKeon couldn’t hold back tears as she spoke of close friend and cancer survivor Rikako Ikee, who will swim in Tokyo after 10 months in hospital.
- by Phil Lutton
From the Archives, 1996: Kieren Perkins, the indisputable world no.1
On April 5, 1992, Kieren Perkins set a second world record in just 48 hours when he slashed the 1500m freestyle time by almost two seconds. The record was Perkins’ fourth, with world record times also in the 400m, 800m and 1500m short course.
- by Ron Carter
Sun Yang hearing won’t hang over Tokyo Games, say experts
Banned swimmer Sun Yang will face another CAS hearing but it’s unlikely the verdict will be left hanging in time for him to swim at the Tokyo Olympics.
- by Phil Lutton
Cody Simpson’s Olympic fairytale continues but now comes the hard part
The pop star has made a remarkable return to the sport he excelled in as a junior, but the real tests are just beginning as he prepares to swim on the Gold Coast in April.
- by Phil Lutton