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Sink or swim: The 10 storylines to watch as Olympic swimming trials begin
Will Mack Horton make the team? Can Cody Simpson actually swim? Is Ariarne Titmus healthy? All questions will be answered when Australia’s elite swimmers compete in Adelaide.
- by Phil Lutton
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A veteran at 26, now ‘exhausted’ Bronte is eyeing life out of the pool
After a decade of elite racing and a suite of painful injuries, Bronte Campbell, 26, admits she is ready to see what lies in the outside world after the Tokyo Games.
- by Phil Lutton
Mack Horton speaks to TODAY
Olympic swimming champion Mack Horton has spoke to TODAY with the Tokyo Games looming.
CAS set for key pre-Olympic hearings as Sun, Jack fight for careers
Sun Yang and Shayna Jack will both appear before CAS ahead of the Tokyo Games as the banned swimmers face a final battle to save their careers.
- by Phil Lutton
‘It’s her time’: Swimming greats back McKeon to deliver in Tokyo
The stars look to be aligning for Emma McKeon, with some of Australia’s biggest swimming names saying the timing is perfect for her to soar in the Olympic pool.
- by Phil Lutton
Swimmer Sun Yang’s three-day retrial at sports court to start next week
A new verdict in Sun Yang’s doping case from the Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected before the Tokyo Olympics open on July 23.
Australia’s Olympic swim coach reveals area of Tokyo medal focus
Australia’s Olympic swimming coach Rohan Taylor is pleased with the progress of athletes ahead of next month’s Olympic trials and says relays could bring plenty of success in Tokyo.
- by Tom Decent
Australian teen star McKeown 0.06 seconds off world record in Olympic lead-up
Kaylee McKeown has emerged as a major gold medal chance at Tokyo following another blistering swim at the Sydney Open.
- by Tom Decent
McKeon and McKeown post blistering times ahead of Olympic trials
In promising signs for Tokyo, Emma McKeon clocked a personal best in the 100m freestyle and 19-year-old Kaylee McKeown broke her own Australian record.
- by Tom Decent
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Swimming
How one night in Rio lit the fire for Cody Simpson’s return to the pool
The Australian recording sensation explains why, with the world at his feet, he hit pause to live the spartan life of a swimmer and chase Olympic glory.
- by Phil Lutton
Swimmers get welcome vaccine delay ahead of cut-throat Olympic trials
Australia’s best aquatic athletes unveiled the Speedo race suit for Tokyo as good news was delivered on the vaccine rollout ahead of the Games.
- by Tom Decent and Phil Lutton