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McKeown smashes another Australian record, but she won’t swim the race in Paris
Kaylee McKeown thought she’d won a bet with her coach that meant she didn’t have to compete in an event she holds a “grudge” against. Instead, she stunned the world.
- by Tom Decent
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McKeown rips record books
Kaylee McKeown broke the women's national record in the 400m individual medley at the 2024 Australian swimming championships.
Stubblety-Cook rockets to national title
Australian Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook won the men's 100m breaststroke title at the 2024 national swimming championships on the Gold Coast.
‘We’re the ones who work our butt off’: Titmus wants swimming to follow prizemoney lead
World Athletics’ announcement of prizemoney for athletes at Paris 2024 has put pressure on other sporting bodies to follow suit.
- by Tom Decent
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McKeown breaks 15-year-old Rice record as Winnington stuns Short
Backstroker Kaylee McKeown has set another benchmark in an ominous sign for her Olympic rivals on the path to Paris.
- by Tom Decent
The swimmers with everything to prove at the Australian titles
Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s swimmers as the greatest show on earth approaches.
- by Tom Decent
Abbey fought a crisis crippling half of athletes. Paris, and more, now nears
A Brisbane Olympian admits she has long suffered with self-doubt. Now, a revolutionary new project is set to extend her career and those of her rivals.
- by Nick Wright
‘He’s a bit of a villain’: Short confident he can beat Sun Yang in Paris … if he’s there
Controversial Chinese swimmer Sun Yang could compete at this year’s Olympics. Australia’s 400m freestyle world champion wants to take him on.
- by Tom Decent
Swimming young gun Pallister takes gold
Lani Pallister charged to glory in the 1500m freestyle at the 2022 short-course world championships in Melbourne.
Pallister's mum fights off tears after gold medal swim
Lani Pallister's mum, Olympian Janelle, fought back tears after her daughter won gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2022 short-course world titles in Melbourne.
‘Nothing to lose’: Titmus issues rivals an ominous Olympics warning
Ariarne Titmus has put the world on notice, having evolved in a manner that has her primed for greater success than three years ago.
- by Nick Wright