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Swimming
The Canadian teen chasing Michael Phelps who can break Australian hearts
Canada’s Olympic swimming trials start this week and all eyes are on a 17-year-old who has a cat named after Michael Phelps - an athlete she could emulate in Paris.
- by Tom Decent
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‘Be very careful’: Swimming boss warns against Olympic protests after China scandal
Australian swimmers planning to protest in Paris following the Chinese doping scandal have been told to think hard before doing so by Swimming Australia boss Rob Woodhouse.
- by Tom Decent
The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold
Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.
- by Nick Wright
Dirty pool: The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal
How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024, and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.
- by Chip Le Grand and Tom Decent
The 11-year-old Chinese swimmer who was two seconds away from the Olympics
Yu Zidi is young enough to be in primary school but produced a stunning swim at her country’s trials for Paris 2024 after a controversial week for the sport.
- by Tom Decent
The Chinese swimming scandal explained
The story that broke on the weekend involving nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers testing positive to a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics has rocked world sport.
- by Tom Decent
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Doping
‘Infuriating’: Mack Horton unloads on ‘failed system’ after Chinese doping scandal
The Australian swimmer spent his career championing clean sport. He believes the integrity of “all sport” is under threat following revelations of positive Chinese drug tests.
- by Tom Decent
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Olympics
Australian swimming coach caught up in China drugs scandal
Veteran Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has vehemently rejected claims of systemic doping in Chinese swimming after a drug scandal rocked the sport.
- by Tom Decent
Aussie swimmers respond as US doping boss blasts ‘egregious’ China drugs scandal
Australian breaststroker Zac Stubblety-Cook lost his world record last year to a Chinese swimmer who tested positive to a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics.
- by Tom Decent
Chalmers storms to 100m freestyle title
Kyle Chalmers claimed gold in the men's 100m freestyle at the 2024 Australian swimming championships.
O'Callaghan dominates 200m freestyle final
Australian swimming young gun Mollie O'Callaghan won the women's 200m freestyle final comfortably at the 2024 national championships on the Gold Coast.