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McKeown’s teary response to special cause
Kaylee McKeown holds back tears as she reflects on her late father’s journey battling brain cancer.
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Simpson swam fast enough to make Australia’s Olympic team. He was in the wrong race
Cody Simpson missed Thursday’s 100m freestyle final but swam a massive personal best that would have been quick enough to sneak him into a relay team in Paris.
- by Tom Decent
Chalmers qualifies for third Olympics after injury from too much time on couch
Kyle Chalmers hurt his back so badly earlier this month he thought he wouldn’t be able to swim at Olympics trials. After four cortisone injections, he was able to get on the blocks.
- by Tom Decent
Australian swimming trials 2024 as it happened: Titmus snags three wins in three races, McKeown just shy of own world record in 200m backstroke win
Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus were among the winners on night four of the Australian swimming trials in Brisbane.
- by Billie Eder
Chalmers takes out 100m dash
Kyle Chalmers won the men's 100m freestyle final at the Australian Paris 2024 trials.
McKeown goes agonisingly close to shattering world record
Kaylee McKeown went tantalisingly close to breaking her own world record in the women's 200m backstroke final at the Australian Paris 2024 trials.
Pop, Paris and poetry: The wild dreams of Cody Simpson
The self-proclaimed Prince Neptune is chasing an Olympic berth, but time is running out.
- by Emma Kemp
Cody Simpson falls short in 100m freestyle heat
Celebrity swimmer Cody Simpson failed to progress to the final of the men's 100m freestyle at Australia's Paris 2024 swimming trials.
Proud dad's emotional moment
Three years after a horror bike crash, Alexa Leary booked her ticket to Paris at the Australian swimming trials. Her parents couldn't have been prouder.
How Titmus inflicted killer blow in epic freestyle showdown
Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan both beat the world record in the women’s 200m freestyle, but they can thank another swimmer for helping them post such fast times.
- by Tom Decent
Tears and mind games: Inside the Titmus and O’Callaghan 200m freestyle rivalry
Mollie O’Callaghan went under her own world record on Wednesday night but ended up in tears. This is how Dean Boxall manages two stars of the sport vying for the same Olympic gold medal.
- by Tom Decent