Shayna Jack announces swimming retirement on eve of Commonwealth Games
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack says she will retire at the end of the Commonwealth Games. Loading Instagram content Jack was…
Swimming Australia fights ‘scary’ fake news in world-first initiative
Swimming Australia has taken aim at the scourge of fake news and misinformation about its athletes head-on with an innovative…
Aussie swimming great McKeown weighing up Olympic future
Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown will not rule out extending her career through to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. The five-time…
Alexa Leary misses out on Commonwealth Games after reclassification
Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Alexa Leary will miss this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after the International Paralympic Committee adjusted…
From ‘anger and hate’ to feeling ‘lighter’, Jack is back to being herself
Shayna Jack says she is feeling “lighter” and more herself after anger and a sense of injustice fuelled her push…
Why these dogs are on the pool deck at Australian Open swimming titles
Anyone who has ever been to a major swim meet will be familiar with the scene. Hundreds of swimmers mill…
Aussie stars testing the waters at Australian Open
For Australia’s best and brightest swimmers, the Australian Open competition on the Gold Coast this week is a time to…
The new event that’s enticing Sam Short into ocean swimming
Sam Short is already one of Australia’s most versatile swimmers. A world championship medallist at distances ranging from the 4×200…
‘Dream big’: How an autograph inspired Australian swim ace Lani Pallister
When a 12-year-old Lani Pallister got the autograph of the greatest female swimmer, Katie Ledecky wrote: “Dream big”. Pallister did,…
Aussie great McKeown creates history with backstroke world record
Australia’s five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has set a world short course record in the women’s 200 metres backstroke.…