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Australia's Cameron McEvoy speaks to media in the days after breaking the 50-metre freestyle world record.
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What world record swim 'proves' for McEvoy

Australia's Cameron McEvoy speaks to media in the days after breaking the 50-metre freestyle world record.

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Swimmer Cam McEvoy and his wife Maddi pose for as photo with their baby Hartley in Brisbane on Wednesday.

McEvoy ‘dumbfounded’ he received no bonus for breaking world record

The fastest man in history over 50 metres is not happy about the lack of monetary reward for breaking his first world record, while drug-fuelled athletes are being paid millions.

  • Tom Decent
Bondi lifeguard Quinn Darragh after more than 12 hours in the water.

After swimming 12 hours non-stop, Quinn knew it was ‘the beginning of the end’

The Bondi lifeguard is more used to hauling swimmers out of trouble, but was himself pulled from the water after “uncontrolled vomiting” during his record-breaking swim.

  • Julie Power and Jack Gramenz
Cam McEvoy celebrates his world record in China.

‘Insane’: McEvoy breaks 50m world record in stunning swim

Cam McEvoy is officially the fastest swimmer in history after an extraordinary performance overnight at the China Open.

  • Tom Decent
Cameron McEvoy is officially the world's fastest, after the Australian broke the 17-year 50 metres freestyle world record.
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McEvoy breaks 50m world record

Cameron McEvoy is officially the world's fastest, after the Australian broke the 17-year 50 metres freestyle world record.

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“She really gets herself worked up, but she fights that and uses that as motivation,” says O’Callaghan’s coach Dean Boxall.

She nearly quit the pool at 14. Now, Mollie’s the face of a new Australian era

World champion freestyler Mollie O’Callaghan on overcoming panic attacks, social media scares – and proving coach Dean Boxall wrong.

  • Tom Decent
Gina Rinehart with Australian Olympic great Dawn Fraser.

Seven was staring at a Comm Games disaster. Gina Rinehart may have saved the day

Gout Gout has already said he won’t compete in Glasgow, and a scheduling dilemma threatened the participation of Australia’s biggest swimming stars. Enter the country’s richest person.

  • Tom Decent
Ocean swimmers (from left) Carrie Thomas, Sarah Galbraith and Sarah Hingston.

Australia’s most notorious ocean swim to proceed despite mass rescue

The swim across a treacherous 3.5-kilometre stretch of water will proceed on Saturday despite swimmers being swept into Bass Strait during a training camp last year.

  • Cameron Houston
Fydler pictured at the MCG ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, for which he was Australia’s deputy chef de mission.

Swimming Australia president to fight eight-month suspension for ‘improper conduct’

An integrity investigation found Chris Fydler abused his position in a dispute over a former Olympic teammate’s bid to be vice president of World Aquatics.

  • Jon Pierik