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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

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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
Peter Wells was the head physiotherapist for the Australian swimming team at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Olympic swimming physio’s massages queried by police

Peter John Wells is accused of maintaining unlawful sexual relationships with five girls in Brisbane, and indecently assaulting two others.

  • Rex Martinich
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus poses with her 800m freestyle silver medal at Paris 2024.

Albanese, Thorpe lead tributes as Titmus retires from swimming

After months of speculation – and over a year out of the pool since the Paris Olympics – Ariarne Titmus confirmed her decision to call time on her competitive career in an emotional Instagram video.

  • Tom Decent
Cam McEvoy after his 50m freestyle gold medal at the world swimming championships.

Australia v The World: Dolphins to take on global stars in prime-time swimming spectacle

Swimming Australia is set to unveil a new event featuring some of the world’s best as it gears up for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

  • Tom Decent
Meg Harris wins gold in the women’s 50m freestyle at the world swimming championships.

‘Absolutely insane’: Harris wins first gold as Short digs deep after hospital visit

Australia have finished one gold medal shy of the USA after a dramatic final day of the world swimming championships in Singapore.

  • Tom Decent
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800m freestyle gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States, centre, flanked by silver medallist Lani Pallister of Australia, left, and bronze medallist Summer McIntosh of Canada, right.

Pallister and Boxall plotting to take down Ledecky and McIntosh after epic 800m final

Lani Pallister has shaved 10 seconds off her personal best in the 800m freestyle this year. Can she do the unthinkable and down Katie Ledecky at a home Olympics?

  • Tom Decent
Mollie O’Callaghan won a silver medal in the women’s 100m freestyle.

Steenbergen stuns O’Callaghan as Thorpe calls on Dolphins star to strive for Brisbane Olympics

Mollie O’Callaghan was favoured to win 100m freestyle gold at the world championships but settled for silver to the Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen.

  • Tom Decent
Leon Marchand broke a 14-year-old world record in the 200m individual medley.

Marchand stuns world with ‘crazy’ world record in semi-final as O’Callaghan wins more gold

On a dramatic night at the world swimming championships, Mollie O’Callaghan clinched a superb victory in the 200m freestyle. Then French superstar Leon Marchand dived in the pool and stole the show.

  • Tom Decent
Canada’s Summer McIntosh (centre) celebrates her gold medal in the women’s 200m individual medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore.

Two down, three to go: McIntosh wants to equal Phelps, but she’ll have to beat another GOAT first

Summer McIntosh’s bold quest to win five individual gold medals at the world swimming championships remains on track as Australia picked up bronze medal on night two.

  • Tom Decent