Swimming World Championships
Mollie O’Callaghan broke a world record. Kaylee McKeown decided to do the same
Australia’s Olympic swimmers continue to dazzle on the world stage, with Kaylee McKeown breaking a world record.
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‘What you’re doing is not normal’: Why Mollie O can take swimming to uncharted waters
After picking up her 11th world championship gold, Mollie O’Callaghan says she wants to swim at the 2032 Olympics. By then, Cam McEvoy believes she could have tripled her tally.
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McEvoy and McKeown win gold but Pallister steals the show by beating McIntosh and nearly Ledecky
The Dolphins picked up two more gold medals on the penultimate night of world championship competition in Singapore.
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Summer bummer: McIntosh to skip Commonwealth Games
Summer McIntosh’s star power is undeniable, but a scheduling clash appears set to rob the 2026 Commonwealth Games of one of its biggest drawcards.
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O’Callaghan matches Thorpe as Australia wins more relay gold over USA
Without Ariarne Titmus, the Australians didn’t believe they could defeat the USA in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. How wrong they were.
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Why ‘dirty gold’ from lane eight meant world to Australian swimming’s new cult hero
Harrison Turner slashed three seconds off his PB in six weeks to pick up a shock bronze medal in the 200m butterfly – Australia’s first in the event in world championship history.
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McKeown dislocated her shoulder four weeks ago. She just produced one of the swims of her life
Kaylee McKeown delivered another psychological blow to her American rival Regan Smith after a brilliant gold medal at the world championships before an ice-cold response that shows there is no love lost.
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‘It’s a huge upset’: Beating the USA in a relay is sweet. Australia’s underdog swimmers just did it twice in 15 minutes
Australia’s men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay teams have claimed remarkable gold medals on the opening night of the world swimming championships in Singapore.
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A Chinese swimmer born in 2012 is ready to break an 89-year-old record
Chinese prodigy Yu Zidi, 12, could become the youngest international swimming medallist since 1936 when she debuts at the upcoming world championships in Singapore.
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Why a dodgy Thai buffet could save the Australian swimming team’s reputation
Food poisoning at a Thailand training camp has rocked Team USA ahead of the world swimming championships, opening the door for the Dolphins to strike early in Singapore.
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