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American Tom Shields will vie for his third consecutive win in the men's 100 fly on the opening day of competition at the FINA World Cup stop in Doha.

The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) has confirmed today that national team coach Stephan Widmer will be leaving his post prematurely.

After winning two Olympic medals in Tokyo, Australian Alexander Graham gives some insight into some of the mental battles he's overcome in the sport.

It would be a travesty to deny future Australians the same free access to iconic sports events that we have enjoyed for decades.

By Syndicated Content By Hritika Sharma (Reuters) – Australia’s swim team head home from the Tokyo Games with a haul of nine gold medals – their best ever performance at the Olympics, partly thanks to a switch to a new data analytics system aimed at improving athletes’ performances. The ‘Dolphins’ were propelled to unprecedented success thanks to their women’s team, led by Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown, who combined bagged eight go...

By Hritika Sharma (Reuters) - Australia's swim team head home from the Tokyo Games with a haul of nine gold medals - their best ever performance at th...

Australias golden girls of the pool smashed records at the Tokyo Olympics, Emma McKeon winning the 50m freestyle and the womens swim team winning the 4x100m medley relay.

The Olympic timing system for the swimming has been thrown into question again after four dead heats were recorded despite one of Australias biggest stars clearly touching the wall first. The latest was on Tuesday night with Aussie swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook and the Netherlands Arno Kamminga both being declared winners in their 200m breaststroke heat. Both swimmers did appear to touch the wall at the same time with the pools sensors clocking them in at two minutes and 7.37 seconds.  After Tues...

Olympic greats say a likely 2032 Queensland Games will help breed a new generation of Sunshine State sports stars.

Australian Institute of Sport National network of 54 mental health practitioners providing confidential support Video News Release here: Olympic gold medallists Leisel Jones and Jodie Henry among the national wellbeing and engagement managers directly supporting athletes As excitement and nerves build in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, AIS CEO Peter Conde has encouraged athletes and sport staff to prioritise mental health and wellbeing and seek support if needed. The AIS has...