Georgia Godwin overcomes ‘horrible’ injury to win gymnastics gold as Australian swimmers dominate in Glasgow Gymnast burst into tears after leading Australia to team gold and making history The Guardian - AU · Jul 26
Winnington's silver lining after illness, ultimatum Elijah Winnington fought his way onto the Commonwealth Games podium in an Australian trifecta after illness and an ultimatum from his coach. AAP · Jul 25
Winnington a world-beating winner again in Budapest Elijah Winnington has struck gold for Australia at the world short-course swimming championships in Budapest - the venue where he won his first global crown. AAP · Dec 12, 2024
Australian swimming coach sacked after backing South Korean rival at Olympics Michael Palfrey expressed support for Kim Woo-min and said ‘go Korea’ ahead of the 400m freestyle at Paris 2024 The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
Swimming Australia sack coach for Korea barracking Michael Palfrey has been sacked by Swimming Australia, who say the coach's Paris Olympics comments caused 'serious damage' to the governing body's reputation. AAP · Sep 6, 2024
‘Three years of going flat stick’: Australia’s swimmers need break before 2028 Olympics After winning seven gold medals in Paris, Australia’s swimming team plan to rest then reset for Los Angeles in 2028… but they don’t plan to rest on their laurels The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024
Olympic Medal Tally: How Many Medals Does Australia Have After Day 16 Of Paris 2024? They've been busy! Pedestrian.tv · Jul 30, 2024
O'Callaghan beats Titmus to win 200m freestyle gold Mollie O'Callaghan overcame intense nerves as she beat fellow Australian Ariarne Titmus to win the women's 200m freestyle at the Paris Olympics. AAP · Jul 29, 2024
Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Terminator’ Titmus defends 400-metre freestyle title Ariarne Titmus held off Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky to successfully defend her Olympic 400-metre freestyle title. Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2024
Ariarne Titmus sees off McIntosh and Ledecky on golden night in the pool for Australia Titmus leads at every turn to win by almost a second and beat rivals in 400m freestyle battle for the ages in Paris The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024
Olympic Games: Australians in action on day one in Paris Australia will be out to make an immediate impact at Paris 2024 with medal hopes in swimming, cycling, diving and rugby sevens The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024
Golden hour looms for Australian swimmers in Paris Australian swimmers are favoured to win the initial three gold medals at the Paris Olympic pool but head coach Rohan Taylor insists he won't be counting. AAP · Jul 26, 2024
Australia investigate Olympic swimming coach over ‘serious error of judgement’ before Paris 2024 Michael Palfrey previously coached South Korean swimmers and suggested he hoped they’d win in Paris The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024
‘Un-Australian’: Australia swimming coach in hot water for backing Korean rival Michael Palfrey will remain with the team despite comments in Paris that were described as ‘deeply concerning’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2024 ‘A perfect storm in Paris’: Australian swimmer Sam Short eyes Olympic treble The 20-year-old has to juggle a law degree with his sport but is a real chance of winning medals over three distances at the 2024 Games
AAP · Feb 11, 2024 Winnington & relay women in near-misses for world golds Elijah Winnington came up short in his bid to regain his world 400m freestyle title while a shadow women's 4x100m free relay team had to settle for silver too.
AAP · Jun 18, 2023 In-form Dolphins swim team to chase world title medals Australia will send a 38-strong team to next month's world swimming championships in Fukuoka, Japan, with stars like Kaylee McKeown expected to shine.
AAP · Mar 11, 2023 O'Callaghan shines at NSW swim titles Mollie O'Callaghan again showed why she's a rising star of world swimming, beating Ariarne Titmus in a thrilling 200m freestyle final at the NSW championships.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 From swimming to lawn bowls, athletes struggle to cope after major competitions A sport psychologist says it is very common for athletes to experience mental health challenges following success at major competitions. Commonwealth gold medallist Ellen Ryan says she has struggled to return to a normal life.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022 Australian swimmers throw down gauntlet for Paris after Games pool dominance Tokyo Olympics stars hoovered up Commonwealth Games medals as a new, even younger crop of athletes progress through the ranks
AAP · Jul 30, 2022 Australian swim stars' love triangle with many angles The supposed love triangle between Australian swim stars has more than three angles, whichever way you look at it.
AAP · Jul 30, 2022 McKeon on cusp of golden Games record Emma McKeon has equalled a golden benchmark after Australian para-swimmer Katja Dedekind broke a world record at the Commonwealth Games.
ABC News · Jul 30, 2022 Ellie Cole, Sam Short and Mollie O'Callaghan's different journeys on the opening night at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Australia's most decorated female Paralympian Ellie Cole brings an end to her career, while rising stars Sam Short and Mollie O'Callaghan show they're just getting things started.
ABC News · Jul 29, 2022 Commonwealth Games gold rush as Australia dominates in the pool on day one Australia sweeps the podium twice and wins 11 medals total in the pool on day one at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
AAP · Jul 29, 2022 Winnington, Titmus win freestyle gold Australian swimmers Elijah Winnington, Ariarne Titmus and Timothy Hodge have won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.