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Tracey Menzies-Stegbauer Rejoins Swimming Australia on Coach Leadership Team

Tracey Menzies-Stegbauer is rejoining Swimming Australia in the role of Technical Lead on the organization’s Coach Leadership Team. 

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Jacco Verhaeren Leaving Australia After Tokyo 2020

Swimming Australia Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren is leaving his post after Tokyo, which leaves a much sought-after role vacant.

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Bud McAllister’s Health On Minds Of Australians Headed To Commonwealth

Two of Western Australia’s medal hopes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games are entering next week’s competition with heavy hearts.

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Rohan Taylor Welcomed As New Victoria, Australia State Head Coach

Rohan Taylor, Coaching Director of Australia’s Nunawading Swimming Club, has been announced as the new State Head Coach for Victoria and Tasmania.

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Swimming Australia Halts Search For New High Performance Director

Swimming Australia has come up empty-handed in its search for a replacement High Performance Director after Michael Scott resigned in February 2014.

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Interim Head Coach to be appointed in Australia

Earlier today news broke that Leigh Nugent had been fired from his position as Head Coach, in a statement given…

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Leigh Nugent Fired as Head Coach of Swimming Australia National Team

In perhaps the final straw, or a sacrificial lamb of, the chaos that has ripped through Swimming Australia since last…

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Misbehaviour at the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series

It appears that misbehaviour on the Australian team did not end once the Olympics concluded. In an article in The…

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Will there be a comeback for Ian Thorpe?

Although Ian Thorpe has talked about making comebacks for the both the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games,…

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Australian Men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay team will answer for their behaviour

At press conference later today all six members of Australia’s men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay team will admit to…

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Reaction to Australian Swimming Reviews

Yesterday two reports were published reviewing the state of Australian swimming, more specifically what happened leading into and at the…

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Aussie Open Water Swimming Selection Event this weekend

Cody Grimsey 2012 Waikiki Rough Water Swim. Photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Coutts and Bohl feel Aussie training camp a huge success

After a disappointing performance at the London Olympics and even more disappointing behavioural problems, the brass within Swimming Australia decided…

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Social Media ban may be just the start of changes for Aussie Swimmers

On January 18th Dr. Pippa Grange presented the findings of her cultural review to the board of Swimming Australia and…

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Aussie GP Cancelled After Whooping Cough Diagnoses

Jess Schipper and the rest of the Australian National Team have been advised to stay home. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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