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Swimming Australia

Seebohm Rocks World's Top 100-Back; Beavers Breaks National Age Record on Day 2 at NSW

After day 1 in Australia, when Emily Seebohm didn’t have a great swim in the 100 free, I quipped that she…

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Magnussen Wins 100 Free; Schlanger Tops TYR World Rankings in Women's Race

What a difference a week makes. After telling the media that he was in the same heavy training this week…

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Australian Olympic Gold Medalist Ashley Callus Retires Short of 4th Olympic Bid

As the Australian Olympic lineup could potentially be boosted by the returns of Thorpe, Klim, Trickett and Huegill, Australian swimmer…

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Magnussen, Rice, Leisel, Klim, Return of Monk Mark Headlines for NSW State Championships

For the past 6 weeks, Australia has worked its way through a series of Open State Championship meets (which could…

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In Briefs: Rice Moves Towards Firming Up Olympic Trials Schedule; Focusing on IM Races

Ahead of this weekend’s New South Wales meet, Australian triple-gold-medalist Stephanie Rice is moving towards making a decision on her…

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Kelly Stubbins Reviews $100 Million Pool Set to Host 2012 Aussie Trials

After Swimming Australia announced that their 2012 Olympic Trials would be held in the relatively-small city of Adelaide at their…

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Rice to Return at NSW Championships February 10th-12th

A good portion of Australia’s elite swimming is concentrated in New South Wales (think Sydney), and with the NSW Swimming State…

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Thorpe Has Best 100 Times of Comeback; McClatchey Resurgent at Euro2012 Meet

Ian Thorpe had the best meet back yet of his comeback at the 2012 Euro Meet, as he continues to…

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Targett Becomes First Aussie Under 22 in Textile, Magnussen Goes Career-Best in 50 Free in Adelaide

Matt Targett only showed up for the final day of the South Australian Championships, but he left a huge impact on…

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Targett Tops Magnussen in 50 Free Prelims in South Australia

Australia’s Matt Targett showed up for the final day in Adelaide, just to get a little taste, and upset James Magnussen’s part…

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Blair Evans Continues to Ride Big Wave in South Australia; Magnussen Sits Out

While James Magnussen scratched his 200 free in prelims of the 2nd day of the South Australia Championships, Blair Evans did not,…

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In Briefs: Magnussen Scratches 200 Free; Evans Sets Up More Impressive Swims on Saturday Prelims

On day 2 of the South Australian State Championships, James Magnussen scratched his only event: the 200 free. This is an…

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Magnussen Stamps 48.05 on South Australian Championships

James Magnussen did his best Cesar Cielo impression and fired off a great in-season time on day 1 of the 2012…

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Magnussen, Seebohm to Dive Into Brand New Adelaide Pool in Olympic Trials Preview; Sun Yang in Miami

This weekend, all eyes (outside of Europe) will be squarely focused on Australia, as there is a pair of scorching…

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In Briefs: Irie Closes Western Australia States With 53 100 Backstrokes

After Japan’s Ryosuke Irie made a big splash with a new Australian All-Comers Record in the 200 backstroke at the Western…

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