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Boy's drowning adds to 'most horrific' Easter toll

Boy's drowning adds to 'most horrific' Easter toll

Seven people have died in coastal drownings over the Easter long weekend as beachgoers take advantage of unseasonally warm weather in popular regions.

Mum's the word as Australian swim stalwart retires

Mum's the word as Australian swim stalwart retires

Mum's the word as Australian swim stalwart retires

Mum's the word as Australian swim stalwart retires

Dual Olympian Madison Wilson says she's retiring from swimming, backtracking on plans to return to the pool after the birth of her first child last year.

Water safety pioneer, master swim coach makes a splash

Water safety pioneer, master swim coach makes a splash

Water safety pioneer, master swim coach makes a splash

Water safety pioneer, master swim coach makes a splash

Water safety pioneer and master swim coach Laurie Lawrence is among a batch of sporting luminaries feted in the Australia Day Honours list.

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Master Aussie swim coach Bohl takes job in China

Master Aussie swim coach Bohl takes job in China

Renowned Australian swim coach Michael Bohl has taken a job in China, reversing a decision to take a lengthy break from the sport.

Replica Olympic medals given to fire-hit US swim great

Replica Olympic medals given to fire-hit US swim great

Gary Hall Jnr, famed for his "smash them like guitars" comment about the Aussie Olympic swim team, is to be given replica medals after the LA fire disaster.

Aussies' swimming super-coach locked in for 2028 Games

Aussies' swimming super-coach locked in for 2028 Games

Australia's head swimming coach from the Paris Olympics has signed a new deal and is locked in to mentor the squad at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Aussie Giuliani's silver lining at landmark worlds

Aussie Giuliani's silver lining at landmark worlds

Tasmanian Max Giuliani has won a silver to cap a record-shattering world short course championships dominated by American Gretchen Walsh's 11 world records.

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Perkins and Temple medal as Walsh reigns at worlds

Perkins and Temple medal as Walsh reigns at worlds

Perkins and Temple medal as Walsh reigns at worlds

Perkins and Temple medal as Walsh reigns at worlds

Aussies Matt Temple and Alex Perkins have won bronze as US ace Gretchen Walsh took her amazing world short course championship tally to eight world records.

Isaac Cooper endures near-miss for another world silver

Isaac Cooper endures near-miss for another world silver

Isaac Cooper endures near-miss for another world silver

Isaac Cooper endures near-miss for another world silver

Australian backstroker Isaac Cooper has suffered another agonising near-miss at the world short-course championships, ending with 50m silver again.

Winnington a world-beating winner again in Budapest

Winnington a world-beating winner again in Budapest

Winnington a world-beating winner again in Budapest

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.

Pallister strikes gold as Australians make a splash

Pallister strikes gold as Australians make a splash

Pallister strikes gold as Australians make a splash

Pallister strikes gold as Australians make a splash

Lani Pallister has won the 800m freestyle and Alex Perkins has taken bronze in the 50m butterfly as Australia shone at the world short course championships.

Double silver for Pallister as Summer shines again

Double silver for Pallister as Summer shines again

Double silver for Pallister as Summer shines again

Double silver for Pallister as Summer shines again

Lani Pallister has lost her 400m freestyle world short course crown despite breaking the Australian record, but won individual and relay silver in Budapest.

Aussie swimmer Pallister's message to godmother Fraser

Aussie swimmer Pallister's message to godmother Fraser

Aussie swimmer Pallister's message to godmother Fraser

Aussie swimmer Pallister's message to godmother Fraser

Lani Pallister says godmother Dawn Fraser's setback was 'stressful and frightening' news to digest ahead of the 2024 world short course championships.

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

A man has died of a suspected drowning after being pulled from the water at a swimming hole in southern Sydney.

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Emissions innovator, gold medallist feted in awards

A climate solutions innovator and an Olympic swimming star are among Tasmanians recognised in the Australian of the Year awards.

Life-saving technology could end beach drowning surge

Artificial intelligence technology that can detect if a swimmer is at risk of drowning could be set to revolutionise surf lifesaving.

Calls for fish pond fencing after toddler drowns

The drowning death of a 23-month-old boy has prompted fresh calls for tighter safety requirements around residential fish ponds.

Bored McKeown doesn't get tired of record breaking

Australian swimming great Kaylee McKeown has returned to action in dazzling fashion, breaking a world record less than two months since her golden Olympics.

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McKeown smashes short course world record on return

The remarkable Kaylee McKeown has set a new short course world 100m backstroke record at the national championships in Adelaide on her post-Olympic return.

Swim coach Dick Caine dies before sex abuse sentencing

A former swim coach to the stars has died weeks after a court found he sexually assaulted numerous young athletes in decades past.

Olympic great McKeown wins top Aussie swimming award

Kaylee McKeown is Swimming Australia's Olympic swimmer of the year, capping a standout year for the 23-year-old.

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.

Patterson eyeing third Paralympic medal in Paris pool

After enjoying the sights of Paris with his long-time coach Andrew Howard, Grant 'Scooter' Patterson is excited to get into the pool for his third Paralympics.

Para-swimmer Patterson hungry for more gold medal glory

Driven by an unshakable ethos set by long-time coach Harley Connolly, swimmer Lakeisha Patterson is bent on growing her Paralympic gold medal haul in Paris.

McKeown, Wearn to carry flag at Games closing ceremony

History-making gold medallists Kaylee McKeown and Matt Wearn will carry the Australian flag at the Olympic closing ceremony in Paris.

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