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Johnson extends open-water dominance with Aussie title

Johnson extends open-water dominance with Aussie title

World champion Moesha Johnson and fellow Olympian Kyle Lee have defended their 10km titles at the Australian open-water swimming championships.

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Beaches closed after third shark attack in two days

Authorities have closed multiple Sydney beaches as a man fights for his life following the third shark attack in just two days.

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Australians have been warned to stay vigilant as the summer heat drives thousands of swimmers back into the nation's waterways.

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Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Summer drownings rise amid pleas for water safety

Authorities are imploring swimmers to be sensible around the water as the drowning toll continues to tick up this summer.

Hopes fade as searches called off for missing swimmers

Hopes fade as searches called off for missing swimmers

Authorities have suspended their searches for a 14-year-old boy and two men who went missing in separate incidents while at sea, following a spate of drownings.

Swimming champ testifies in abuse case against physio

Swimming champ testifies in abuse case against physio

A former Australian Olympic gold medallist has been recalled to court after it emerged she had not produced all relevant communications in a committal hearing.

Olympic swimming physio's massages queried by police

Olympic swimming physio's massages queried by police

A former Swimming Australia physiotherapist has faced court on multiple child sex abuse charges to determine if there is sufficient evidence to go to trial.

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McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

McEvoy wows with Aussies on top of World in pool

The world's fastest swimmer lived up to his reputation as Cam McEvoy helped blast Australia past the World in a unique event designed to shake up the sport.

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Swimming, but not as you know it: Aussies take on world

Australia's champion Olympic swimmers will take on some of Europe's best in a funky, world-first format in a boutique Brisbane pool.

Search for missing school-leaver to go into third day

Search for missing school-leaver to go into third day

Search for missing school-leaver to go into third day

Search for missing school-leaver to go into third day

Rescue crews will continue to search in strong winds and swells for a missing swimmer who only just finished his end-of-school exams.

'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace

'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace

'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace

'Dream big': how an autograph inspired Aussie swim ace

Australia's Lani Pallister says an autograph she got as a 12-year-old helped inspire her to set a swimming world record.

Aussies swim to world records in short course cup

Aussies swim to world records in short course cup

Aussies swim to world records in short course cup

Aussies swim to world records in short course cup

Australia's Lani Pallister has taken a world record off American great Katie Ledecky and Kaylee McKeown has broken her own mark at the World Cup in Toronto.

Aussie superstar breaks her own 200m world record

Aussie superstar breaks her own 200m world record

Aussie superstar breaks her own 200m world record

Aussie superstar breaks her own 200m world record

Mollie O'Callaghan has extended Australia's golden run of short-course world records in Toronto, bettering her own 200m freestyle mark in remarkable fashion.

Swim duo set fresh Australian short-course records

Swim duo set fresh Australian short-course records

Swim duo set fresh Australian short-course records

Swim duo set fresh Australian short-course records

Two Australian swimmers have set fresh national short-course records in winning races at the World Cup meet in Toronto.

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Aussie swim great loses world record to American star

An Australian swim great has lost a long-standing short-course world record, with an American setting a fresh benchmark at a meet in the United States.

O'Callaghan starts post-Titmus era with world record

Mollie O'Callaghan is the first woman to break one minute 50 seconds for the 200m freestyle, breaking the world record at an American short-course event.

'Bloody hard': teary Titmus on rivalries, golden truth

Ariarne Titmus knows nothing she does in her post-swimming career will compare to the satisfaction of defending an Olympic title, but she's okay with that.

Fruit-picking McEvoy eyes short course, long career

Cam McEvoy thinks he can go even faster in his 30s as the Olympic and world 50m freestyle champion relishes the growing interest in short-course swimming.

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'Unlikely champion' Titmus an alltime Olympic great

While some Australians have won more Olympic medals competing in more Games, Ariarne Titmus will go down as an alltime great for her 400m freestyle triumphs.

'One of the greatest': Titmus shocks with career call

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus is retiring at the top and with the national swimming body's blessing as one of the sport's greatest.

'Close eyes, hit wall': Cam's splash 'n dash record joy

Cam McEvoy wants the 25m freestyle to become part of the swimming championships after he equalled his world best time in Melbourne.

Enhanced Games' billion-dollar lawsuit against aquatics

The Australian-born president of Enhanced Games has launched a lawsuit against World Aquatics for trying to "crush" the drug-friendly sports event.

'Wake-up call': the cohorts driving record drownings

Australia’s drowning deaths have hit a sobering new high, with two at-risk groups accounting for an alarming number of incidents.

Bondi Rescue Viking Edition: Aussies on Danish patrol

A group of young Australian lifeguards are spending the European summer on patrol at Danish beaches as part of a unique surf club exchange.

Harris puts gold stamp on Australia's swim world titles

Meg Harris has won the women's 50m freestyle as Australia finished the swimming world titles in second spot on the medal table behind the United States.

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